David Duganne, yup, better visibility over the nose, and a flap handle to quickly dump the flaps. I used to fly a 1956 model. My 1969 Cessna 175 (some people say no such thing) with the O-360 conversion, CS prop, and Avcon STOL kit was a joy to fly. I used to do a weekly commute out of a cow and horse pasture until the horses began taking bites out of the paint job.
I loved the old square tail 182's with the Johnson bar flap handle. My 175 also had the Johnson bar flap handle. I was commuted out of a horse and cow pasture for three months because the central Nevada town I was working in didn't have an airport. It was okay until the horses were trying to take bites out of the horizontal stabilizer. Caused a lot of metal damage. Glad the cows didn't use the tail as a rubbing post !
That was amazing and informative. Been trying to figure out a strip at my Dads so I can drop in more often. You gave me an idea how. And I'm digging the Chia Pet Dash too..
My guess is your buddy who lives on that farm was out of beer, called you and offered to buy you a case if you came and picked him up to go get a few cold ones!
Flew jumpers in a 57' and 58' model. Such a great plane. Gotta luv the light weight, and performance. Any issues with corrosion over the years? Thanks for posting.
Nice work. I have a Airglas Fork and 8.00x6 with 8.50x6 for the mains. Hopefully it will get on next weekend. How much speed and climb did you lose with your rubber?
Moved to a "truck" 1956 182 after my significant other decided that my 1964 Maule M4 was a truck, which it wasn't. Lots of back country flying in the 182 despite the tricycle gear.
