Cessna R/TR 182 Pilots and Owners

Geoff Watkins of BAS Parts gave us a tour of their facility that was most impressive including their 44K SF warehouse where parts are identified and stored. BAS has made a science out of disassembly of piston GA airplanes like I've never seen.
BAS gets 6 to 10 airplane wrecks per week.
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Section 8 p.8 Handling, Service & Maintenance of the October 1979 R182 POH addresses Towing below and makes clear Cessna recommends using the towbar only. Otherwise expect to damage the stop limits which are not intended to tolerate hard hits from a tow motor or tow bar. Feeling those stops by using ...

We asked BAS to define what they do to overhaul a brake swivel fitting and they replied below.
We also asked if they ever get returned overhauled swivel fittings that were leaking. Geoff Watkins advised
in the 10 years he's worked at BAS they've not yet received a returned overhauled brake swivel ...

Blocking your ADS-B signal can be done at https://www.faa.gov/pilots/ladd/request
LADD is (Limiting Aircraft Data Displayed).

Looks straightforward to do.

It is our belief that most or nearly all of the R/TR182 fleet is need of airbox repairs. As part of our search for airbox parts or overhaul options we recently contacted Joe Rogg(623-262-1617) who is listed on Barnstormers as 'The Airbox Doc'. We spoke to Joe and texted him the below pics of the ...

Here's what your get back from your ADS-B Performance Report request when the results indicate there are no signal errors:
Dear Aircraft Owner/Operator:
Thank you for your participation in the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Public ADS-B Performance Reporting System.
Your requested Public ...

Well the missing seal explains the CAT increase when closing cowl flaps and hopefully motivates others to look at the same. Somehow our airbox details are commonly overlooked at annual inspection so as owner/operators we must check this item.
Chase Duncan mentions the airbox seal material is ...

Here's pics of Mike Pattison's 300hp Air Plains conversion engine with 336.8hrs SMOH. Looks remarkably clean especially after sitting for 10 years.

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