1997 Cessna 182S

My flying club just acquired a 1997 Cessna 182S on leaseback. It
arrived this past Thursday, and I was the first club member to rent it
(today).
Interesting comparing it to our 1986 Cessna 182R.
Our EAA chapter had our monthly luncheon flyout today, so I got three
legs in to sample different power settings.

OAT 42 degrees F, 2500 MSL, 26 inches mp at 2200 rpm (80%), leaned to
125 degrees rich of peak (13 gph) yielded 140 knots indicated.

OAT 45 degrees F, 4500 MSL, 25 inches mp* at 2200 rpm (76%), leaned to
125 degrees rich of peak (15 pgh) yielded 130 knots indicated.
*This was full throttle.

OAT 45 degrees F, 4500 MSL, 22 inches mp at 2200 rpm (65%), leaned to
50 lean of peak (11 gph) yielded 120 knots indicated.

I really like the injected engine vice the carbueted one. Engine/fuel
management is greatly simplified.

Weather by age or improved design, the controls do not have the
freeplay that the older models have.

I do prefer having the option of using 40 degrees of flap as on the old
models, vice the newer models limitation of 30 degrees flaps.

Basically the same airplane except for the five fuel drains on each
wing and the one by the right exhaust pipe. (Whose idea was that!!!)

In article ,
EDR wrote:

Basically the same airplane except for the five fuel drains on each
wing and the one by the right exhaust pipe. (Whose idea was that!!!)

What? It doesn't have 5 on each wing and *3* under the engine like the
newer 172s?

--
Ben Jackson

http://www.ben.com/

"Ben Jackson" wrote in message
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| In article ,
| EDR wrote:
|
| Basically the same airplane except for the five fuel drains on each
| wing and the one by the right exhaust pipe. (Whose idea was that!!!)
|
| What? It doesn't have 5 on each wing and *3* under the engine like the
| newer 172s?

Not to worry. 182s have had three under the engine since the 2000 model
year.