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Thu Sep 04, 2014 6:48 pm

Re: Project: Cessna 170B

Awesome!!
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Thu Sep 04, 2014 7:05 pm

Re: Project: Cessna 170B

Well.... what did she weigh???
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Thu Sep 04, 2014 7:48 pm

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I'm very proud of my son Rob he worked very hard on putting that 170 together. I can't believe how big of a project it was, he just stuck with it, no matter how hard it was.
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Thu Sep 04, 2014 7:49 pm

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bigrenna wrote:Well.... what did she weigh???


What Greg said!
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Thu Sep 04, 2014 8:01 pm

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We're celebrating the completion of your project with dinner on the airport tonight. W56
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Thu Sep 04, 2014 8:12 pm

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Well as you already know we got the 170 weighed today then I took it for a flight! We weighed the airplane with 7 quarts of oil and unusable fuel and it came in at 1315. With the rear jump seats and seatbelts out its down to 1293. Its slightly more than I was hoping for but I'm still happy with the weight loss. I do still have the Odyssey battery to install though which should drop another 8 pounds or so.

First flight in 9 months and 3 days!
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Thu Sep 04, 2014 8:44 pm

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Huge congrats Rob!!! Airplane looks awesome =D> =D> =D>
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Thu Sep 04, 2014 9:25 pm

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Huge congrats from me too.! great to see the old bird back in the air.... Looks like you did a great job. Many many hours I know.
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Thu Sep 04, 2014 9:36 pm

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It's funny that your glass panel can take pictures of you :lol:
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Thu Sep 04, 2014 9:42 pm

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Get that battery changed so it comes in at my 1307. :)
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Thu Sep 04, 2014 9:43 pm

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Looks great Rob! Quite an accomplishment! Can't wait to see it up close!

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Thu Sep 04, 2014 9:44 pm

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What a beauty Rob! Well done buddy.

So close on the weight, that's incredible! I'm looking forward to a full pirep.
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Thu Sep 04, 2014 10:02 pm

Re: Project: Cessna 170B BACK IN THE AIR!!!

Congratulations. Great work.
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Thu Sep 04, 2014 10:03 pm

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You're a worthy steward of the craft. Nice work. Looks awesome.
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Thu Sep 04, 2014 10:59 pm

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Looks way cool!! You did really well on time as we'll.
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Thu Sep 04, 2014 11:58 pm

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Awesome man! Congrats!!! =D>
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Fri Sep 05, 2014 6:42 am

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Way to go Rob!
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Fri Sep 05, 2014 6:51 am

Re: Project: Cessna 170B BACK IN THE AIR!!!

Nice Work!
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Fri Sep 05, 2014 7:53 am

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=D> Phenomenal project Rob, CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Looks like I'm the contest winner, might be a while on collection as I'm between travelling planes. Perhaps if you make it out to Oshkosh or New Holstein...
Guess I better get back out to work on the Bearhawk!

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Fri Sep 05, 2014 7:58 am

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Great Job, turned out amazing!!! Thanks for keeping us all in the loop, really enjoyed seeing the transformation of your bird =D> =D> =D>
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