The International Cessna 170 Association

That's on my "to do" list the next time I have a maintenance day.

Mike Smith
1950 C-170A

Bruce, It sounds like you and I have the same indications and problems with the venturi. I have one and it powers a DG and AI. I get no reading below about 85mph and somewhere around 90mph I get a reading of about 3.0 to 3.5. At 105mph to 115mph it'll get right up there into the green arc (just bare...

Carl,

I do have an electric T&B indicator ... good idea. I love the cat and duck idea ... though I'm not sure they would "play" well togather in the cockpit. It might get a little messy. I guess I'll have to keep up my instrument scan. : )

Mike

There's a guy at my airport that recently converted a C175 to a tailwheel and changed to the lycoming 180 hp engine. He loves it and flys it about 4 to 6 hours per week. He did all this in the last 4 years. I'll leave a note on his hangar with your e-mail address if you want me to and maybe he'll be...

Kloz, I just bought a C-170A and am learning the finer points of venturi vacuum operations. What I have found is that flying a much flatter departure climb profile at a speed of 90 mph (or faster) seems to spin the gyros's up much quicker. If you have a minumum ceiling of 500-800 agl and the gyros h...

I have the line-x on my truck bed and it's great in that application. One reason I would not do it on an airplane is the weight of it. I would imagine it's quite a bit heavier than just carpet, though it might be lighter than a rubber liner thicker than about 1/8". Getting it off later might be...