BeechTalk - BT

Username Protected · **Posted:** 20 Nov 2016, 20:33

Username Protected wrote:

Returning home from Texas I saw 150kts TAS, so your numbers were spot on.

What altitude and what was your IAS?

Username Protected · **Posted:** 20 Nov 2016, 21:10

Username Protected wrote:

Returning home from Texas I saw 150kts TAS, so your numbers were spot on.

What altitude and what was your IAS?

Username Protected · **Posted:** 20 Nov 2016, 21:59

Username Protected wrote:

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

The owner before me did that. He planned to put in a mechanical tach (there is just a photo of a tach in the space now), although I have no idea why nor do I understand why he kept the original mechanical MP gauge.

Username Protected · **Posted:** 20 Nov 2016, 22:31

I absolutely love a 182, they will carry anything you can stuff inside. I used a trusty Q model to haul 30,000 gallons of jet and AvGas one summer. A real trooper when it comes to packing ice as well. Only downside is the carburetor, when the air filter gets plugged with ice or snow you have to fly with the carb heat on. On the plus side when the battery is low it's easy to hand prop!

Sweet Ride

Username Protected · **Posted:** 21 Nov 2016, 05:17

Username Protected wrote:

I absolutely love a 182, they will carry anything you can stuff inside. I used a trusty Q model to haul 30,000 gallons of jet and AvGas one summer. A real trooper when it comes to packing ice as well. Only downside is the carburetor, when the air filter gets plugged with ice or snow you have to fly with the carb heat on. On the plus side when the battery is low it's easy to hand prop!

Sweet Ride

What size containers did you use to haul the fuel?

I really like my RSTOL 182P as well.

Username Protected · **Posted:** 21 Nov 2016, 13:01

What size containers did you use to haul the fuel?

I really like my RSTOL 182P as well.[/quote]

I have used a few different combinations, Sorenson belly tank is about the best, but for most all of the fuel that I was referring to in this past was carried in 3-30 gallon plastic drums in the back and a 50-gallon rectangular steel boat tank on the passenger side. Topped off they would hold 157 gallons.

Here is a picture of the destination (helicopter refueling depot) and the plane I was referring to.

Username Protected · **Posted:** 21 Nov 2016, 16:39

Looks like fun work Jeff. You running 8's on the main gear and 6x6 on the nose?

Username Protected · **Posted:** 21 Nov 2016, 17:19

8:50's on the mains and 6:00 on the nose.

Username Protected · **Posted:** 21 Nov 2016, 21:45

I could only stand to keep mine 22 years. A 1963 C182 . It was horrible.
I could never fill it up and doing a W&B resulted in the same result- OK. The gear motor never did work and the manual cowl flaps caused my carpel tunnel to act up. Having two doors to worry about was a real PIA, especially when loading passengers.
The only thing I really liked was climbing up on the wing to refuel.
You really had to be careful when you looked outside,especially looking down, it was so easy to get distracted with all that scenery out there.
It was so bad, I used it as moving van several times just to do something useful with it.
Mine had an awesome panel. With a good old ADF for listening to KGO and a Loran that worked great for finding Atols in the Pacific I had all i needed.
I really cant understand why anyone would want to own one. If someone wants to save themselves from the misery of putting up with owning a 182 I will take it off your hands in the name of goodness and human understanding. I will not even make you pay me for my generosity.

Username Protected · **Posted:** 21 Nov 2016, 21:48

Username Protected wrote:

I could only stand to keep mine 22 years. A 1963 C182 . It was horrible.
I could never fill it up and doing a W&B resulted in the same result- OK..... . If someone wants to save themselves from the misery of putting up with owning a 182 I will take it off your hands in the name of goodness and human understanding. I will not even make you pay me for my generosity.

^^^^^^

Hahahaha
That!

Username Protected · **Posted:** 28 Nov 2016, 02:22

Username Protected wrote:

Returning home from Texas I saw 150kts TAS, so your numbers were spot on.

What altitude and what was your IAS?

Username Protected · **Posted:** 28 Nov 2016, 02:24

Username Protected wrote:

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.

Larry,

I love the "goofy" wheel pants on these things. These were there in one year only, 1974. Here's mine, same goofy pants: http://i.imgur.com/EUqfkQJ.jpg

What I really want to know though is how they were able to get a knots gauge on it? Mine has the mph and I'd love to swap it out.

Username Protected · **Posted:** 28 Nov 2016, 12:33

Paul,

Thanks for the comments. I agree about the 'goofy' wheel pants, but they are classic. And maybe add a .5 knot speed, who knows? With all the mods and the engine, I do get better than 150kts at 8k, burning around 14.5 gph LOP. I have only made two long XC trips and they both confirmed the speed. As for the speed gauge, I have no idea about that. Was just 'there'.

Username Protected · **Posted:** 28 Nov 2016, 12:50

Username Protected wrote:

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.

Larry,

I love the "goofy" wheel pants on these things. These were there in one year only, 1974. Here's mine, same goofy pants: http://i.imgur.com/EUqfkQJ.jpg

What I really want to know though is how they were able to get a knots gauge on it? Mine has the mph and I'd love to swap it out.

Username Protected · **Posted:** 28 Nov 2016, 12:52

You bought the right plane for it. You might have to come out to Idaho though. Stop on by, I'll show you around.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YN5jHtbGD4Q

I know there's also a few places in AZ.

-Paul

New to me 182