Now, with exciting plans put in motion, I feel it’s the moment to become more active.
First, let me (re)introduce myself.
In my professional life I worked as a physicist at particle accelerators in Europe and the US. Off work I pursued my passion for flying in saiplanes.
A soaring expedition brought me to the Argentinean Andes and after retiring I decided to spent most of my time in Patagonia.
There a childhood dream resurfaced unexpectedly. It eventually lured me into searching for a Cessna 170 in the US. Not having any contacts to SEL- never mind tailwheel- pilots turned this into quite a project.
In the end I found the plane of my dreams, paid more than I had budgeted (of course), but got even more in return. All cool.
Here she is, my beautiful (am I biased?) ’55 C170B.
I got a thorough check-out, burned gallons of 100LL practicing landings, and then went on a two week camping sortie meant as a trial run for bigger things to come.
What came was the pandemic…
It took over two years before I could reunite with my bird. Fortunately it was well taken care off during that time.
With months of plotting adventures we’d share once international travel resumed came fantasies of how to improve my 170.
Anybody following C170-stuff on BCP knows already where I’m headed (given the title of the thread): 180hp, of course.
Let’s see how that goes.
I’m grateful for BCP and all I’ve learned here. Sharing nuggets about 4VW and our path together is my attempt to contribute, even if it’s just a tiny bit.
