bushwagon wrote:Question for those with the Sportsman STOL and VG's. Are the VG's mounted to the Sportmans STOL or set back? I would like to do both mods eventually but would probably just do VGs in the near future.

Good question, I was wondering the same thing because I would also like to do both mods eventually. I guess the Sportsman should be added first.

Micros vg's(wich I think are preferred) are mounted forward. If you have the Sportsman kit, they will be on it. I think there is another company making vg's that you can put on a 180 that mount farther back on the wing. I was told they weren't as effective. I have the micros and am happy with them.

Rob
Your plane is the perfect candidate for a sportsman, and yes, Micro vg's go on top of the sportsman cuff. Only thing you'll lose is decent angle. It increases the glide angle especially on a 170.... but that's what the flaps are for. I haven't flown a 170 with both, but the sportsman alone is quite a boost.

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Just finishing the sportman on my 185.Hope to have the skis on and ready to fly next week. Recomendation to me from more experienced pilots, fly it with the sportsman then put on the vg's. Just my .02 cents

oldtech wrote:Rob
Your plane is the perfect candidate for a sportsman, and yes, Micro vg's go on top of the sportsman cuff. Only thing you'll lose is decent angle. It increases the glide angle especially on a 170.... but that's what the flaps are for. I haven't flown a 170 with both, but the sportsman alone is quite a boost.

I'm still getting used to the 170.... Seems like it drops like a rock with 40 degrees of flaps compared to my Dad's Cessna 120 that I was used to flying.

Pulled my Wing x extensions yesterday from my 206 with the Sportsman. Wont need the extra performance for a couple of months and want to get it out of the weather and into a cheaper T hanger. At the light weight I couldnt tell any performance difference.