Can anyone in the community running a set of these on their 0-360 170B or with first hand experience offer a comment on them for me.

400+ hours logged on an 8GCBC (2009 — 2018) . Really wish I still had her.

2100A is the greatest aviation STC I have ever installed. Lots of maintenance and $ but worth it in my situation. Wip is the nicest dude on the planet! Treated me as I was his best buddy! Totally recommend.

Wip has me on their Website: (Yellow Scout) https://www.wipaire.com/aircraft_page/american-champion-scout-8gcbc. I’m wearing a blue shirt front seat.

I’ll sell you my gantry cranes (personally need to downsize) which are aluminum and fairly portable (350 lbs each).

I have flown the Wip 2100s on a couple of airplanes, one of which was a 180 hp Cessna 170.

First, as with ANY amphibious floats, do some math involving your empty weight vs legal gross weight. A light 170 effectively becomes a two place airplane, at best. Amphibs (all of them) are heavy.

The Wips are good stout floats, and they perform well. As 8GCBC noted, ALL amphibiouis floats demand a good bit more maintenance attention, like frequent wheel bearing service, though I understand that there are now sealed wheel bearings for some floats......

Perfomrance is very good. The design of these floats is the same as their straight float of the same size, and performance is similar, with the caveat that on the same plane, amphibs will lose some performance due to weight difference, everything else equal.

And, yes, Wipaire is a true class outfit. Everyone I've ever dealt with there are simply great to work with, I"ve never had any complaints, and I've known many of the folks who work there, including the Wiplingers.

I'm not sure what the alternatives are these days, though I believe PK Floats makes a similar size amphibious float. I've flown those on a Husky, and they too are great floats. I do not know if they have an STC for the 170, however. Those folks are also great to work with.

The 170 on floats benefits from a ventral fin, in my experience....just not as much directional stability as one might prefer. But, that's easy to deal with.

If I were in the market for a set of amphibs for a 170, Wipline would be my first stop.

MTV

Very nice BRD

That is a sweet looking 170

I've got about 60 hours in a Husky C model on Wip 2100A, two guys and full fuel was overgross. A fun toy though.