A friend of mine has bought a C182 with the canard kit..........
Sorry, there is much that is new to me here so I have to ask! What is this?
I've flown one of those Peterson conversions across Europe a few years back. Very nice a/c to fly, climbs like a homesick angel on steroids! Take-off is pretty spectacular - full throttle and the next thing you know is you're airborne.
These things have been designed for backcountry flying and serious lifting out of very short runways. They also have amazing maneuverability in slow flight.
IIRC the one I flew did about 135kts @ 8-9k ft @ about 12 USG/hr.
Btw, the one I flew has been seriously upgraded since (Garmin 430/530, paint, interior) and I think is for sale at the moment. PM me if interested.