The International Cessna 170 Association

Many years ago, I broke the tailwheel axle on my Maul tailwheel while landing at a very rural airport at night. The Maul axle is only supported on one end and I don't think anyone is still flying 170,s with Maul tailwheels. Anyhow, the next morning we found my tailwheel along the runway. Nothing had...

Thanks for posting this George. Carolyn and I talked extensively with him at the Branson convention and he was a very interesting and extremely knowlogable person. He will be missed in the aviation world.

Well it is finally raining here. The rain started about an hour ago (about 2 PM Sunday the 4th) and is the first drop of rain we have had in over a month.

My brother called yesterday from Austin where he lives and said that it hit 112 there. I asked if that was actual temperature or heat index and he said he thought that was the actual temperature. It has been over a month since we have had a rain here and all of the area is fast drying up. The only g...

That is a beautiful job. Looks like it just came out of the factory.

Like Ole Pokey, we used to often land on turn rows or in open fields to visit various farmer friends or just to have a break while flying. I was never told to leave or had anyone complain. That was the flying norm in Mississippi during the 60's and 70's. I am not now flying, but, in recent years I w...

Very nice plane and homemovie.

Yesterday a Goodyear blimp caught fire and crashed in Germany. All passengers jumped to safety but the pilot died at the controls.

I read yesterday that a B 17 suffered an inflight wing fire and was unable to make it back to the airport. The plane made a successful emergency landing in a field but was burned to a total loss. None of the seven persons aboard were injured.

Happy Birthday George, one day late.

Bruce,

That sounds like a real nice and enjoyable adventure. See you in San Diego.

Were there any Cessna 170's damaged at Sun and Fun in yesterday's storm?

George,

Isn't that the airline you fly for in your spare time?

I purchased my first plane, a 1949 170A N9027A, in 1974, I was 33 at the time. At the time we lived in Greenville, Mississippi and my brother lived in Memphis, Tennessee. I had restored a 1949 Studebaker Starlite Coupe for him when he still lived in Greenville. Whenever we were going to fly to Memph...

I had 800 x 6 tires on my 180 and often landed on rough and unimproved fields ie;farm fields, and never had any problem.

Harold