Richgj3
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C170B in is Social Distancing too
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That spinner reminds me of an event I personally witnessed one day many years ago at Merrill Field. I was driving down Merrill Field Drive early one morning when I saw a man standing in front of his tied down and RUNNING 170 holding a polishing cloth on his spinner. Swear to god.........
Richgj3
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Richgj3
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It’s been said before, but you meet the best people because of airplanes. My work before I retired had nothing to do with airplanes. But I always loved flying and airplanes and the best friends I have came through aviation.
The man who has my airplane now is a Major Airline Captain. He is also an A&P and IA. He has rebuilt a number airplanes, including a PA12 that won something at Oshkosh. He rebuilt this 170 in the early 90’s and sold it to his friend who owned it until he passed away in December. The family asked John to “find a good home” for the airplane. Meanwhile I was having no luck finding a 170B worth going to look at in Colorado, California etc, being about as far east as one can get without living in Maine. I put an in Barnstormers saying what my experience was, what my hangar situation was and said I’d prefer something East of the Mississippi. I said “I’ll take good care of your airplane”.
John was browsing ads to get an idea of values. He called me, sent pictures, described it and I said yes. Would not take any money until I inspected it and told me it was mine until I didn’t want it. He’s another one of the good guys in aviation. He keeps telling me not to worry that I can’t get it right away. It’s safe in his climate controlled hangar with his Comanche 400 and his wife’s CC Sport Cub. His 400 was the Comanche Society Flagship a few years ago. He restored that, too. I went out there Jan 29 and closed the deal.
So many good folks in this.
Rich
The man who has my airplane now is a Major Airline Captain. He is also an A&P and IA. He has rebuilt a number airplanes, including a PA12 that won something at Oshkosh. He rebuilt this 170 in the early 90’s and sold it to his friend who owned it until he passed away in December. The family asked John to “find a good home” for the airplane. Meanwhile I was having no luck finding a 170B worth going to look at in Colorado, California etc, being about as far east as one can get without living in Maine. I put an in Barnstormers saying what my experience was, what my hangar situation was and said I’d prefer something East of the Mississippi. I said “I’ll take good care of your airplane”.
John was browsing ads to get an idea of values. He called me, sent pictures, described it and I said yes. Would not take any money until I inspected it and told me it was mine until I didn’t want it. He’s another one of the good guys in aviation. He keeps telling me not to worry that I can’t get it right away. It’s safe in his climate controlled hangar with his Comanche 400 and his wife’s CC Sport Cub. His 400 was the Comanche Society Flagship a few years ago. He restored that, too. I went out there Jan 29 and closed the deal.
So many good folks in this.
Rich
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skywagon8a
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SE Mass MA6
Cool! Love that airplane, a bit heavy in the nose but boy does it skedaddle! And burn gas.
Richgj3
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He says it burns 20 GPH, just not in one spot!
skywagon8a
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That's about what I remembered. It was long ago when they were new. I seem to recall a TAS of about 200 mph at low altitude.
