TangoWhiskey
Touchdown! Greaser!
I went to the airport to do the 2nd part of my G1000 checkout (the first part was done in January, and I've logged about 12 hours of G1000 time, VFR). Today I was going to do the FBO's G1000 IFR checkout, which they require in order to take the plane into IMC conditions.
Unfortunately, the school had misscheduled me, and the G1000 was gone on a day trip. However, the 182RG was there, and I'd been thinking about getting my Commercial rating in it.
So, the instructor and I changed gears, took the 182, and I logged both my first 1.1 hours of 182 time, as well as my first 1.1 towards my commercial rating.
The 182 is a blast!! 235 ponies and a 3-blade prop get that puppy up in the air in a hurry. When we got to doing power-on stalls, I was amazed at both the climb rate and pitch attitude we attained before it finally stalled. The bottom of the white arc is at 37 knots!! The VSI was pointed straight up on this hot Texas day before the wing let go and broke into the stall.
Did a practice emergency gear extension... it was MUCH easier and faster than in the Mooney M20C/E, which requires 117 spins of the handle (we counted!). On the 182, it was maybe 20 pumps. Cool little "dipstick" on the hydraulic fluid reservoir by the co-pilot's feet.
I was expecting to have a problem with the nose wheel coming down first or a tendency for it to be nose heavy or want to get into a wheelbarrowing situation, based on reports I've heard before, plus having two big guys up front, but I noticed no such tendency. Maybe it was just being aware of it, plus proper attention to speed (65 over the fence) and carrying a touch of power into the flare to keep good elevator response made it a non-event.
It's solid, stable, and comfortable. Looking forward to getting the other 4 hours required for the checkout so I can fly it on some trips. I plan to go on an actual-IMC day with the instructor on one flight, and do a real IMC trip, not just local approaches.
Here's another interesting point: this FBO doesn't charge any daily minimums for the G1000 172 or the C182RG... if it's available, you can book it for a weekend trip and only pay for actual time flown!! I wish more FBO's would do that with their higher-end aircraft.
Sorry for the poor picture, all I had with me was my cell phone. [EDIT: Better picture of this plane, off airliners.net]
It sure was fun to say "Skylane 27C" instead of "Cessna XXX"!!
Unfortunately, the school had misscheduled me, and the G1000 was gone on a day trip. However, the 182RG was there, and I'd been thinking about getting my Commercial rating in it.
So, the instructor and I changed gears, took the 182, and I logged both my first 1.1 hours of 182 time, as well as my first 1.1 towards my commercial rating.
The 182 is a blast!! 235 ponies and a 3-blade prop get that puppy up in the air in a hurry. When we got to doing power-on stalls, I was amazed at both the climb rate and pitch attitude we attained before it finally stalled. The bottom of the white arc is at 37 knots!! The VSI was pointed straight up on this hot Texas day before the wing let go and broke into the stall.
Did a practice emergency gear extension... it was MUCH easier and faster than in the Mooney M20C/E, which requires 117 spins of the handle (we counted!). On the 182, it was maybe 20 pumps. Cool little "dipstick" on the hydraulic fluid reservoir by the co-pilot's feet.
I was expecting to have a problem with the nose wheel coming down first or a tendency for it to be nose heavy or want to get into a wheelbarrowing situation, based on reports I've heard before, plus having two big guys up front, but I noticed no such tendency. Maybe it was just being aware of it, plus proper attention to speed (65 over the fence) and carrying a touch of power into the flare to keep good elevator response made it a non-event.
It's solid, stable, and comfortable. Looking forward to getting the other 4 hours required for the checkout so I can fly it on some trips. I plan to go on an actual-IMC day with the instructor on one flight, and do a real IMC trip, not just local approaches.
Here's another interesting point: this FBO doesn't charge any daily minimums for the G1000 172 or the C182RG... if it's available, you can book it for a weekend trip and only pay for actual time flown!! I wish more FBO's would do that with their higher-end aircraft.
Sorry for the poor picture, all I had with me was my cell phone. [EDIT: Better picture of this plane, off airliners.net]
It sure was fun to say "Skylane 27C" instead of "Cessna XXX"!!
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