The International Cessna 170 Association

Minton,
Can you tell me what the frame 90 circumferential is? Is that the interior reinforcement that surrounds the door opening? Or is it something else that I need to ensure is part of the deal?
Thank you.

Hello Everyone, I am adding a new reply to this old post of mine. I have found a baggage door off of a 1968 C-172 that a guy is willing to sell me. My plane is a 1959 model C-172. Does the fact that the donor airplane is an Omnivision model make any difference? I have pictures of the door on the don...

Blueldr, I could sell the 172 and go thru the hassle of finding another clean example (yeah good luck with that) of an airframe that I like as much as this one. What I am interested in is adding some speed performance to an airframe without going nuts on the fuel burn rate. I don't want a dedicated ...

Happy New Years Fellow Assoc Members, I have a fairly low time O-300 and new prop (TSMOH 325 hrs, Prop 25 hrs) on my C-172. I have gotten to know the plane well since purchasing it and by and large am satisfied with it. But like anyone else I would like more speed. I know that there are STCs out the...

Hello and Happy New Years Fellow C-170/172 drivers, For quite some time I have been interested in perhaps installing (or more likely having installed) a baggage door in my 1959 C-172. About one year ago I saw one listed for sale in our trademart, but I hesitated and someone else bought it. Does anyo...

George & Bruce, Been out of town for a while and just getting back. Thank you for the replies. I should have emphasized that I have a 1959 model C-172. That way there would not have been any confusion that it is a model 172 and not an A,B,C... model. The serial number is 46026. I read both of yo...

I have a O-300A model in a 59 C-172 and have noted the same oil level. The engine likes to be around 6 qts. More than that and it dumps it overboard resulting in a oily belly. At 6 qts. I find it burns a qt about every 4 hours or so regardless of the power setting.

Pete P.

Hello guys, I read this thread with interest. As an owner of a C-172, do the comments about the POH not being required apply to my 172 also? Since my plane is a contemporary of the 170 (and shares the same type certificate I am told) I would expect so. I got a pdf of the owners manual and have been ...

George,

I don't know how the antenna actually works. I always thought it was just mounted. Is it in fact supposed to be electrically bonded/grounded to the base structure?

Good Evening 170ers, I have a Narco 12E and a KX-170B radio in my plane. They are switched thru a KMA-24. Both have always worked well until my recent camping trip to Oshkosh. During the trip the plane was exposed to several heavy rainstorms. Now I am having problems with the transmission and recept...

Kyle, Nice workmanship. I see that you have the same floating panel as my 59 172. If you are interested in changing to a standard six pack configuration; I modified my panel to use a standard configuration with modern instruments. I believe there are pictures of it that I posted to this forum. I sen...

Is it possible to install an opening window in the RH door? I have a 172 and operate in Florida. It would be really nice to be able to open the RH window. Is there any way to accomplish this? In a manner similar to installing a baggage door? While on the subject of baggage doors does anyone have any...

The esteemed GAHorn wrote, "Cessna averaged the matter due to the 3-point stance of the 170 and installed instruments for zero-tilt, while the virtually-identical 172 (except for it's level, tricycle-gear stance) used 7-degree instruments." Can you tell me what the tilt angle is for a 1959...

I saw the new AD and measured my seat rails. Looks as though 4 new rails will be in my future. I ought to buy them now and beat the rush!!

More joys of ownership!!

My engine was overhauled in 2004 using six new Millenium Cyl's. It was done by a previous owner and I have receipts/yellow tags/etc in the plane's records totaling about $22k. They didn't cut corners as best I could see. Overhaul was done by an AI at the field where the plane was long time based. Th...