Recent content by Barry

Ok thanks for the clarity on that. Oh well. Maybe some miracle they will move it to 55 and my bird will fit in. But they picked 54 for a reason so I’m sure they won’t.

Ok I see here the only 182 that have stall speed slow enough is A-D. What if you add VGs to a newer model that gets the stall speed low enough? Is there a way to get that documented to qualify? I’ve got a 182H and barely over the limit

That was hard to listen to

I have used it last 2 years pretty religiously. That plus aggressive leaning on ground plus appropriate leaning in air with my jpi830 has stopped my spark plug fouling issues I was having a little before in my 0-470R

Wash wax all and the extensions mop with 4 mop heads. Works great and can do 182 in about 3 hours no problem

Thanks for sharing Jim, yes KDKX Downtown Island is where I’m stationed. Great little airport. 3500ft runway is plenty normally, but when super hot and humid with no wind i really watch it. Btw here is what my POH says, it does give some guidance. In general no flaps in “normal conditions”...

Thanks for all of the feedback guys. My 1965 POH is not descriptive at all on when to use flaps on takeoff, so why i was asking. Sounds like I'll start using them more and get used to 10 or 20 degrees, especially when getting hotter and/or at full gross. Thanks again, good discussion

I fly a stock O-470 engined 1965 182H, and the old POH says for takeoffs to use 0-20 degrees. I know 10-20 degrees is used for short field or soft just to get you off the ground quicker, but about the shortest runway I use is 3500ft with good surface @ my home base. In the heat of the summer for...

your choice of oil + camguard is very good already. i live in Tennessee and have been running Aeroshell 15w-50 + camguard in my 0470-R as long as i've owned it (3 yrs) and previous owner did too for a while (not with camguard). I recently asked my A&P should i change to W100 for summer, since i...

good point!

great combo, i installed a garmin 175 in mine with a used garmin cdi for dedicated gps cdi. I already had a cdi for ils and a vor. You can't go wrong with a 175 imo, i'm very happy with mine, the interface is super user friendly for ifr or vfr flying. the only thing i wished was i had got the...

Uber/Lyft is available but might take a little time to show up, so plan for 10-15 min for that. As mentioned not a short distance from the airport in Sevierville to Gatlinburg @ traffic. Since i'm located close @ KDKX I have landed there quite often for training and a few times to stop and go to...

I know this wasn't the question, but practically speaking as you are following clearance and lost comms procedure, since you are that low (you mentioned losing at 1k), pull out your handheld radio or cell phone asap and call the tower

fwiw I like that powder blue that sinistar did the photoshop on, seems to fit well with the plane

I don't have a turbo and don't live out west, but i've read and listened to Mike Busch (who flies a turbo 310) a lot lately on engines. fwiw he appears a believer in turbos are worth the extra maintenance over the long run. I heard him say once he loves his twin, but if he were to buy another...