The International Cessna 170 Association

N49CP will be heading south in September. We are moving from Winnipeg Canada to Wichita Falls, Tx. I am very much looking forward to meeting the Texas 170 gang - I may even volunteer to be the special guest referee at the "TEXAS DEATH MATCH II - The Rematch"! More to follow as the details ...

I bought 4 20XLs when I bought my 170. It was money well spent. I've never had a passenger complain about discomfort and I've worn them for 3+ hours on several occasions. Much more comfortable than David Clarks on my oversized cranium. Haven't tried the 25s but I figured the extra money wasn't worth...

Tom Downey showed me this shutdown technique when I flew his 170 last year. After landing, set 1100-1200 rpm, lean until it misses and then richen 'til smooth. Let it run like this for 1-2 minutes and then pull mixture to idle. I've got 40 hours now with 100LL and no additives and have had no proble...

Lots of good thought provokers here. Last month during our first family cross country, every takeoff was at max gross, and the climb performance reflected it. Climbing out of Piney Creek on the Canadian-US boarder, I described to my 12 year old in the right seat why I was altering course to avoid th...