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Old 11th Mar 2008, 02:00
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Mostly all true about the 182RG,

however, there are some very big negatives.

a) Most 182RG's have a carby, with the asscociated drama of not having fuel injection
(carby ice being the biggest one)

b) 182RG has those dinky little wheels with big tyre pressures. Leads to big trouble with people thinking that they are just a normal 182 with retractable gear.... Not so. A fixed gear 182 is a very very good bush strip machine, however the RG is one of the worst, especially in black soil. Those little wheels dig in and bog in an instant. I know of two 182 RG's ending up with this drama, one resulting in a prop strike and the other a wrinkled firewall. The 210 eats it in this regard.
Anything other than a pretty good greaser landing will result in a pretty good bounce on hard surfaces too.

c) They are slow compared to C210 and Bo. All talk about 165 knots is crap. Expect under 150 knots if it's not turbocharged.

d) It is a Cessna
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