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Post subject: Re: Why do we all seem to love Skylanes so much? Posted: 12 Dec 2017, 11:21 |
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Joined: 09/23/09 Posts: 11870 Post Likes: +10518 Location: Cascade, Idaho (U70)
Aircraft: 182
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Username Protected wrote: But landing a 180/185 is so much fun.... Agreed. I enjoyed my little 140 for a few years but must confess to being a mere mortal in high crosswinds. As the legendary backcountry mail pilot Ray Arnold told me when I was thinking of a 180, "Mike, just so you know, there are times when all the tailwheel guys have em still tied down when we are flying our 206s"......and ray has a 185....on skis. That made a big impression. We tend to just want to get there and back (remote locations) with minimal worry and maximum dispatch. In short we lean toward basic utility/ destination flying. I will admit to ogling every 180/185 and 250k carbon cub parked right next to me. They just look better.
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Post subject: Re: Why do we all seem to love Skylanes so much? Posted: 12 Dec 2017, 15:16 |
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Joined: 12/12/14 Posts: 917 Post Likes: +169 Location: Boise, ID
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Username Protected wrote: But landing a 180/185 is so much fun.... The good news is landing the $53/hour wet champ in Nampa is just as much function, at a fraction of the price!
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Post subject: Re: Why do we all seem to love Skylanes so much? Posted: 12 Dec 2017, 15:45 |
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Joined: 05/11/10 Posts: 12403 Post Likes: +11412 Location: Indiana
Aircraft: Cessna 185, RV-7
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Username Protected wrote: But landing a 180/185 is so much fun.... The good news is landing the $53/hour wet champ in Nampa is just as much function, at a fraction of the price! Maybe, but takeoff in a 185 is an exhilarating elevator ride. Takeoff in a Champ is a matter of slowly gaining momentum!
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Post subject: Re: Why do we all seem to love Skylanes so much? Posted: 12 Dec 2017, 17:08 |
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Joined: 12/12/14 Posts: 917 Post Likes: +169 Location: Boise, ID
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quote="Stuart Fraley"] Username Protected wrote: But landing a 180/185 is so much fun.... The good news is landing the $53/hour wet champ in Nampa is just as much function, at a fraction of the price! Maybe, but takeoff in a 185 is an exhilarating elevator ride. Takeoff in a Champ is a matter of slowly gaining momentum![/quote]
I have the skylane/182 for the elevator ride
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Post subject: Re: Why do we all seem to love Skylanes so much? Posted: 13 Dec 2017, 23:27 |
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Joined: 07/27/14 Posts: 107 Post Likes: +19 Location: Central Iowa
Aircraft: C182
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I went from a low-wing to a 182 because my wife objected to crawling up on the wing to get in and out. Glad I did - I love my 182.
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Post subject: Re: Why do we all seem to love Skylanes so much? Posted: 13 Dec 2017, 23:53 |
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Joined: 05/29/14 Posts: 2883 Post Likes: +2936 Location: CEA3
Aircraft: PA24-260, C340 Ram 7
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Username Protected wrote: I went from a low-wing to a 182 because my wife objected to crawling up on the wing to get in and out. Glad I did - I love my 182. Hopefully you’ve cut the strut steps shorter then, or she’ll have skinned shins! Murray
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Post subject: Re: Why do we all seem to love Skylanes so much? Posted: 17 Dec 2017, 09:57 |
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Joined: 08/01/11 Posts: 6760 Post Likes: +4469 Location: In between the opioid and marijuana epidemics
Aircraft: 182, A36TC
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John Grady Green,
I completely disagree with your uninformed opinion regarding how great a 182 and bonanza are.
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