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- Thu Jun 01, 2017 5:16 pm
- Forum: The Pilot Lounge
- Topic: Baggage door for a CE-170A
- Replies: 13
- Views: 33952
Re: Baggage door for a CE-170A
I'm looking to install a baggage door on my A model. I will be heading to the junk yard soon as well as checking out any OEM or PMA doors. What models of Cessna have baggages doors that would be compatible with an A model? I've seen the STC for a CE-180 door but don't want to limit myself incase I ...
- Tue Mar 07, 2017 12:24 am
- Forum: The Hangar
- Topic: Forming skins
- Replies: 15
- Views: 23848
Re: Forming skins
Aryana wrote:All my projects have been dying on the vine for a bit while we get the hang of this parenting thing Karl. Even the big 170 has sat dormant.
I was hoping to see that little girl solo the little 170 before she outgrows it. but where do you find a quarter scale CFI??
cheers,
Pete
- Tue Mar 07, 2017 12:09 am
- Forum: The Hangar
- Topic: Found Water in Brake Wheel Cylinder
- Replies: 12
- Views: 20693
Re: Found Water in Brake Wheel Cylinder
When doing a 100hrly or every 12 months why not push on the bleed nipple a piece of clear plastic tubing about 2 ft long and bleed the brakes a half a dozen pumps and also fill the brake reservoir . This will hopefully flush any degraded brake fluid or water . I do this at annual --- if the first c...
- Fri Mar 03, 2017 11:01 pm
- Forum: The Hangar
- Topic: Blew a fuse
- Replies: 16
- Views: 44135
Re: Blew a fuse
if your'e burnin a lot of cash buying these fuses you should probably fix the offending circuit
- Sun Jan 29, 2017 1:42 pm
- Forum: The Hangar
- Topic: Correct air pressure Tail Wheel
- Replies: 12
- Views: 15291
Re: Correct air pressure Tail Wheel
cessna170bdriver wrote:I've always just aired my tailwheel tire up until it "looks about right".
Me too. And when I do measure it, "looks about right" is between 35-45 psi.
- Wed Jan 18, 2017 2:41 am
- Forum: The Pilot Lounge
- Topic: SPACE X Success
- Replies: 1
- Views: 5137
Re: SPACE X Success
Dang that was cool. Best landing video I have seen from them yet.
Bravo Elon & co. Bring on some more.
Bravo Elon & co. Bring on some more.
- Fri Dec 02, 2016 7:07 pm
- Forum: The Pilot Lounge
- Topic: LAHSO 4000 feet??
- Replies: 15
- Views: 27673
Re: LAHSO 4000 feet??
not the first typo in a gov't document.
- Tue Nov 22, 2016 4:27 am
- Forum: The Pilot Lounge
- Topic: Importing an engine into the US from Canada
- Replies: 4
- Views: 9876
Re: Importing an engine into the US from Canada
My international shipping guru told me that aircraft parts have no duty. Made in USA or not. The spruce for my Falco came in from Alberta under that designation.
- Mon Oct 03, 2016 4:50 pm
- Forum: The Hangar
- Topic: 3D Printed parts
- Replies: 27
- Views: 42975
Re: 3D Printed parts
And how many scribes were there before the printing press??? You do realize that computers and 3d printers are as revolutionary as the printing press. right? Sounds like a good time to plug my cousin's book: "Gutenberg's Apprentice" by Alix Christie It is a novel about the great disruptiv...
- Thu Aug 18, 2016 4:31 pm
- Forum: The Hangar
- Topic: Control Wheel panel bushing
- Replies: 14
- Views: 13408
Re: Control Wheel panel bushing
You can start with a 1 1/2" Delrin ball from McMaster-Carr p/n 9614K39 $3.53 each. Just needs a 3/4 inch hole drilled through the middle. Owner produced part.
- Sun Jul 31, 2016 7:26 pm
- Forum: The Pilot Lounge
- Topic: Plane to Earth W/O Chute
- Replies: 5
- Views: 8415
Re: Plane to Earth W/O Chute
Somehow, I don't feel a great need to try this new sport.
- Wed Apr 20, 2016 3:35 am
- Forum: The Hangar
- Topic: What tailwheel is this?
- Replies: 22
- Views: 34404
Re: What tailwheel is this?
Is that a major or a minor alteration?blueldr wrote:Be careful flying that airplane after properly cleaning that tail wheel. Your center of gravity may well have changed.
- Tue Apr 19, 2016 5:41 am
- Forum: The Hangar
- Topic: What tailwheel is this?
- Replies: 22
- Views: 34404
Re: What tailwheel is this?
OK, cool, we have redefined grungy. I thought mine was grungy. My tailwheel is now "pretty clean." Thanks.
- Wed Mar 02, 2016 9:26 pm
- Forum: The Pilot Lounge
- Topic: 27% 170B build
- Replies: 716
- Views: 617714
Re: 27% 170B build
how are you going to form the windscreen?
- Tue Mar 01, 2016 4:03 am
- Forum: The Pilot Lounge
- Topic: 27% 170B build
- Replies: 716
- Views: 617714
Re: 27% 170B build
busy year with a baby ON THE WAY ?!? That's the easy part. I bet next year will be a whole lot busier.
The scale of that thing is awesome.
The scale of that thing is awesome.