The International Cessna 170 Association

Reds is about 75 nautical from here, and would you believe we have never been there yet. We will try to make the fly-in weather conditions permitting.

bluedr hinted on how to remove ethanol from fuel - add a little water shake and the phases seperate. fuel + entanol/water mixture. Then drain off the bad stuff. There are better ways of doing this, with other substances besides water and shaking but the process is similar. In these process you add a...

I've noticed that on long flights in the 170 like 6 plus hrs, that the charging rate tends to increase (long flight back from Alaska staying in front of a weather change). I've attributed this charging pattern to temperature effects. Finding the cause of electrical problems takes time. Some are very...

I am sure one could develop a method to remove the ethenol from car gas. bludr hinted on a technique, long ago and there would be a market for the system. Processes of this type have been used for more than 50 years to separate liquids in solution and are widely used in the development of film and i...

A good book on mountain flying is the one by Sparky Imerson. It has a lot of good ideas for flying in the Idaho/Oregon backcountry. One used around here by most, is it is always better to be on the ground by lunch. A long days flight that gets you into the mountains in late afternoon can cause probl...

We typically fly the 170A with the rear seat removed in the Idaho back country. You can use the seat attach points for the cargo net or rope to attach to. When we took the 170 to Alaska we just used rope to tie the gear in place. What seems to work best for gear are the dry bags you use for rafting,...

It is my recollection that the B will get you into shorter strips but it has a similar takeoff distance as the A. The heater in my A model keeps the left foot perhaps too warm in a typical Idaho winter.

There is something called aluminum tape that works well for sealing the gaps on the A model flaps. It is even PMAd

Dick is way ahead of me, I need to read the forum more. We have the Johnson Creek Web Camera up and running after a lengthly delay. The camera had an autoiris problem that took some time for the factory to fix. In the mean time, we ordered a replacement WebCam which came out of the box non functiona...

A private airstrip is nice to have at your place. We put in an airstrip on our Idaho ranch about 2 years ago. A task that seemed so easy took about 1 year. We have perhaps 6 neighbors within a five mile radius so we expected no problems. We needed to obtain a special use permit from the county which...

Sounds like the carb's accelerator pump is weak.

Just a few random comments about Johnson Creek. Gene, the Johnson Creek caretaker left this year on the 24th of September. I spoke to him about the 170 fly-in and they would welcome one. The Idaho 170 reps have had 170 fly-ins there in the past. If the weather cooperates one could also use the airpo...

Interesting - MMO has Stoddard Solvent in it as does Techron. From what I've seen, most gasoline base stock is the same. There is winter gas and summer gas (Reed Vapor Pressure Differences, more volatile in winter for easy starting) The difference after it leaves the refinery to the specifc company ...

FYI - Chevron markets a fuel additive and even adds small amounts of it to their auto gasoline. I wonder if they add it to their AvGas ? Since their auto gas can be used with an STC'd; does it follow that the FAA approves of their additive :) in certified aircraft; since they have a huge budget and ...

A quick check on the MSDS indicates that MMO is also mostly Stoddard Solvent, currently they are owned by the same guys that make Turtle Wax. I was told that the best solvent for clearing up sticking valves and clearing out carbon in the old Porsche air cooled engines is called Techron (spelling) by...