C172/175/177 diff?

The gear is NOT "delicate" on the 177RG. And two years ago I repaired
the gear saddles on our Cardinal at a cost of three hours time and $25
in materials thanks to the information on the Cardinal Flyers Online
group. (Cessna wanted $1100 for new parts replacable in less than one
hour, total cost about $1200. Expensive, but not 'thousands')

How about no struts, cruise at 130K on 9gph, large cabin, ........


Sounds like you don't really know of which you speak.

Anyone wanting *accurate* information on Cardinals (FG or RG) should
look at the information supplied by those who DO know:
www.cardinalflyers.com

- Steve
N2679V ('Vicky') Cardinal RG '75 @ PDK, Atlanta




On Fri, 14 Jan 2005 21:50:31 -0700, Newps wrote:

The C177 RG will cost more for the same speed. Insurance will cost a
lot more. The gear is delicate on a C177, if you need to replace the
gear saddles you will spend thousands. The 182 gear is built like a
brick ****house in comparison. The 182 will cost you 1-2 gph more in
cruise. The C177 has a lot less runway performance than a 182.



Dave D wrote:
Yeah, me too. My club has a 177RG. It looks so cool. What's the difference
in performance, maintainance, and operating cost between it and a 182?

Dave


"John T" wrote in message
...

I've been flying nothing but 172's. Whats different about the C175 and

177?

John

Stephen N Mills wrote:
The gear is NOT "delicate" on the 177RG.

All Cessna single engine RG gear is delicate,


And two years ago I repaired
the gear saddles on our Cardinal at a cost of three hours time and $25
in materials thanks to the information on the Cardinal Flyers Online
group.

That's nice but I said replace. Buddy of mine has a C177 RG. He spends
so much more for maintenence and insurance that I do that it about makes
him cry. And because the gear isn't strong he won't land off road like
he wish he could. That switch on the nose gear that tells the plane if
the gear is down is a pis poor desgin. At one annual he spent as much
having that one stupid switch troubleshooted than I did for the whole
flat rate on my annual.