
My T3 tailwheel is installed
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Besides... How do you know what mods i have 

- cfzxo
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I will be installing my T3 tailwheel as I think the few extra lbs. aft will help with my 0360 and 80" hartzell being heavy up front. We will be weighing and calculating a new weight and balance. I have not had any bad reviews from my friends that are using the T3 in the back country or otherwise.
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Definitely can buy into justifying the weight gain for a CG correction.
Nothing derogatory meant from my side. -all in good fun and open discussion. I look forward to more pireps on the tail spring as the user base increases.
Nothing derogatory meant from my side. -all in good fun and open discussion. I look forward to more pireps on the tail spring as the user base increases.
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It appears I deleted it and wrote something more smart assed.
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Hey Lear, sent you a PM. I'm looking for someone to approve mine.
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First flights with the T3, this thing is nice! Absolutely no shimmy and it feels really smooths in the tail. Really smooths out the rough ground, I am very happy with it.
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1950 170A N9907A 180hp. STOL
1950 170A N9907A 180hp. STOL
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What would you estimate the complete modification would cost an owner, parts and labor?learaviator wrote:First flights with the T3, this thing is nice! Absolutely no shimmy and it feels really smooths in the tail. Really smooths out the rough ground, I am very happy with it.
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50th Anniversary of Flight Model. Winner-Best Original 170B, 100th Anniversary of Flight Convention.
An originality nut (mostly) for the right reasons.

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Any more PIREPS of the T3?
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I've had mine installed for over two years now. Absolutely love it, and having gone through two annuals now, have not found any mechanical deficiencies with it. I'm running the stock Scott 3200 fork and wheel assembly. I'm not a hardcore back country guy but regularly land on uneven grass strips and a few unimproved mountain top strips. They still don't have the STC done for the 170 yet but I've heard that they're expecting it in late 2022 or early 2023. I had mine approved via field approval.
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The T3 is amazing. No shimmy, no vibration, no anything. It makes you wonder if the tail is on the ground at all. I can't say enough good about it. My airplane is happy LOL
"You can only tie the record for flying low"
1950 170A N9907A 180hp. STOL
1950 170A N9907A 180hp. STOL
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Hi George,GAHorn wrote:What would you estimate the complete modification would cost an owner, parts and labor?learaviator wrote:First flights with the T3, this thing is nice! Absolutely no shimmy and it feels really smooths in the tail. Really smooths out the rough ground, I am very happy with it.
I am estimating about 1600.00 total.
"You can only tie the record for flying low"
1950 170A N9907A 180hp. STOL
1950 170A N9907A 180hp. STOL
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I bent my tail spring almost nosing over at a STOL competition, when it slammed back down from near prop strike heights, and I've had this T3 in my hangar for over a year. So instead of repairing the leaf spring I'm going to install this T3. I'll let you know the difference. I'm looking for more weight in the back as well.
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