High Performance Requirements

Grabo172

Grabo172

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Here's a silly question I should know, but...

I'm going to be taking a job flying jumpers in a C-182, but I don't have a High Performance sign off yet... None of the school I know of in the area, including my own, have a 182 on the line for rental. The DZ doesn't have any instructors on their staff, I'll be their only one so after wards I can give the endorsement to others if needed, but I need to get it done first.

So I was wondering if any instructor can do an endorsement as long as they have the endorsement themselves and some time in a 182?

Thanks!
Erik
 
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So I was wondering if any instructor can do an endorsement as long as they have the endorsement themselves and some time in a 182?


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The instructor doesn't legally need any time in a 182...as long as (s)he has the endorsement and is rated to give instruction in the category and class.

Now, it would be smart if the instructor had at least a checkout in the 182....
 
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Now, it would be smart if the instructor had at least a checkout in the 182....

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That's what I figured... Thanks Lloyd

I figure it won't be that hard of a transition... just a 172 with a bit more power and a blue knob, a 182 is... /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif
 
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I figure it won't be that hard of a transition... just a 172 with a bit more power and a blue knob, a 182 is... /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

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Other then the looks it doesn't remind me of a 172 at all. Enjoy flying it. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif
 
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I figure it won't be that hard of a transition... just a 172 with a bit more power and a blue knob, a 182 is...

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And cowl flaps. I'm guessing you already have a complex rating, you just need the HP rating. Duh, if you're flying jumpers you have a commercial, which requires complex training. Little slow tonight.....

Like Lloyd said, 182 flies almost just like the 172, just different v speeds and a LOT heavier in the nose. If you've got any time in a 172, it shouldn't take you more than 2-3 hours to get totally comfortable with the 182.
 
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I figure it won't be that hard of a transition... just a 172 with a bit more power and a blue knob, a 182 is... /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

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Other then the looks it doesn't remind me of a 172 at all. Enjoy flying it. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif

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I sat in the back on my friend's C182 checkout down in Phoenix the other day, and I couldn't help but notice that it reminded me almost exactly of a C172. It flew a little faster and had a 'lil blue knob, but *shrugs*.
 
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I figure it won't be that hard of a transition... just a 172 with a bit more power and a blue knob, a 182 is...

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And cowl flaps. I'm guessing you already have a complex rating, you just need the HP rating. Duh, if you're flying jumpers you have a commercial, which requires complex training. Little slow tonight.....

Like Lloyd said, 182 flies almost just like the 172, just different v speeds and a LOT heavier in the nose. If you've got any time in a 172, it shouldn't take you more than 2-3 hours to get totally comfortable with the 182.

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I guess it's more like a 172 RG with welded gear and more power /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

Yeah, I've got complex, but now where I've ever trained or instructed from has had a high performance, so I never got the sign off...

I found a CFI here that used to fly for the same DZ I'm going to fly for, so we're trying to get together some time this week to knock it out...
 
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I sat in the back on my friend's C182 checkout down in Phoenix the other day, and I couldn't help but notice that it reminded me almost exactly of a C172.

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In what way did it remind you of the 172 if you were just watching?
 
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In what way did it remind you of the 172 if you were just watching?

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I don't even know how to describe that to you. I'm familiar enough with light piston singles that the difference between a 172 and 182 doesn't strike me as terribly large. I've never flown a 182, so I could be wrong.

You've got me curious, Citationkid...In what ways are the 172 and 182 different to you?
 
I did my high performance checkout in a 182. Certainly heavier than the 172 in the nose, goes faster, climbs faster. Treat it like a complex type but with gear down and welded and you will do fine. Just make sure you land it on the mains (which can take a little more muscle power in the flare than you would need for the 172).
 
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In what way did it remind you of the 172 if you were just watching?

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They look a whole lot alike....One's just bigger (very little)...
 
My thought is if you are 150 hour + pilot (w/ complex and high performance) that is flying regularly the difference between a 172, 152, 206, 182, etc you should be able to get most light singles up and down with very little problems.
 
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You've got me curious, Citationkid...In what ways are the 172 and 182 different to you?

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The same ways a Navajo and a Seneca are different. Preformance and Handling. You kill the power in the 182 and you drop like a rock. You go around in the 182 after being trimmed in the landing configuration and you've done your work out for the day. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif I guess I'm in the same situation as you, I can't really explain the difference, but I feel it's there.

Maybe I'm the only one that feels this way, but the 182 just isn't as fun to fly as the 172. I did it backwards then most people, I transitioned from the 182 into the 172 and was amazed at how much simpler it was and how much easier to fly it was.
 
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