Cessna R/TR 182 Pilots and Owners

hi ted,

yes, font and main wheel.


-Mike

Awesome! Im also in Southern California. Would love to collaborate!

funny, I also have a IO540 300 HP, this all started with my airplane running slow. Airplains says 165 True all day long. Fastest I've seen is 155. Myself, Scott stellers and Paul new having been trying to get to the bottom of the issue for awhile. The airframe has been investigated, on to the powerp...

Many operators have reported finding Front Tire bump/up stop installed backwards making them wear premature and function incorrectly.

Unfortunately, it seems that lazy shops are not using the appropriate method for nose gear axle nut replacement. I’m big on new hardware. Rather than using a cotter pin and nut, shops are using a nyloc for ease of install. Mine was corrected on new tire install.

Good call!

If you read the STC carefully it says to install the mirror to observe BOTH wheels. Unless you Bend the mirror slightly, only the NLG can been seen. I Bent mine about 30 degrees down to accommodate this.

I don’t believe you can, but you can try calling textron?

We had issues finding the correct alternator belt. After few back and fourths with aircraft spruce we got it figured out.

Considering you need to pull the prop to replace the belt, I made sure it was a new one when I had the prop off!

This is a small job that can turn in to a big one quick! Be prepared to cut the old hoses off with razor blade and pull off with needle nose. MIL Spec 600 fuel line was used. Considering the these lines won’t be replaced anytime soon again, I used new hose clamps with torque seal. I made sure hose c...