Bill
Touchdown! Greaser!
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Had my first 1.9hrs dual on my 182 checkout. These thoughts come from someone who has been flying a 172 and Archer III:
- It's big
- The control efforts are heavy
- Man, you can sure feel that extra power, especially on touch and goes.
- With that extra power comes added pressure needed on that right rudder.
- Vy is very nose up compared to the 172
- The prop was very straight forward to understand and use
- 22" and 2300 had us zipping to the practice area at 135kia
- Slow flight, power off stalls, and steep turns were a piece of cake
- In must be my imagination, but it sure seems that nose is pointed waaaay up there on the power on stalls, compared to the 172. Still, by booting plenty of right rudder, the breaks were nice and level.
- Did about 8 touches in a row, using every combination of 0 to full flaps
- He wants 90 downwind, 80 base, and 70 final. Book is 65 final, I'd rather be 80 at the numbers, 70-75ish base, and 65 final. Comments from other 182 pilots?
- My first few landings were the worst I've done in quite some time
- That left turning tendency really catches you when you power up on the touch and go...once that prop catches, you better be ready.
- Pull the power on approach, and it sinks like a rock.
- On the flip side, 50 degree crosswind at 11kts probably isn't the best conditions to learn to land a new plane.
- My last two landings (full flap) were very very nice, so there is hope