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  • About me

    67 y/o physician, married for 38 years, 2 grown kids. I fly a 1973 Cessna 182P with a Texas Skyways conversion.
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  • Interests

    Backcountry flying, fly fishing and flying to fish.

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  • Aircraft (make - model)

    1973 Cessna 182 P
Member since
Sunday, 01 July 2018 21:48
Last online
3 weeks ago
  • Frankenflaps created a new forum topic Continental Oil pressure
    Hey all had my engine (a Continental 0-470 converted by Texas Skyways to a 520) overhauled last year. I have a C-182 P. Out of commission for a year. On the second break in flight last November oil pressure...
    2023-07-23 19:03:12
  • Frankenflaps created a new forum topic Generators?
    I fly a C-182 with a better than 1100 lb useful load. With half tanks, full camping and survival equipment and my wife along, we are well below that. Does anybody ever bring along a quiet generator for...
    2021-07-13 19:34:20
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  • Frankenflaps created a new forum topic Safety equipment
    I am relatively inexperienced in backcountry flying, but can safely negotiate the easier strips and am learning techniques. A friend was in a crash recently and suffered severe injuries (thankfully he...
    2021-07-10 07:25:23
  • Hi all. I just moved to Vancouver, WA from Great Falls, MT and brought my C-182 P with me. I would appreciate any information on the best airports or strips within an hour or two from Vancouver to fly...
    2020-05-05 03:33:01
  • Frankenflaps created a new forum topic Fuel leak
    20180826_174143.jpg I would appreciate some opinions on whether to fly with a seemingly slight? fuel leak from my left wing sump drain. The plane is a Cessna 182P. The drain stem was removed to drain...
    2018-08-29 05:15:12

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