The International Cessna 170 Association

Good dog you say? Here is her next picture. She is dressed up not because we are freaky parents that dress their Paris Hilton designer lapdogs. No. Somebody rolled in the nastiest, skankiest, smelliest dead s%*t out there! After the cleaning we threw a shirt on her to keep the cabin safe. http://i73...

Here are two photo's from last nights overnight trip to the Knik Glacier north of Anchorage Alaska. First real trip testing out the 31" AK Bushwheels. Nobody else out there. I paced 2000' of gravel/rock with whoops and small holes, though pretty much exactly half way through you have a pretty s...

Will post the pictures when we get them on. Probably within the next week. I have seen lots of 26'ers, many 29'ers and maybe 1-2 31's here in Alaska. We will see.

Cheers,

Jaime

Mick,

Thanks for the suggestion. I have talked to lots of cub drivers. I am kind of curious as to what some 170 drivers think. Obviously a different gross weight, different CG and gear legs all play into how this would change a 170's performance.

Thanks again,

Jaime

Well, we just purchased a set of 31" Alaska Bush Wheels at the Trade Show. We grabbed these because they were a cosmetic blem, same price as the 29". I wasn't sold completely on 31" over 29" though. Any thoughts from users of either size or preferably both sizes? The weight is th...

Holy smokes Richard is a smart guy, and with so many Cessna Taildraggers I can't believe I would even think of not agreeing with him. But..... I would definitely NOT go with the mesh. I just received a complete set of covers from Linda at Alaska Wing Covers last week. I belong to two Citabria's (in ...

Wowa! Sorry, I forgot to post the update. So the new ASI didn't fix the problem. Shucks! $585 for almost nothing. Though the old ASI did have the static leak, was old, and wasn't the best for the 170's airspeed range. We replaced it with a new United 20-160mph ASI. Pretty slick with the custom paint...

They bench tested the unit. Next step is the pitot/static system. I just couldn't think of anything that would cause those types of airspeed indications and not affect the VSI and altimeter.

Thanks for the merge.

Jaime

Allright smart people. Step forward and take a chance to earn fame, fortune and the respect of your peers! My ASI saga continues, $585 DOLLARS LATER ! That's right. Merrill Field Instruments tested the ASI and said the problem was a leaky static port. Didn't make too much sense, but they ARE the exp...

White and Burgandy, is that a fast color? I actually dropped the ASI off to be bench tested. I flew today and it indicated about as well as it always indicated, which was never dead on as I could tell. Towards the end of my flight the airspeed just dropped off to 0 quite suddenly. I was going to blo...

I figure I best bring my airspeed indicator woes to the Hanger forum! I am guessing I may have one of the fastest 170's out there, yet the saga continues. When I arrived to the tie-down to troubleshoot this morning my plane was indicating about 50 - 70 kts! How fast do you fly tied down? After throw...

Miles, Smithers to Whitehorse was a long and lonely leg, just us, the GPS and the Satphone. We had the Javelin, but get this. In Whitehorse we topped off the tanks with 26 gallons of fuel. Nice tailwind cruising at 2150rpm and 110-115kts. Not much of a safety factor for fuel, but with the Javelin fe...

Wow, do you think I could fit more into one topic?!?! So we are back from Renton Washington with our new bird. Here is a brief preview of the trip report. More details, times, distances, and pictures to follow. Left KRNT just outside Seattle about 0900 local with clear skies and good weather. First ...

Thanks all. After re-reading I realize my question was rather vague. Of course I wasn't looking for any "hard-and-fast" numbers, as the variables are too great between aircraft. I will say, if you have any questions talk to Dave Stoots in Fairbanks. What a knowledgeable resource willing to...

I have a question about constant speed props with the O-360 AVCON conversion. Currently running a standard pitch (no numbers here at work) prop that is pitched slightly to favor cruise. What kind of performance changes could I expect from converting to a 76" or 80" Hartzell CSP? I have bee...