Recent content by 182driver

I sent pictures of the gap seal right before it came of, oscillating wildly, to Knots2U. John Bailey at Knots2U told me that he could tell from the pictures that I did not have enough screws. The picture on their web site looked exactly like what I had. I was impressed by the speed of the...

The rest of the plane looks fantastic and straight. The left flap had some patches that were put on long ago - I have no idea what happened. The plane got painted later and they did a beautiful job, but I would have re-skinned the flap then it if was me. Drawings of the patches are with the...

I have a 1876 Cessna 182P. I need to either put another patch on my left flap due to a puncture wound or get new top and bottom skins for it. Does anyone have advice on a shop that could do this more efficiently than my own mechanic, who is really good but doesn't do this every day. I'm not...

The Stratus sits on the glare shield. The battery lasts so long on a charge that I didn't try to wire power to it. I do have an external battery pack that I could use in a pinch.

I have a 1976 182P and made a VERY simple yoke mount for the iPad. I got a USB charger for the plane and ran the cord up to the iPad along with the PTT cord. I do need to plug in that cord when I get in, but I could just leave the iPad in the plane if I wanted to. I use Foreflight and wanted...

My company won't let me use a private plane for business.

You are interested in aviation, you haven't won the lottery, and you have to ask if you are going crazy? - --- --- / .-.. .- - . You must mean "more crazy" I guess, but crazy isn't bad.

It will be the first time in Orlando for our kids. We have a room at Disney's Art of Animation Resort from Feb 20 to 27 and park tickets for that week, so we probably won't have time to use a car even if we have one. I don't know how long a vacation it will take to recover from this one ;)

Wow, thanks for all the great advice! I hadn't thought of Boston Market but that would be perfect for us. My 6 and 7 year olds would be happy with Kraft Mac & Cheese or a hotdog nuked at the FBO (assuming they have a microwave) but Boston Market would be much nicer for us adults. Long waits...

Does the Magic Express go to KISM? I thought that it only went to KMCO and I'm not crazy enough to take a 182 into KMCO. Sounds like good advice! I'll plan on IFR and maybe go VFR if the weather is great when the day comes. I used to go down to KVNC fairly often using a western route over AMG...

I'm leaving KROA and will probably stop around KAMG. The plane has the range to make it non-stop but not by a big margin.

If the weather cooperates, I'm taking my wife and two kids to Disney World in the Skylane for a week this February. We've booked a hotel on the park grounds. Any advice on what airport to use, ground transportation to and from Disney World, or the routing I might expect when coming from the north?

My 182P does it too, only in clouds or light rain. Mechanic guesses air vents. Might also be flap gap seals?

My 182P whistles in clouds too. Air vents? Flap gap seals?

I messed up the numbers on my previous post so badly that I have corrected it and feel the need to summarize here. My GTX330ES installed cost was: $3800 - $200 coupon + $16.47 freight + $28.35 Misc Supplies = $3644.82 or $44.82 more than the quoted price of $3800 - $200 coupon = $3600. Add...