That’s the panhandle you’re smelling. Barn, mice, dust, feedyard, etc. Hard to wash off. Pretty soon it’ll grow on you and you’ll want to move up here to gods country so you can smell it everyday;-)That is the plan, kind of has a barn/mice smell to it currently.
Thinking of The Dark Side, C182
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Reminds me of the joke from the pipeline days about how you get to Texas from Alaska........
Let’s hear it!
Steve Pierce
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Graham, TX
If I remember correctly, and I only heard it, never told it myself mind you..... but it was “south until you smell it, and east until you step in it”.....
Kinda like going to the oil refinery my grandfather worked at. I thought it stunk and he thought it smelled like perfume.
Tried posting this from my tablet last night with no joy. Puter today. Nothing special but not butchered and love the teal yokes from back in the day.
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You'll love the rudder trim on trips and those South Beach Deco yokes are sweet.
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hotrod180
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Port Townsend, WA
That is the plan, kind of has a barn/mice smell to it currently.
You need to put the cat from your scott tailwheel videos to work on that!
That 182 looks like a keeper, good luck with it Steve.
wireweinie
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Palmer, AK
behindpropellers
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NE Ohio
What does Lee think of this?
Steve Pierce
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Graham, TX
He made a snide remark about aving a nose wheel.
G44
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SW Michigan
Ya well, tell him a P-38 and a Twin Otter both have nosewheels but he probably wouldnt want to fly either of those airplanes.
Kurt
Steve Pierce
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Graham, TX
When he was little we watched a Volpar converted Beech 18 land at our airport and when I asked him about going to look at it he wasn't interested, said it had a nose wheel. I jaded him when he was little. He will come to appreciate it when we can go to some of the places he wants to go.
Steve Pierce
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Graham, TX
phdigger123
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Cottage Grove, Mn
Congratulations on your 182 purchase!
Steve Pierce
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Graham, TX
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Cathy and I are pretty excited, catching a ride in a friend's Baron to Vega, Texas to pick up the 182 in the morning.
skywagon8a
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SE Mass MA6
Lucky Kid! I had a chance to sit in it when Lefty Garner owned it. That alone was a thrill.
Also watched him put on a show with it. What a graceful smooth demonstration!
Steve's Aircraft (Brian)
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We went down that rabbit hole I little ourselves... Just a slightly smaller version..
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Troy Hamon
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King Salmon, AK
That looks like a great plane, Steve. With that engine and the older model, it is going to have some fuel limitations, I assume? Seems like those older models perform great, and I love the manual flaps, but they didn't have a lot of fuel even for the original engine. Which is fine, people like to land and get out anyway.
Steve Pierce
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Graham, TX
We have 65 gallons and from what I have seen can figure 12.5-13 gph but we shall see. Cessna fuel gauges are erratic and all I have to go by on engine temps is one EGT so will be looking at an engine monitor.
We hitched a ride in a friend's Baron the 260 plus miles to Vega, Texas and Cathy and I brought her home yesterday morning. Had a good tailwind and saw a ground speed of 180 mph while indicating 145 mph at 7500 ft. It was a quick ride. Did some take offs and landings yesterday and was impressed, with my, light on fuel and no wind I was getting 2K fpm on take-off at just over 100 mph indicated and could hit the displaced threshold line and have her stopped in 6-700 feet without trying hard. Super easy and looking forward to Cathy getting comfortable in it. Gonna make the world a little smaller for is. Looking forward to more adventures.
We hitched a ride in a friend's Baron the 260 plus miles to Vega, Texas and Cathy and I brought her home yesterday morning. Had a good tailwind and saw a ground speed of 180 mph while indicating 145 mph at 7500 ft. It was a quick ride. Did some take offs and landings yesterday and was impressed, with my, light on fuel and no wind I was getting 2K fpm on take-off at just over 100 mph indicated and could hit the displaced threshold line and have her stopped in 6-700 feet without trying hard. Super easy and looking forward to Cathy getting comfortable in it. Gonna make the world a little smaller for is. Looking forward to more adventures.
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