1967 Cessna 182K

[Nark]

Just passed the prebuy, with a thing or two, but the price was negotiated to reflect it.
Signed the papers and close in a day or two.

 

[EIR]

Good stuff! You'll have to take me up in it in a couple months.

 

[Nark]

Just spent another few $$$ getting trinkets for it, like ADS-B, LED lights and a fuel totalizer.

In due time the panel will have an EFIS and Garmin 355 driving it.

 

[killbilly]

That's a nice lookin' bird. Congrats!

 

[Roger Roger]

Just spent another few $$$ getting trinkets for it, like ADS-B, LED lights and a fuel totalizer.

In due time the panel will have an EFIS and Garmin 355 driving it.

Lemme know if you wanna hold a wiring party (sounds like you’ve got a great dude already tho)

 

[z987k]

Did you sell the 180?

 

[Nark]

@Roger Roger I might call on you. My buddy has a few full-time commitments. Not sure if I can have this sit for as long as the 180 did.
Which leads to @z987k , nope still have the 180. I bought this to form flying club. A few coworkers have come together to get it going. If they fly more than 8 hours a month (total) it'll pay for itself, anything on top of that will pay for the avionics and paint. The engine just came from a tear down after a prop strike, and has 175 SMOH. Not worried about an overhaul anytime soon, but will generate a fund for it.

 

[milleR]

Nice 182!

Looking at piston singles from the 50's and 60's it seems like they hired a blind guy to drill the panel cut outs and then just picked the instruments at random as they came out of the box for installation. Scan? Real pilots take it all in once lol

 

[Nark]

Nice 182!

Looking at piston singles from the 50's and 60's it seems like they hired a blind guy to drill the panel cut outs and then just picked the instruments at random as they came out of the box for installation. Scan? Real pilots take it all in once lol

I present my original panel in the 180:

 

[milleR]

I present my original panel in the 180:
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Ah, must have been the “corporate” package ... the clock is front and center.

 

[Roger Roger]

Ah, must have been the “corporate” package ... the clock is front and center.

My favorite was always the vacuum gauge the size of a dime on the complete other side of the airplane from the vacuum instruments.

 

[milleR]

My favorite was always the vacuum gauge the size of a dime on the complete other side of the airplane from the vacuum instruments.

2’clock ... we’re good

 

[Roger Roger]

Just spent another few $$$ getting trinkets for it, like ADS-B, LED lights and a fuel totalizer.

In due time the panel will have an EFIS and Garmin 355 driving it.

Those new little Garmin 355 etc are the bees knees. For the price of a used 430W you can get the GNC brand new unit with everything the 430W has except the vor/ils capability. Buddy of mine is putting one in his Cherokee driving a G5 HSI.

 

[Roger Roger]

2’clock ... we’re good

Yeahhhh the one 207 I redid the panel on I moved the vac gauge right next to the 6 pack. Probably didn’t matter in the long run but I felt better about it.