This is an oldie... but today, as I was spending $$$ that I shoudn't on the resto-mod trainer project that I am building, I began questioning my sanity...

Then I found this old chestnut. Its one of the videos that got me primed about flying Cessnas off airport.

Its worth a re-watch.

Love this clip! Thanks for sharing.

Love it!

Yes sir, 170B is the airplane that works for me nothing more need to scratch the itch !!

Mapleflt wrote:Yes sir, 170B is the airplane that works for me nothing more need to scratch the itch !!

Funny thing is, that's an A in the clip. Goes to show, fly what ya got.

Did you all notice that his rate of closure with the camera did not appear to speed up on short final. That was because his airspeed decreased on short final. Contact, rather than instrument, flying. Yes, it's the pilot and not the airplane.

Something to chew on. The 170A is quite a bargain for what you get. Some poopoo the A because it doesn’t have the refinements of the B, but it works for me.

So egg on my face, sorry if I offended the A list, B's are second fiddle I guess !!!

contactflying wrote:Did you all notice that his rate of closure with the camera did not appear to speed up on short final. That was because his airspeed decreased on short final. Contact, rather than instrument, flying. Yes, it's the pilot and not the airplane.

dont ruin it Contact... its just inspiration. Not a teaching tool.

The learning opportunity/message is "get out and enjoy" your toy be it an A, B, or C !!!!

Mapleflt wrote:So, egg on my face sorry if I offended the A list, B's are second fiddle I guess !!!

No offense taken. [emoji2]