N5126H said:
Normally when I post something as controversial as I did above (ragging on 170's) it would start a string of replies.... What's happening? No one reading this?
That's because there's nothing untrue about what you said.
I agree with David (if you keep a 170 light, you can have some fun with
it). FWIW, I used the 170B as a stepping stone to get what I wanted in
the 1st place (an early 180).
With the 170, I had to watch the weight/load carefully (usually just
me with the back seat out and 1/2 fuel or less). At that weight, I
could pretty much go wherever my 180 buds went, but I still had
to watch the heat (density altitude).
As far as a 180hp (or Cont. 210hp) 170 goes, someone would have
to give you a decent 170B airframe for free to make the conversion
worthwhile. If you paid market value for a decent 170B and then
paid for the engine conversion, you'd have more in the 170 then
you would a decent, early C-180.