The International Cessna 170 Association

I have crossed Lake Michigan a few times, but usually I go past Chicago. Flying the shore line by Chicago under the Class B is a nice flight, if you happen to have a good visibility day. Of course, my blood pressure always goes up when I pass by where Meigs Field used to be. :evil: By the way, Lansi...

13,999 msl airborne

Landing and takeoff at Leadville Colorado (9927 msl) on a nice warm day in August

P.S. The point being that that 60 amp breaker going to the alt never "popped". If it had been a fuse I am confident that it would have "blown" before that wire was fried.I also am pretty sure that if I hadn't turned the master switch off that there would have been more damage to...

The scenario where the tailwheel steering arm experiences unusually high force is when the tailwheel steering arm has been pulled to one side by the rudder, and then the rudder position is reversed. When stationary or at low speeds, the tailwheel cannot respond. This requires the steering spring to ...