The International Cessna^® 170 Association

akviperdriver wrote:...Something like 97% of Texas is privately owned, ...-Chris

gahorn wrote:The state of Texas Owns millions of acres....much of which is open for public use, including aircraft.
I've landed on some of it in West Texas. Check out Big Bend state park.

Wikipedia says the total area of Texas is 268,581 square miles; 3% of that is approximately 5,156,755 acres.

(Yes, you're absolutely right, I DO need to get a life.)

[quote="cessna170bdriver...Wikipedia says the total area of Texas is 268,581 square miles; 3% of that is approximately 5,156,755 acres.

(Yes, you're absolutely right, I DO need to get a life.) [/quote]

So....did you CORRECT Wikipedias' statistics?????

How much do those 29" weight?
How much airspeed do they cost you?
I'm mostly looking for soft field, not so much rough field performance and wondering if 8.50x10 are sufficient.

gahorn wrote:

cessna170bdriver wrote:...Wikipedia says the total area of Texas is 268,581 square miles; 3% of that is approximately 5,156,755 acres.

(Yes, you're absolutely right, I DO need to get a life.)

So....did you CORRECT Wikipedias' statistics?????

I'll leave that up to some one who really knows. You, George?

akviperdriver wrote:That sounds like something I definately need to look into! I've also heard somewhere that navigable rivers, up to the high water mark, are considered public use as well. Does anybody know more about that?

You might query "ARDave". He uses some of the deltas on the Arkansas river for landing areas. Just remember he is a "trans-plant" form Alaska where they do things lots differently. . .

Great stuff! How about some hi-res files for next year's calendar?

Doug,

I am working on that. We've got three current 170 association members who are active duty USAF, instructing the next generation of Air Force "fighter"//"UAV" pilots in the T-38. I'm thinking that a three-ship of C-170s will look good; especially in a SW TX sunset...

-Chris

akviperdriver wrote:Doug,

I am working on that. We've got three current 170 association members who are active duty USAF, instructing the next generation of Air Force "fighter"//"UAV" pilots in the T-38. I'm thinking that a three-ship of C-170s will look good; especially in a SW TX sunset...

-Chris

Especially in formation with a T-38.

A T-38 with C-170.......That will require PHOTOSHOP!

We had an F-16 flying formation on a C-180 here at Lake Elmo a few years ago when the Chief Executive was in town....

Nobody got photos, though. It all happened too fast!

counsellj wrote:A T-38 with C-170.......That will require PHOTOSHOP!

Nah.... just use an Olive-Drab-Green T-38 with an Insignia-Red C-170!