185Midwest wrote:When you do start flying the 180 make sure your CFI has a fair bit of time in a 180/185. It will make a big difference in the training you get.

MW

AND, make sure that "fair bit" of time is not the same hour flown over and over.
IMO, one will never become fully proficient with their platform until they work it. It's the difference between being "checked out" or "qualified" to fly the aircraft in contrast to having the ability to safely employ the aircraft to do what it was actually designed to do (we call this mission ready). The average CFI who has not worked a wagon will not compare in skill set to someone who has put a few thousand hours aviating a wagon at gross in a wide variety of conditions. A good teacher does not need to be a CFI, although I prefer, they took that step. So as not to assume I am down on the CFI, I am a CFI/II/MEI.

TR

hotrod180 wrote:Tail off...I assume to do the hockey stick inspection.
Why's the panel tore apart?
Hope you haven't already got the "mo better" disease....
we had a guy here a few years ago who acquired that affliction along with his grandpa's 185--
I dunno if he ever did get it flying again or not.
A couple other people with the same affliction also come to mind,

the horizontal was showing slight movement fore and aft so we tore into it and found wear at the hinge bolt assembly area. plus two broken ribs in the horizontal.

hotrod180 wrote:Tail off...I assume to do the hockey stick inspection.
Why's the panel tore apart?
Hope you haven't already got the "mo better" disease....
we had a guy here a few years ago who acquired that affliction along with his grandpa's 185--
I dunno if he ever did get it flying again or not.
A couple other people with the same affliction also come to mind,

re the panel
keeping the six pack look but going with 3 ea 275s one is hte engine monitor. then upgrading the 430 to a 750 and AP