Cessna R/TR 182 Pilots and Owners

That’s because the plane can’t do 165kTAS unless you go into the yellow or in a very narrow window of conditions. Let’s butcher some math and make definitive conclusions on broad assumptions! Yellow line is 140 KTS IAS. I’m going to assume IAS=CAS. Assuming you could achieve and maintain 140kts IAS ...

I have a 300HP IO540 conversion on my ‘78. I think I’ve discussed this very topic with many in this group. While I’ve never flown my plane without them, I’ve come to believe they don’t make as much of an impact on top end as compared to rigging, paint quality/dirt, door mounting (flush or not), cowl...