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    Why Isn’t the Cessna 180 Certified in the Utility Category?

    As one of the undisputed legends of bush flying, the Cessna 180 hauls a load and gets into/out of places most aircraft won't. So why is it certified only in the Normal category and not Utility? Those two terms mean something very specific—and neither one is about what the airplane can actually do.

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Around the Campfire
OregonMaule Yesterday, 18:14pm View the latest post My friend Scott
I just learned of Scott's passing from your post. Very sad. I flew with Scott about 8 times. We hung out at the WAAAM fly-in. Just a great guy.
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CAVU Yesterday, 12:56pm View the latest post Sweet beater wagon goes Hollywood - The Dog Stars movie
The good news is we paid $20 for the two of us. Bad news is that was the senior rate and he didn't even ask our age.....
Pete
Funny! Same thing happened to us. Maybe it's the RFID chip...
Airports, Airstrips, and Landing Zones
hotrod180 Sep 18, 09:06am View the latest post Chicken Strip Death Valley California
Found online:
"Incident Details Date & Time: Tuesday, September 15, 2026, at approximately 7:00 p.m.
Location: Lower Springs area of Saline Valley Warm Springs, near the Chicken...
Maintenance, Tuning, and Parts Support
Sleddriver Sep 15, 17:53pm View the latest post Cessna secondary Seat Stop
Worth a try... I would print it out of PETG.
https://www.printables.com/model/180371 ... or-housing
Products, Gear, and Technology
lesuther Sep 15, 17:41pm View the latest post Not a Coffee Snob
The $15 grinders work well to make espresso fines for a good moka pot, and drip grinds are good as well. The biggest variable is still the roast rather than the $150 delta in the grinder...
Float Flying and Seaplanes
twofingers Sep 15, 06:34am View the latest post BC Straight Float Camping options?

https://backcountrypilot.org/images/photos/954/7434/7e76feb4549866c0eec372d7.jpg
Wow, awesome
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Jago Sep 14, 08:54am View the latest post C-180 stall horn
… Most if not all vintage Cessnas have the stall horn protected by an automatically resetting circuit breaker. So, for the mechnics in the crowd, does changing the stall horn to a...
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Josef Sep 12, 23:08pm View the latest post Where did you fly today?
Wild. Yah I saw footage of that marine crash pretty crazy.
I did fly over an orange department of the interior Kodiak 100 on the west side of rimrock lake. He was real low.
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