What is it about the C180/185
Grandpa Aerotart
Me landing CGG at Gorge River
Sarge landing at Hunter Strip. You can see what he means by a tail low wheeler followed by quickly reducing the angle of attack in this vid - rolls it on into thigh high grass beautifully.
If I can't put 10-15 hrs per year on CGG then I just aint trying
Sarge landing at Hunter Strip. You can see what he means by a tail low wheeler followed by quickly reducing the angle of attack in this vid - rolls it on into thigh high grass beautifully.
Chuck is happy to help with the 100 hrs!
Exhaust thingy
It helps with cooling by stopping air coming up thru the exhaust hole and pressurising the bottom of the cowling. Thats the idea and might get a bit more speed to. Someone on the 180/185 club forum reckoned its as good as the 206 type cooling vents. Without a decent cht gauge I have no idea but think it looks better anyway!
Silly Old Git
One would have to declare the 180/185 "not guilty" in the majority of those cock ups.
Weheka did BYI have any traces of Black and Pink paint on it?
If so it once belonged to an old barsteward in the Y
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Weheka did BYI have any traces of Black and Pink paint on it?
If so it once belonged to an old barsteward in the Y
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Tinpis,
We bought BYI from a retired farmer in Wanaka in 1990 and had it untill May 1997 when it had a short stint in Taupo, untill I purchased it again in Sept 97 ( should have bought a 185 then ) I sold it again in March 2002 and have had 185s since. It was a great machine and we had some fun times in it, although BYI with the sportsmans kit on it, was never as good at getting off the ground as old BJY was, without any fancy do-dads. Mind you, I had a friend fly three of us, plus a bit of junk out of Barn Bay in BYI once ( I wasn't game, and had a lot of respect for his experience ) and he made it all look easy! uphill as well!
I know BYI came in as a Rural ship brand new and was used by the owners as a sort of spiv ship and was not a topdresser. I think it was the first single engine IFR plane into the country? Could well be corrected there.
From there it had various owners including aeroclubs and also various prangs! (There but for the grace of God go I!)
When it was with Rural it was dark blue and red and white. There could well have been some pink paint there somewhere along the line.
P.S. Really enjoy reading the various threads about N.G. from you, C.C., Sarge and others. Keep it up.
A shot landing in the head of the Hunter, forget the name of the strip.
We bought BYI from a retired farmer in Wanaka in 1990 and had it untill May 1997 when it had a short stint in Taupo, untill I purchased it again in Sept 97 ( should have bought a 185 then ) I sold it again in March 2002 and have had 185s since. It was a great machine and we had some fun times in it, although BYI with the sportsmans kit on it, was never as good at getting off the ground as old BJY was, without any fancy do-dads. Mind you, I had a friend fly three of us, plus a bit of junk out of Barn Bay in BYI once ( I wasn't game, and had a lot of respect for his experience ) and he made it all look easy! uphill as well!
I know BYI came in as a Rural ship brand new and was used by the owners as a sort of spiv ship and was not a topdresser. I think it was the first single engine IFR plane into the country? Could well be corrected there.
From there it had various owners including aeroclubs and also various prangs! (There but for the grace of God go I!)
When it was with Rural it was dark blue and red and white. There could well have been some pink paint there somewhere along the line.
P.S. Really enjoy reading the various threads about N.G. from you, C.C., Sarge and others. Keep it up.
A shot landing in the head of the Hunter, forget the name of the strip.
Tinpis,
Black and pink? it is starting to ring a bell as horrible a colour it must be! I will have to scratch around in my photo stash. Someone is bound to have one anyway.
Loading up the essentials, BYI and BJY Hokitika, for a trip to the Kaipo.
Black and pink? it is starting to ring a bell as horrible a colour it must be! I will have to scratch around in my photo stash. Someone is bound to have one anyway.
Loading up the essentials, BYI and BJY Hokitika, for a trip to the Kaipo.
Yea tinpis,
I googled a photo by Peter Lewis 1967, BYI with spats (yuk!) and original factory (I think) paint job. Can't post it, besides not having the computer skills anyway, I think my colour photo with what I think is dark blue and red, is actually black and pink. Have a look, you might have parked it in that spot!
I googled a photo by Peter Lewis 1967, BYI with spats (yuk!) and original factory (I think) paint job. Can't post it, besides not having the computer skills anyway, I think my colour photo with what I think is dark blue and red, is actually black and pink. Have a look, you might have parked it in that spot!
Last edited by Weheka; 29th Aug 2009 at 08:39. Reason: spelling
BYI
Tinpis, You sure aint from the deep south (picks banjo
) or you would know that it gets hot as a snakes belly in a wagon rut round the central South island in summer. Wanaka can be around 35 c day after day some summers.
BYI is a great ship and was very well looked after by EC in Wanaka. He did have a couple of fairly minor landing mishaps but yes BYI had a dream early life compared to the rest, and had all the bits.
I know of at least one which Rural built from Parts and wheeled out and registered! No Cessna SN. For that matter by the time they did the topdressing mod to wings and Fuse they were fairly non standard anyway. Cgg still has all the extra structure and is about 80 KG overweight but stronger than stock.
NZ numbers are building up and they are becoming one of the more common older types, as the early 172s etc are not worth doing up and slowly head to the tip. It is just a great type for this country and our engineers charge less than most western countries to work on them I guess.
Finally a thought on costs. My cousin has a nest of Robbies and he laughs at me every time I snivel about the bills for the 185. Probably because even a R22 is about $250 000 to do up ( About the same as a 185) but only does 2200 hrs or 12 yrs then its off to the tip.
) or you would know that it gets hot as a snakes belly in a wagon rut round the central South island in summer. Wanaka can be around 35 c day after day some summers. BYI is a great ship and was very well looked after by EC in Wanaka. He did have a couple of fairly minor landing mishaps but yes BYI had a dream early life compared to the rest, and had all the bits.
I know of at least one which Rural built from Parts and wheeled out and registered! No Cessna SN. For that matter by the time they did the topdressing mod to wings and Fuse they were fairly non standard anyway. Cgg still has all the extra structure and is about 80 KG overweight but stronger than stock.
NZ numbers are building up and they are becoming one of the more common older types, as the early 172s etc are not worth doing up and slowly head to the tip. It is just a great type for this country and our engineers charge less than most western countries to work on them I guess.
Finally a thought on costs. My cousin has a nest of Robbies and he laughs at me every time I snivel about the bills for the 185. Probably because even a R22 is about $250 000 to do up ( About the same as a 185) but only does 2200 hrs or 12 yrs then its off to the tip.
Silly Old Git
Thats her Weheke
Peter Lewis must have been following me around in the sixties (I dont know the gent) But that photo is pretty close to the day I was flying it.
Under the old tower Rukuhia where Black Jack Bindon ran his flying school in the fire station.
Peter Lewis must have been following me around in the sixties (I dont know the gent) But that photo is pretty close to the day I was flying it.
Under the old tower Rukuhia where Black Jack Bindon ran his flying school in the fire station.
CKT
Yep. Mt Cook sold her in the late 80s, was getting a little tired then cosmeticaly. Went to Tiahape after a local Farmer brought it and Mike used it for ratings in the early 90s. Then off to drop ship duties till recently.
