This channel has had a notable impact on my aviation career. I learned more from this channel than anywhere else about the TR182 platform, and it was a huge factor in my decision to purchase one. My plane jumpstarted my career. I've flown it all across the US multiple times, done animal rescue, angel flights, high DA operations, mountain flying, and learned to deal with weather without having a turbine to trust (and deice the plane). I've reached a stable career with single pilot ratings in the honda and the eclipse, but having my 182 to learn and build time in saved me years. I need to let it go, but watching this video reminds me how perfect the plane is for what I do in my personal flying. Thanks, Mark. You've made a huge impact in my life without ever knowing.
I have one of these precious endangered birds and it’s a dream to own and fly! Nobody understands the unique qualities so from now on I’m just going to show everyone your video! I’m also rocking 1981 original paint but the inside is freshly updated! Thanks for sharing your knowledge with us, it’s a pleasure watching and learning with you. N999KW
Terrific video! I've owned my TR182 for 25 years now and am still amazed at what a phenomenal airplane it is and enjoying the greatest engine ever put into an airplane. It is a real kick to see that original panel. Those RT385 radios with the 3 frequency memory were actually great radios.
That would have been a Turbocharged 182. Not Turbo Normalized. The Normalized ones are 1981 to 1986 only. That one was injected too. These are carburetted.
I’m so glad you make a point of having the throttle at idle. I don’t know how many times I hear people starting aircraft engines with the throttle pushed in and when the engine starts it screams to about 1200 or more rpm until they pull the throttle back. This sure doesn’t do the engine any good as I doubt the oil pressure can keep up with that much rpm from a dead stop. One last thing, I sure wish I had the hatch in the rear of the fuselage of my 1978 182Q.
Great to see you making videos again Mark! I really enjoy the informative chat and descriptions that show you really know your stuff! Keep them coming!
Another school day Mark, what a super, useful, aeroplane, I never knew about turbo normalised - a great all rounder! Thanks for the education, hopefully I'm retaining this info😉🤔😀 Oh and a beautiful landing by you and how benign from the Cessna 👍💜✌️ Looking forward to the next one now👍👍 Glad to see you up and running again there - God bless all at Placerville💜💜✌️✌️
These are very informative and interesting videos and I enjoy them all. For some reason I can not get the video quality over 720P. I still watch them all. Thanks!
They are uploaded in 4K. I just looked and sure enough, RU-vid is downscaling us to 720. I'll see if there is something I can to do fix that. - Don the Camera Guy.
All future videos will be in 4K. Even though the render was selected for 4K, it was going out 720p. Took me three weeks to get it figured out, but thanks for bringing the issue to our attention! - Don the Camera Guy.
I came to aviation later in life, from time to time I can identify a particular plane based on some "obscure" detail, at this point I just assume it is something I saw on your channel. I probably should tell the person I am impressing with my Cessna knowledge that in fact I don't know a thing, but watch this Skywagon University channel to learn...but I just don't. I should put my ego aside and let these poor uneducated people know about your channel instead of trying to impress them with my "knowledge".
Great to see evidence of these online. I’ve had many an argument about these existing despite the fact I fly one for a station in the NT of Australia. Over 2600hrs on the engine and still only uses a qt every 12hrs or so. Do need to lean it to make max rpm on take off and you do notice a significant loss of power going full rich in the circuit. You cannot lean it to max rpm on run up either though without getting a significant stumble upon opening the throttle for take off
@@skywagonuniversity5023 as far as I can find it is the only one registered and flying in Australia. Have heard of one other but it is either an early 182T or no longer flying as no others show up as being registered
Hey Mark! Excellent video as always! Glad to see you are all okay. Quick question: how much cruise speed does the RG gain you? Is it significant? For the weight and complexity increase.
Interesting, I read a Lycoming bulletin stating you should do the run up with the mixture rich not leaned out. I own a 81 R182 myself and lean aggressively due to plug fouling.
In 1997 they started making lycoming powered fuel injected turbocharged 182's again and you can buy one today for $850,000. These carburetted, turbo-normalised lycoming powered planes, stopped in 1986 which is a great pity.
I kind of want the videos to be timeless and educational and a price fixes them in time and makes it look like a sales pitch. My website has all the details of any plane that is for sale. Skywagons.com
This may be a dumb question but why do carbureted aircraft need to have the mixture manually adjusted whereas a carburated car of the 60 s 70s or 80s doesn’t ?
Not a dumb question at all. It's because cars go up and down a few hundred feet, may be a few thousand feet from where they live. Planes go from sea level and to 15,000 almost every flight. An old car from Florida on a hot day on Colorado going up Longs Peak will cough and choke and vapor lock and run rich and quit. Plus cars have much smaller engines.
@@waynebeasley8700 second half of the throttle travel. First half opens the butterfly on the carb and as you continue pushing the throttle it then begins to close the waste gate
@@skywagonuniversity5023 Cool, thanks. I thought the taxiway looked like a road. That is a weird layout, kinda neat. I like your videos, especially the 1970 Navy training film vibe. It feels like you found some old mini-docs and copied them over from VHS. Thank you for the great content.
