"Jim Carter" wrote in message
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Isn't the gross weight and useful load about the same on the 182 and
185? It has been 30 years since I was in one and then it was on floats
at Kenmore in Seattle, so I honestly don't remember. I would however be
a little concerned about putting a brand new pilot directly into a 185
without first getting quite a bit of experience in a T-craft or Cub or
even a 170.


Depends on the model, but from what I can find on the web - 185: gross
3200, empty 1520 with 260 ponies. "Similar" 182: 2650 gross 1650 empty 230
hp.

Move up to the 185E: 3300 gross, 1550 empty with 300 up front. 182Q II 3100,
1775, 230

Looks to be about a 500 pound useful advantage.

A 205 or 206 makes a real nice 4 place cross country bird, but man it is
expensive for just a hop over for coffee.

And you are worried about putting someone in a 185? :-)

I will admit, you do have to unlearn all the bad habits you develop if you
start out in a nosedragger. I watched my dad (after owning Navion's)
struggle with that in a C-120 that I thought was the easiest thing to fly
ever invented.

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Geoff
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