Hoeschen wrote:I'm looking at a couple 1956/57 182's to buy. One of them is very nice, restored, new engine, prop, interior, paint avionics, panel, wiring etc but in its stock configuration. The other is pretty worn inside and out with a dated hodge podge panel but it has a low time P. Ponk engine, sportsman STOL, 8:50 tires, and Selkirk extended baggage.

How does a stock 56' 182 perform? Bush wheels and extended baggage seem like affordable upgrades, hard to pass on a P.Ponk though... A nice panel is important to
me. Both are the same cost.

What to do, what to do,

182 STOL driver wrote:Get Cleveland Double puck brakes

Hoeschen wrote:Is there an STCd firewall battery mount for a 56 182? I like the extended baggage without the battery box hump back there.

hotrod180 wrote:Burls also sells an STC'd battery rack for a firewall-mounted Odyssey, also STC'd for the 180/185 but not the 182. Ditto re field approval.

http://www.burlac.com/STCs_Other_Aircraft.html

Airframe
Flight Bonus airspeed kit Horton STOLcraft Applicable: 1962-1982

Baggage / cargo
Extended baggage kits (fibreglass/AL) Selkirk Aviation Applicability: 1956-1961
Extended baggage kits (fibreglass only) Selkirk Aviation Applicability: 1962 to 1970, 1971 - 1980

Controls

Engine
300hp IO-520 and -550 engines Texas Skyways, Air Plains Services, John Jewell Aircraft Inc Applicability: ?
260hp IO-470 engine Peterson's Performance Plus Applicability: ?
Auto-fuel conversion Petersen Aviation, Experimental Aircraft Association Applicability: 1956-1977

Floats
Aerocet 3500L floats Seaplanes West Applicability: 1962-1986
Edo floats Red Lake Seaplane Service Applicability: 1956-1971
Wipaire floats Wipaire Applicability: late models only

Fuel system
Umbrella-style fuel caps Monarch Air and Development, Cessna Applicability: 1956-1979
Rigid fuel tank (replaces bladder type) Monarch Air and Development
Fuel flow gauge Electronics International, JP Instruments Applicability: All
Increased fuel capacity Monarch Air , Flint Aero

Landing gear / brakes / tires
Airglas Large Nose Fork (up to 8.50x6) Airglas Inc. Applicability: All STC #: SA2069AK

Propeller
McCauley Blackmac, Hartzell Top Prop Rocky Mountain Propellers Applicability: Various – see STC
MT propeller Flight Resources LLC, MT Propeller Applicability: All Continental STC #: SA02294CH

Seating and Restraints
Shoulder Harnesses BAS, Wag-aero, Aircraft Belts Applicable: All

Skis
Wings
Leading edge STOL kit and wing fence Horton STOL Craft, Flite Research Applicability: All
Robertson STOL kit Sierra Industries Applicablility: ?
SportsmanSTOL leading edge kit Stene Aviation Applicability: All STC #: SA4303WE
Wing-X ‘Antigravity’ STOL & up-gross 2950lbs Air Research Technology Inc Applicability: All
Vortex Generators Micro Aerodynamics Inc Applicability: All

Windows
Bubble windows Great Lakes Aero Products Inc. Applicability: All

182 STOL driver wrote:With standard 56 182 you'll be able to to 90 % of the Supercub landing sites.

bigrenna wrote:

182 STOL driver wrote:Get Cleveland Double puck brakes

Bill, who holds the STC for the dbl pucks on the 182? Was it ABW? Do you run the 030-05213 caliper (that comes with the 199-62 kit?)

Zzz wrote:

hotrod180 wrote:Burls also sells an STC'd battery rack for a firewall-mounted Odyssey, also STC'd for the 180/185 but not the 182. Ditto re field approval.
http://www.burlac.com/STCs_Other_Aircraft.html

Am I missing something when looking at the applicability list for the Burl's battery box? The 182 is listed through the Q model:
http://rgl.faa.gov/Regulatory_and_Guida ... 20firewall .....

bigrenna wrote:

182 STOL driver wrote:With standard 56 182 you'll be able to to 90 % of the Supercub landing sites.

Forgive me, but me thinks your selling a bit of BS... Perhaps 50%, but with 90 your eyes turn brown... My wagon is pretty well set up and I can get a cub in a whole bunch more places than I can the Wagon.

bigrenna wrote:
Forgive me, but me thinks your selling a bit of BS... Perhaps 50%, but with 90 your eyes turn brown... My wagon is pretty well set up and I can get a cub in a whole bunch more places than I can the Wagon.

Battson wrote:But I guess it all depends on your personal list of places.

Tom wrote:90% of where a cub goes? I don't think so. Feel free to follow me around. I guess I'm using my cub above what most would.



I wouldn't complain about more cruise speed. My problem is when I'm going somewhere I always find cool places to land where the cub comes in handy

182 STOL driver wrote:

Tom wrote:90% of where a cub goes? I don't think so. Feel free to follow me around. I guess I'm using my cub above what most would.



I wouldn't complain about more cruise speed. My problem is when I'm going somewhere I always find cool places to land where the cub comes in handy

Come on down to the Grand Canyon-Well meet at "Carl International" 7200 msl on north rim of Grand Canyon---800ft long if you count the overrun.

Hoeschen wrote:So in order to apply the burls Stc for a firewall mounted battery on a 182, do I need to buy the parts and/or Stc from them? Can I buy the univair box for this? Does this stuff need to be ran past the local FSDO before diving in?