The International Cessna 170 Association

53b. Looks good so far. I am doing the same thing right now with the same STC. I have yet to tackle the tail wheel but i am almost done with the main gear install. Here are a few pics of it so far. I would really like to do something different with the tail wheel install but what is approved is app...

Hi John,

Try Bevan-Rabell in Wichita,KS. They were able to do several repairs to our flight school's KLN89B.

http://www.bevanrabell.com

316-946-4870

Your photos sure look neat. Keep them coming. Wow, that tailwheel bracket is long! Mine (Bolen Conversion) looks long compared to a 170's, but yours appears to be 50% longer. Does yours add a stringer in the aft part of the plane? Are you going to use 170 gear or something else? All of the Bolen / ...

Thanks for the encouragement. There's no turning back now! The main gear box will be all stock 170 parts. I'm using the P-Ponk outboard gear supports which have to be field approved since they are STC'd for a 170 but not a 172. The STC for the conversion is documentation only. No kit. No parts. You ...

Hi Folks, The time has come to start my conversion. :D I have collected all of the parts and information that I think I need. Still waiting on some field approvals but I'm going to roll the dice and hope that they are processed by the time I'm done. I have provided a link to pictures and progress re...

WOW!

What team work.

Thanks for the information gentlemen. I really appreciate it.

Hello Mike,

I was wondering if you could tell me if the STC mentions anything about installing the pipes on 172's.
I have talked to John D. Benham and he says that they'll fit the early 172's but I couldn't get a good answer about whether they were included in the approved model list.

Thanks!

Great info guys. I as well am in the process of doing the conversion on my wan-a-B 170. 53B this is the first i have heard of the Fravel STC. Could you post a contact or e-mail me some info of the stc holder? All i want is paperwork. I have tried the Williams in Udal( i belive the old bolen stc) bu...

John, Thanks for the link. I'll be sure to contact him. Joe, I was fortunate enough to find all of my parts new surplus. I found most items at C.A. Aviation in Coral Springs, FL 954-227-0669. Preferred Airparts 800-433-0814 and Duncan Aviation 800-228-1836 also had a few things. Tail-wheel parts cam...

Hi, Champion offers a spark plug wear gauge for sale. When the plug is properly gapped, if the wear gauge fits over the electrodes, the plug is considered worn out. This has always occured around the 500 hour mark for us. The mag drop you have is exactly the same as my O-300A powered 172. It is with...

Hello All, I am in the process of converting my 172 to conventional gear via the Fravel STC. I have realized that the STC does not specify any rivet sizes (diameters) or rivet locations for the forward bulkhead stiffener and doubler plates (0513006-23 and 0713495-15 / -16). Additionally, I will need...

Hi,

I think you may have mis-read the reply by 4stripes. It says the serial number range is 18000-27169, 609, and 28000-47746.

Also, FWIW I think the correct part number for the rear seat kit is SK170-12C2.

Happy Flying,

Mark

Ken, I replaced my MX-11 with a Com810+R. I had a problem that the factory could not duplicate or fix. The radio would become garbled and unreadable. I have not had a problem with the Narco units and they seem to have more transmit power. In all fairness, I bought the MX-11 used but sent it back to ...

I don't think the part numbers are on the gear legs, just the serial numbers. Try this link. It should help you identify what you have.

http://www.xpmods.com/maingear/identification.asp

Are they going to be for sale?

Happy flying

Mark

Hello All, I have a copy of revision one to the 100 series maintenance manual D138-1-13. It was released by Cessna on 2/3/03. Our fiche printer isn't the greatest but it is about 20 pages total and I will fax it to anyone that wants it. PM me or email me with a fax number at mfullen@cmhaviation.com....