The International Cessna^® 170 Association

I was told this was the only 3-bladed 170 in the country. I guess I was told wrong!

One of the aviation magazines, can't remember which one, maybe Private Pilot or Flying, back about 8 or 10 years ago ran a feature article on a 170 and it had a 3 bladed prop. It was a long time ago, but it seems like it looked like MayflyPFG's plane. The article was very favorable to 170's and their looks.

Glynn Dennis put that 3-blade prop on recently.

My friends are currently flying my new baby from California to New Hampshire. It'll be great to get together with Doug (and anyone else in the neighborhood) for photos & fun. Sorry to have missed you Trevor!

Best,
Rose.

PS. Trevor: Sonoma Skypark is my favorite little airport. I so envy that you live down the road from there.

MayflyPFG wrote:Glynn Dennis put that 3-blade prop on recently.

Glynn mentioned that the AI who installed this prop was working on an STC for this installation. Do you know if the STC was ever obtained?

MayflyPFG wrote: PS. Trevor: Sonoma Skypark is my favorite little airport. I so envy that you live down the road from there.

you'll have to come visit next time you're in the area.

i wish i had known sooner that you were leaving! i would have shot more images of your bird

Rose

Glad to hear you bought the plane. I hope it serves you well.

i'm not sure if my 170A came w/pants or not.
the previous owner found them on the inernet
at great cost!
i've considered taking them off
as it is a colossal hassle pumping up the tire
with them on
and i think the 170's look fantastic w/o them on
as the above pics atest.
dave

Dave,
Check your PM box. Thanks, Jim

There was a C-170 at both the Shelbyville, IN and Anchorage, AK conventions that had a 3 blade prop. I don't recall if it was the same plane or not, but as I remember it was the same color as as in the photo above. Both had 225 hp Franklin conversions.

iowa wrote:i'm not sure if my 170A came w/pants or not.
the previous owner found them on the inernet
at great cost!
i've considered taking them off
as it is a colossal hassle pumping up the tire
with them on
and i think the 170's look fantastic w/o them on
as the above pics atest.
dave

This might make filling the tires a bit easier...

On each wheel, locate the valve stem and make a mark on the sidewall of the tire with a grease pencil... somewhere where you can still see it with the pants on. When you need to put air in the tires, roll the plane forward until the mark is visible, then remove the bolt on the outside of the wheel pant that threads into the axle. You should have enough flex in the pant to pull it away form the wheel and get the air chuck on the valve stem. It's a bit of a hassle, but not as bad as removing the entire wheel pant.

I made a long chuck that reaches through the pant hole and am able to fill that way. I used to remove the pant and got tired of that. This is a lot easier.

John

Wheelpants are for sissies.

MayflyPFG wrote:
Wheelpants are for sissies.

Rose,
We may be sissies, but we are fast sissies.

MayflyPFG wrote:
Wheelpants are for sissies.

I'll have to look you up if I get the chance to fly back there one of these days. My uncle John lives at 63 Bartemus Trail, Nashua, NH.

Joe
[wheel pants need to be painted pink]

doug8082a wrote: This might make filling the tires a bit easier...

On each wheel, locate the valve stem and make a mark on the sidewall of the tire with a grease pencil... somewhere where you can still see it with the pants on. When you need to put air in the tires, roll the plane forward until the mark is visible, then remove the bolt on the outside of the wheel pant that threads into the axle. You should have enough flex in the pant to pull it away form the wheel and get the air chuck on the valve stem. It's a bit of a hassle, but not as bad as removing the entire wheel pant.

Yep. That's the way I do it. Except I applied a red dot to the sidewall with an automotive touch-up paint-bottle brush. (Small bottles of automotive touch-up paint with integral touch-up brushes are available at AutoZone, WalMart, etc.. Having a bottle of each color that matches your airplane can be handy for stone chips on the gear legs, front of the cowl, etc etc.)