We made an unexpected move from Kansas back to Arizona this summer. Unfortunately, I needed to sell my Baron, which was accomplished with surprising speed thanks to the help of Bob Stephens. So not long after we got to Payson, I started looking around for some new wings. My wife was never the fan of the low wing Beech, and our mission changed now that we lived closer to our cabin in Pagosa Springs. So I was extremely lucky to find this 1974 182P, which had been recently owned by another BT'er. It has the PPonk engine and numerous upgrades. The panel was awesome. It was the first time I had a prepurchase inspection where the mechanic was stymied to find anything really wrong. And it came through annual last month with no dings. While I miss the Baron, 8249G has been a 'worthy' replacement.

Really fine looking 182. P Ponk, MT prop and a panel that looks like it is worth more than my airplane. Handsome boss as well.

I want a bird like that! P Ponk is the way to go.
Mark
Congrats

That's exactly the plane I'm shopping for!

Larry,

Very nice! The airplane isn't bad either.

The Cessnas are just about bullet proof airplanes and as my CFO/wife says, they are so economical to maintain you hardly notice!

I sold my backup 182 last year and replaced with a 180; I just like tailwheels. I was looking for a Elk hunt outfitter and found one in British Columbia. The camp/camps are about 80 miles from the nearest "civilization". They use a fleet of Pponk Skylanes to ferry hunters.

Jgreen

Those are the best values out there. It can cruise good and still get into the backwoods.

So i guess the jpi replaces the need to keep the original tach? Bc your original tach doesnt appear to be working too well. Just curious

The 182 was on my short list when I purchased my airplane. My goal was a stone simple aircraft, no swinging gear, no turbo charger or fuel injection system. Wanted a four place aircraft with the biggest engine available to get the ability to fill all seats and get out of most all airports on a hot day.

I think the 182 is a bit more comfortable and quieter and a bit smoother running than my Cherokee 235. The Cessna has a higher resale and I would likely have to had dropped back another decade to get an a/c in my budget. I also had more familiarity with the Cherokee line. The performace numbers are nearly identical, I can live with 135 knots and 1200 useful. Would like to see 150-160 Kts at times other than going down hill but, the cost of ownership for that extra 20 Kts would probably keep me out of the game entirely.

Simple ain't bad, 135 Kts is a lot faster than driving.

Yes, it replaces MP and tach. Not sure why they left them especially since it is not working.

Glad you're enjoying my airplane, it really is awesome but just didn't suit my current mission profile.

Yes, it replaces MP and tach. Not sure why they left them especially since it is not working.

Larry bought it just a handful of days before you announced your need for such an airplane.

I was routinely getting 148-150 KTAS with N8249G. It has a bunch of speed mods in addition to the P. Ponk engine and MT prop. And it has 1,325 lb useful load. Quite the airplane ! I could even get it to run smoothly well LOP and at peak the EGTs were very close to each other. It really is an amazing airplane in so many respects, and I did my best to keep it well maintained.

LOP

EGTs

I was routinely getting 148-150 KTAS with N8249G. It has a bunch of speed mods in addition to the P. Ponk engine and MT prop. And it has 1,325 lb useful load. Quite the airplane ! I could even get it to run smoothly well LOP and at peak the EGTs were very close to each other. It really is an amazing airplane in so many respects, and I did my best to keep it well maintained.

LOP

EGTs

What altitude and what was your IAS?