I've been looking at 182's for sale, so I met with a gentleman who was selling his 1975 Cessna 182. During the pre-flight, I was surprised that he was rocking the wings up and down. The reason he told me was to move any water that might be trapped by wrinkles in the rubber bladders which act as dams.
I talked with a friend who owns a 182S model, and he advised me to stay away from rubber bladders and try to find a wet wing Cessna 182 (1979 and on). The problem is most of the 182's on controller and trade-a-plane that I like are pre-1979 182's, so they have the bladders. My question is can you buy a pre-1979 Cessna 182 and install a wet wing tank? Thanks
I talked with a friend who owns a 182S model, and he advised me to stay away from rubber bladders and try to find a wet wing Cessna 182 (1979 and on). The problem is most of the 182's on controller and trade-a-plane that I like are pre-1979 182's, so they have the bladders. My question is can you buy a pre-1979 Cessna 182 and install a wet wing tank? Thanks