I have been informed that aviation is a disease; and several family members would happily agree. I started out looking at a kit to build and really like the combination of buildability and utility of the Zenith kits. However, I have come to feel they have their tail-wheel at the wrong end so I’m now headed down the path of refurbishing a 1948 Cessna 170 Rag-wing.
The plan is to make it airworthy and as pretty as possible in not more than 500 hours. Famous last estimates and all … Once that’s done we’ll wet rent it to carefully chosen taildragger pilots!
It’s nerdy but important to note the difference between renovation (make new) and restoration (put back like it was). We are working to get her safely flying and fly her. She will not be show plane pretty and not everything will go back original, especially the panel. She will not fly on the C170 certificate of airworthiness, but rather on a permit-to-fly specific to this aircraft. This is a process managed by ILAS under IAA oversight, in many ways (but not all) similar to Experimental via EAA under FAA oversight in the US.
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