Buying an airplane
06-22-2007, 08:45 PM
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C-182, P model carries a good load, 4 real pax, full fuel. Simple systems, NO fuel pumps, fixed gear, reansonable speed( 144 kt) 13 gph , reduce the power to 60%,120kts,10 gph. Same speed and fuel as a 172, but can carry a load of almost 1200 lbs. A 172 will NEVER do that for the same fuel burn. Insurance is a plus also, check it out. Also the market is for resale, if need be is good. Anyone who has flown a 182 will agree it is a good investment. Note, prior to 1976 it should be STC auto fuel complient, should avgas get unreasonable.
06-23-2007, 03:13 AM
#9
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Joined APC: May 2006
Position: ATP, CFI etc.
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I thought about getting a fraction of a Cherokee a while back, but I can rent them for peanuts where I am. There is a super cheap 172K, a super spiffy 172P, several 152s all for rent, so why bother. If I had my loans paid off I would consider a plane I could teach in like a 172N. If I won the lottery, a Columbia or Ovation.
Last edited by Cubdriver; 06-23-2007 at 04:26 AM.
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