The International Cessna 170 Association

Thanks for catching that. I was tired last night. I think where it will get you into trouble as a vfr pilot is if you come cruising into a traffic pattern at 800 feet under a 1000' ceiling...then the $1000 (or 30 day) question becomes "Do I need to be 500 feet below or clear of clouds?" Ch...

I just skimmed this thread so forgive me if it's already been mentioned, but a point to remember regarding Class D areas with part time control towers is that when the tower is closed, sometimes the airspace within the lateral limits of the Class D becomes a Class E Surface Area (think of it as the ...

The subject of loaning tools came up on another thread, so I thought I'd throw this out there. These guys are just up the road from me and they rent aircraft tools: http://www.hangartoolbox.com/Default.aspx. They have some pretty uncommon stuff for piston and turbine engines. I am fortunate that I h...

In addition to mineral oil (which is made from dinosaurs, not minerals), you can still get regular W100, which is a SAE50 weight oil with ashless dispersant. Then there's the multigrade 15w50, which is a semi-synthetic that also has an anti-wear additive package as well as the Lycoming anti-wear add...

I briefly considered adding an oil cooler after I had a "Oh S*&%!" moment last year. I took off in 90+ degree weather and climbed directly to 8500'. Around 6500' I noticed the oil pressure was considerably lower than it was a couple of minutes before. And the temperature was near the r...

Our financial advisor set us up with (additional) life insurance. We both had to do complete physicals which entailed having a nurse come to the house and take my blood pressure and draw a couple tubes of blood. Then the fun began. I had to fill out all kinds of stupid paperwork about the kinds of f...

[quote="PilotMikeTXThe applicable law is not for the purpose of prohibiting aircraft, but is in reference to licensing vehicles on public roads. If a vehicle "other than agricultural equipment" is operated on public roads in Texas, There's my alibi. I'll carry a bag of bermuda seed i...

%$#^&**(%$#, you're right! :evil: I just looked up the vehicle code. If I'm not mistaken, somewhere else it says "Unless otherwise prohibited..." and then goes on to say that an aircraft can land on any texas roadway except highways. A-hole lawmakers. I guess they figured they needed a...

Alright Texas pilots, sound off! Any of you folks ever land on the beach down on the gulf? Where's the best place if you don't want to end up upside down or get a ticket? I know it's legal to land on roads in Texas unless prohibited by local muni law, and somewhere I read that the beaches are roadwa...

You can buy a new fuel selector plate thingy for cheap as I recall when I did it. I just can not remember where I got it from... probably Spruce. Yeah, but then I couldn't powder coat $*@# in my garage. And that's no fun. It looks like the hobby stores now have water transfer decal sheets for ink j...

Chrome plating has become so expensive that I believe I'd powder coat them myself at home. Check the recent link here about home powder coating some vent tubes. Yep. I'm about to powder coat my fuel selector thingy. Not the handle (because I don't have red powder--yet) but that ashtray looking thin...

YIKES! I just shot some on my intercom plug. I was about to squirt some in the volume and squelch holes for no particular reason, but then I read the ingredients and saw that it has mineral oil in it. I hope you have had good luck with your Icom. I used to fly a buddys Pitts and I could never get th...

http://www.cooperhandtools.com/_cache/e147c259be2f5de7fea69c199c233f64.jpg Unless this is a special thin walled one, it is the same "Mexican Toolbox" that I've been using. Problem is my OP adapter is not aligned with the sides of the square nut so I can't get a good grip on it. I think I'...

A while back somebody mentioned a thin-wall open end wrench from Snap-On that worked good for the oil screen. Could somebody confirm if this is the beast (or a suitable substitute): http://buy1.snapon.com/catalog/item.asp?P65=&tool=hand&item_ID=74955&group_ID=19710&store=snapon-store...

I dunno. I just remember it being on the list...and it is, I just looked. It may be a "337" as the list doesn't differentiate, but your question still stands. Maybe somone ran into trouble once with an ignorant inspector. I imagine if you could get it past the Feds, you could have an STC i...