The International Cessna 170 Association

Unfortunately I had a recent experience that proves this is not an urban legend. I had my polished prop repitched and asked if they would polish it while they were at it. They informed me that they could not legally polish my prop because there was no approved procedure for polishing this type prop....

What does your A&P say about testing your ignition harness with a high tension lead tester? I wouldn't completely rule out the plugs either even though you only have 100 hours on them.

If you have a cleveland brake conversion and are having interferance problems it is most likely because you have the wrong part number brake disc installed. the one that came with the conversion is intended for 600x6 tires only. If you want to use 800x6 tires all you have to do is use brake disc p/n...

It is normal to see some compass deviation when large electrical loads are applied, like turning your generator on. 15 degrees seems very excessive just from your nav lights. The cause is simple though. The wiring for your nav lights is routed too close to your compass. Or there is wiring for your n...

I don't have a strobe system on my airplane but I have worked on many planes that did. The wiring for your strobe should be shielded to prevent the problem you describe. Inspecting the shielding on all the wiring would be a good place to start. Pay special attention to the shielding at all connector...

The elevator cable tension is 20-40 lbs. with control in neutral. The elevator tab is 10-20 lbs. The rudder is 20-40 lbs in neutral. the aileron cables are 40 plus or minus 10 lbs. the flaps are 20-40 lbs. on the up cable with flaps up and 20-40 lbs. on the down cable with flaps down. There are seve...

Luckily I have not had this problem yet. I have seen some posts on here before about the same problem. I think you were misled by continental. The only way you would have the problems they described is if the nuts were loose on the thru studs. I would first check all the cylinder nuts for proper tor...

The design feature you have been talking about has a name. It's longitudinal dihedral angle. It's function is to provide stability and is a safety feature. It provides stability around the lateral axis. If you were to decrease the difference in the angle between the tail plane and the wing, it would...