The International Cessna^® 170 Association

I singed a purchase agreement on my first plane Sunday! N1714D is a good looking 1951 A and is scheduled to be delivered Friday, weather permitting. My tail wheel CFI and I start my check-out at 0800 Saturday morning. Can't wait!
JP White

Congratulations JP, I can almost feel the excitement your feeling all the way up here in Arkansas.

That is a very nice looking bird as well by the way, dang if it ain't red!

I surely hope all goes well for you, good luck.

Justin

JP-
Congratulations on your new plane! You will enjoy flying it. Don't get discouraged if it takes awhile to get used to the springy landing gear. And be careful with those double puck brakes, they are strong. Use just enough but not too much!

1714D used to be owned by a good friend of mine here in Fredericksburg, TX and was based here for several years in the hangar across from 1715D.

JP,

What a beautiful bird. The process you are undertaking of getting to know your new gal is an exciting and enjoyable one. Ask lots of questions and fly her even more.

Jughead

Nice, she looks good and clean. Hope we hear more of your journey with her

Thanks guys for the encouragement. I'm sure you all will hear from me as I work to learn this airplane!
JP

Nice looking plane! We wish you many years of fun while flying it. Bring it to one of our conventions sometime. Congratulations

That's a beauty! Congratulations.

If it was owned by a friend of Richard's you can bet it was well-maintained. Still, keep an eye out for any issues with wheel alignment or tailwheel operation, or anything that would keep it rolling straight on the runway, as it should.

I do plan to attend the convention in Gulf Shores next summer. The Gulf Shores / Ft. Morgan / Orange Beach area is a favorite vacation spot for my family so they are all in. Should be a short 1:40 flight from KHDC. I look forward to meeting you guys.
JP

Congratulations! I hope you can get a photo-op with Richard and his airplane next to you and yours. I would love do do that with Walt Weaver and his airplane sometime.

I have a photo shoot planned in Fredericksburg tomorrow before it leaves Texas. The ferry pilot is also a good friend.

And yes, it was maintained well, by the same shop that maintains mine.

So I bought N1714D, Serial Number 20157, and
Richard owns N1715D, Serial Number 20158 ?

A photo shoot is in order...

Pictures from the photo shoot this morning with 1714D and 1715D.

Wow - these two airplanes look great together!
I cant wait for N1714D to be delivered.
Thanks for posting.
JP White

Can I steal some of these pictures for my Cessna 170 Facebook page?