evanr42 wrote:

Troy Hamon wrote:Tripacers do not fly at 130 mph in cruise. If you want faster than 120, it is the wrong plane, and most of them are more in the 105 to 115 mph range unless you really dress them up for speed with small tires and fairings.

Ahh while fitting more than a few 200# people isn't so easy in a Tri Pacer, and a 182 is certainly the right choice here, the Tri Pacer you saw me fly to SZP cruised over on that fine afternoon happily at 130-135mph from WHP - Tri Pacers can cruise quickly if you don't mind burning 9.5GPH

My plane lost about 3 mph when I put on the bigger tires, but for the most part I find it wants to fly 115 mph. But I don’t usually push anywhere near 9.5 gph...


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DJ Balla wrote:Decision is taken. I will buy an early 182.

Thx to all for the info...and now for some shopping.

Where ya located?

hotrod180 wrote:

DJ Balla wrote:Decision is taken. I will buy an early 182.

Thx to all for the info...and now for some shopping.

Where ya located?

Central NC

Dj;

I think you will come to love a 182. I think it is a great choice. I know it is hard to change ideas. I love my stinson, however, at the time I could not afford a 182, or that is the way I would have gone.

I reality I think they are the best single owner normal pilot airplane available.

Have fun shopping.

I LOVE my Maule but if in 2002 when I bought my new Maule I could have afforded a new 182 I'd have gone with the Cessna for sure. The price difference was more than $200,000 and I didn't think the 182 was three times better than the Maule.

If I wanted to pull a heist somewhere and escape in an airplane, it'd be a white 182. It's like the dark grey metallic Honda accord of aviation. Maybe that's a good thing.

Zzz wrote:If I wanted to pull a heist somewhere and escape in an airplane, it'd be a white 182. It's like the dark grey metallic Honda accord of aviation. Maybe that's a good thing.

And because it's a nose wheel, you're invisible on the ramp...

Hammer wrote:

Zzz wrote:If I wanted to pull a heist somewhere and escape in an airplane, it'd be a white 182. It's like the dark grey metallic Honda accord of aviation. Maybe that's a good thing.

And because it's a nose wheel, you're invisible on the ramp...

Everybody knows that nosedraggers play by the rules.

We're based out of a 2000ft grass, one-way strip in Eastern Washington with our 66 182. Ours handles our family of 4 with camp gear out of here very well, even in the hot summer. You're making a good choice, 182's are great all around planes. Don't rule out a wide body either (depending on budget) They are MUCH roomier and better visibility, especially for the back seat passengers. 60's era are not that much heavier than the early models but are roomier, and have a higher gross weight as well. 4 adults can COMFORTABLY fly for long periods if that is part of your flying. I couldn't be happier with ours.

Have fun shopping!

When did the "wide body" model make its first appearance

62 was the first year. 4” wider

BlindPilot wrote:We're based out of a 2000ft grass, one-way strip in Eastern Washington with our 66 182. Ours handles our family of 4 with camp gear out of here very well, even in the hot summer. You're making a good choice, 182's are great all around planes. Don't rule out a wide body either (depending on budget) They are MUCH roomier and better visibility, especially for the back seat passengers. 60's era are not that much heavier than the early models but are roomier, and have a higher gross weight as well. 4 adults can COMFORTABLY fly for long periods if that is part of your flying. I couldn't be happier with ours.

Have fun shopping!

Any idea which year typically represents the best value?

There's one with a run out engine on barnstormers for $36k. Overhaul it for $25k and you have a solid airplane for $60k with a fresh engine. Put 600-700 hours on it and it'll still be worth more than $60k when you want to sell...
https://www.barnstormers.com/classified ... ylane.html

Don't want to start ownership with engine work?
https://www.barnstormers.com/classified ... YLANE.html


The only downside is that they don't look near as sexy as a tri-maule.

The one at $36K on Barnstormer could be a real gem with very little effort

This buyers guide has a ton of knowledge and well written. Shows all the different changes made over the years with comparisons to performance, weight, etc throughout the years. I have one and still reference it once in a while. Highly recommend.
https://www.amazon.com/through-Cessna-F ... ers&sr=8-1

qmdv wrote:

TxAgfisher wrote:The Maule will be a lot more airplane.

I have a friend with an M4-210. Yes they are really hard to beat. But the insurance for a low time 5 hr tailwheel pilot is pretty high. If you do not mind me asking do you have hull insurance and what is the stated value and the cost. And how many hrs of time do you have in Maules.

And every Maule owner I know cannot say enough good things about them.

He’s talking a tri-gear Maule, shouldn’t be big difference a 180hp isn’t high performance so that’s not tacked on.

I bought my first Maule in 2016 with 45hrs total time and about 25 TW in a Cub. Hull value was $55k and insurance was $1400/yr. My second Maule was an $80k hull and was $1900/yr but at that point I had over a hundred hours in a Maule. Really liked the Maule but flying a 180 now. I’ll own another Maule if the wife and kids don’t take to flying and we get moved back closer to home.

Just did Albuquerque to Houston and back this week in about 4hrs each way, Maule won’t do that!

TxAgfisher wrote:Just did Albuquerque to Houston and back this week in about 4hrs each way, Maule won’t do that!

Just for frame of reference, what was your TAS and fuel burn? A cousin is breaking in his new O470K, and at 25 square, 2k feet was indicating 160mph and 19.2gph.

1:1 Scale wrote:

TxAgfisher wrote:Just did Albuquerque to Houston and back this week in about 4hrs each way, Maule won’t do that!

Just for frame of reference, what was your TAS and fuel burn? A cousin is breaking in his new O470K, and at 25 square, 2k feet was indicating 160mph and 19.2gph.

That sounds about right.



Also, back to the original topic, talk about pure sex appeal - green 160hp tripe with smooth 850's:


And it's even a rental...

Flying the Rocky Mtn West, a 182 do will very well, loaded, in high hot airports. Very good choice. The very first 182 built (1956?) is still flying, in MT I think. I had a 73 182P, flew it from FL to CA more than once. Currently fly a Mirage for XC. Dave B