The International Cessna 170 Association

North Sound Aviation 360 661 3302 I talked to him this morning on testing the Lady Legs I have. He has the templates and will strip,NDI,epoxy prime. Straighten if neccesary and shotpeen. He stays busy doing 195 gear legs. For shipping he reccomends wrapping in paper and band together,then wrap the e...

On my 52B I was going let Corrosion X pentrate between the two surfaces at all 4 locations. All floors are off so its easy access. All mine look fine. Are all 4 corroded. If only 1 or 2 locations could have been a water leak that ran down the door post over time. C195s had a problem with the root ve...

The latest is I ordered a 10 foot piece of Diamond Chain. So if anyone needs some let me know. Its approx 2 12in pieces required. I went on the Diamond website and found some measurements on how to determine if a roller chain is beyond limits.The chain I have is. I stated I believed my chain to be s...

Gary Thanks, thats great. I was concerned something was not right with the assy I have the way the chain made contact and rubbing on the the tube, and also the tube adjustment. The one I have appears the same. I am going to swap the sprockets and chains one at a time to see which is the culprit for ...

I have a lead on some sprockets to compare, but either the chain is too long or stretched from improper adjustment. If you could buy a new one from Cessna I would, but nobody has them which seems odd for all the different models that used them. I will know more this week. If anyone can take a good p...

I will let you know Monday evening after I make a couple calls. Do you have the sprockets also.
Thanks
Mike

I have traced it down to the chain. Sprockets could be worn but the chain is stretched. And had tight links. The turnbuckle is adjusted just about all the way in and the tube that the cables attach to is at its shortest dimension. I put the 2 lengths of chain in a bucket of MMO for a couple beers, I...

Removed the control colomn to clean,inspect, paint. Noticed when turning the universals the chain would bind and get tight going in one direction but not the other. Took everything apart, cleaned and assembled, same thing. The turnbuckle, and tube and bar assembly are both shortened all the way. Is ...

Steve Jacobsons is pretty much original. I thought the long wire antenna, which he has, was a comm. I very well might be wrong.

Hello Ed
Its kept orignal with the left foot warmer. But the firewall can be made for either system.

Bruce
On my 52 they are 19'' apart center to center. Or 9 1/2'' each side of the center of the carry thru. If you have a wool headliner you might be able to feel them with these dimensions.
Mike

Sometimes all the PIA and expense is worth every penny.

A good friend has a beautiful award winning 1952 195. He has owned it for close to 40 years. Has gone thru about 4 engines. The plane is amazing. It excells in long cross countrys. Leaned out at altitude I believe he said about 12-13 gallons per hour. Cruising approx 150 mph. I have about 20 hours r...

I am having a tough time getting this video to upload. Google -Cabin view of airplane crash in Idaho- It happened in June of this year. Fully loaded Stinson at 6000+ feet of elevation. A father,son and 2 friends. Had 2 video cameras rolling the whole time. A real eye opener.
Mike

I think what he means by way to many arrivals is he is bouncing. In other words he is getting his 3 landings to stay current with one departure.