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Post subject: Re: New to me 182 Posted: 24 Aug 2019, 23:42 |
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Joined: 09/23/09 Posts: 11886 Post Likes: +10557 Location: Cascade, Idaho (U70)
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Username Protected wrote: Just finishing up the purchase of a 1972 182P with a IO-520D. It's got a good prop but looking for what modifications might be fun to put on it (don't worry about avionics - I will handle that). I'm would like to do a little back country with it - but nothing crazy.
It will be a good training plane and for using in the mountains. You have the engine. Air glass front fork which allows 8:50s. (Go one size smaller on nose....) I have sportsman stol and VGs but you don’t really need them. Atlee Dodge or similar jump seats Extended baggage is nice. But I’ll tell you, a 182 is pretty good out of the box.
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Post subject: Re: New to me 182 Posted: 25 Aug 2019, 01:08 |
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Joined: 02/17/15 Posts: 579 Post Likes: +704 Location: Bellevue WA
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I flew a 182K for 1500 hours. It never left me down. O470, long range Fuel. Overgross at times. No one ever said “ I never should have bought that 182”! I’ve “upgraded” to a T-210, Its not as simple for $100 hamburgers as the 182, but I do like it better. I’d leave it alone and fly it.
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Post subject: Re: New to me 182 Posted: 25 Aug 2019, 07:58 |
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Joined: 09/08/13 Posts: 903 Post Likes: +243 Location: Lander, WY
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Don't recall when Cessna started installing shoulder harnesses as standard, but if your bird does not have them, that would be first on the list. If it does, never mind, enjoy your machine!
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Post subject: Re: New to me 182 Posted: 25 Aug 2019, 09:37 |
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Joined: 04/16/10 Posts: 2031 Post Likes: +886 Location: Wisconsin
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Wheel pants off, but what about fenders on the mains?
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Post subject: Re: New to me 182 Posted: 25 Aug 2019, 09:44 |
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Joined: 03/01/14 Posts: 2152 Post Likes: +1644 Location: 0TX0 Granbury TX
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Username Protected wrote: I flew a 182K for 1500 hours. It never left me down. O470, long range Fuel. Overgross at times. No one ever said “ I never should have bought that 182”! I’ve “upgraded” to a T-210, Its not as simple for $100 hamburgers as the 182, but I do like it better. I’d leave it alone and fly it. I flew with a friend in a 185 the other day (after we’ve been on several long trips in my 210], he said, “Man, this is tight”.
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Post subject: Re: New to me 182 Posted: 25 Aug 2019, 10:04 |
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Joined: 09/12/11 Posts: 675 Post Likes: +346 Location: Central California
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Jason
I recently sold my 182. I had it all over the back country and the one thing that made the biggest difference was VG’s. I flew it without them for a while first so I have real knowledge of the difference. It’s night and day on slow speed handling.
Good luck
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Post subject: Re: New to me 182 Posted: 25 Aug 2019, 10:18 |
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Username Protected wrote: Jason
I recently sold my 182. I had it all over the back country and the one thing that made the biggest difference was VG’s. I flew it without them for a while first so I have real knowledge of the difference. It’s night and day on slow speed handling.
Good luck And I'm just the opposite. On my 67 182 I installed the VG's. Couldn't tell the difference. On the current 58 182A I own the previous owner put them on. I would not put them on otherwise.
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Post subject: Re: New to me 182 Posted: 25 Aug 2019, 10:20 |
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Joined: 12/09/07 Posts: 17014 Post Likes: +12447 Location: Cascade, ID (U70)
Aircraft: C182
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Username Protected wrote: Just finishing up the purchase of a 1972 182P with a IO-520D. It's got a good prop but looking for what modifications might be fun to put on it (don't worry about avionics - I will handle that). I'm would like to do a little back country with it - but nothing crazy.
It will be a good training plane and for using in the mountains. Jason, we all love the gear and mods. Yes, shoulder harnesses first. Then ... spend some real money on training. It’s great fun, and will make you a much better pilot, to do 2 or 3 full days of backcountry flying with a really experienced instructor. Budget $2000 to $5000 for training. The payoff will exceed money spent on hardware. At least, that’s my opinion.
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Post subject: Re: New to me 182 Posted: 25 Aug 2019, 10:57 |
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Joined: 07/11/14 Posts: 1195 Post Likes: +312 Location: 46U
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Username Protected wrote: Thanks for all the good tips. I’ll get some pictures up here after I get it into my hangar later this coming week. ... Jason Jason, Where is your hangar? I have a Petersen canard STC, 1977 182Q. Have many of the mods discussed like the retractable BAS seat harnesses and BAS/Lakevue folding rear seats. Love ‘em... Currently have wheel pants off and am considering larger wheels/tires if compatible with my STCs. I would say that between my 182 and Larry Larrabure’s, you can see the whole gamut of mods. Larry does the Backcountry 182 videos on YouTube. I flew with him in Costa Rica. He is based near Seattle and I am at Camarillo. Best, Tom
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