The International Cessna 170 Association

It's weird. No one ever seems to comment on videos here. That was a nice take off. A guy could get it off the ground quicker, but strikes a good balance of minimizing drag (not pulling full flaps) to maximize climb out.

Yeah..I've already stripped out most of non-essentials I can find...I'm to the more expensive or impracticle items like rebuilding your seats with no springs, going to the gym more, titanium gear legs...or stripping my 2017 paint job off (not going to happen)... I guess I'm just hoping to hear: Yep,...

I look at the C170b with an o300 and an 80/4x prop very loosely like the below for off airport, soft ground with no obstacles. Figure sea level, normal temp. 1 person and low fuel 200' landing or take off (TO) 2 ppl and low fuel 500-600' TO 2 ppl and camping gear with mid fuel 700-800' TO 3ppl and m...

One thing I have found in cruise is set your RPM and let everything settle down. Lean for the best outcome for the engine . Then trim slightly down and allow for a very minimal decrease in altitude [less than 100 ft] then slight pressure back pressure on the control column to maintain height. Then ...

Just emailed it to you Tim. It also the approval for the Gar Aero bush tail wheel (big fork on a scott 3200). It's a cheaper alternative to the ABI/Baby bush wheel if you can find one.

Great. Look forward to it. In general were you happy with the DelAir kit?

I have have good paperwork for 337, testing and approvals on the 26" goodyears if helpful. Although, not sure how you roll (so to speak) in Canada. I ran through a pair of the GY 26's. You might appreciate double pucks.

I would very much appreciate if you could continue to provide your impressions of the performance changes as you fly more. -Climb rate, full burn, range, CG, GW handling etc.. Also, are you on 8.50's? With an average o300a overhaul nearing $30k (that's if your crank, cam, & pan is good), I'm thi...

Working on a PA-18 cub project. It has the galvanized steel firewall. What are the standard materials (not methods) for patching various holes? Some are just old screw holes that need a solid rivet. Some are 1"+ from old penetrations that will need a patch. Do folks use aluminum rivets in a ste...

The takeoff distance is what we are discussing... which is defined as from the point of brake-release to 50’ of altitude (the presumed obstacle).... and can be further partitioned to consider “ground roll” ...which Cessna estimates at between 38 and 40% of total distance for any given takeoff condi...

Oh, yeah. That makes sense.

I just finished replacing two jugs. Feel free to PM me if I can help.

Looks great! I’m going to do it!

Wait...how do you get the ring compressor back off once you’ve partially inserted the new piston?

Can you share what you know of an extended baggage for the A model? Have a friend that would be interested.

For all you pavement pounders..haven’t you ever taken off (or landed) diagonal to the centerline to mitigate a nasty crosswind? Runways get really short in the wrong axis, but having the ability to get off the ground quickly, into ground effect and turned into the wind can be an asset to make the ta...

I'm no expert, but in my experience the more challenging the conditions or the closer you are to the limitations of the aircraft the more nuanced and critical the control input. There are so many variables that affect decision making and how you interact with the conditions and obstacles -STOL comp ...