1977
Cessna 182 Skylane
Purchased from Dickman Aviation (Cessna Dealer)
Rolla Downtown Airport by present owner Fall of
1977. Aircraft had approximately
300 hours with Dickman using plane to shuttle customers from Rolla to
Kansas City and St. Louis Airport, a contract
he had with a local colleague. Plane has been hangered since
purchase, first at Washington, MO Airport until I built
a hanger at St. Clair, MO. It remained at K39 until
it was moved to
Sullivan, MO December 2011.
Aircraft
has never been used for training, except for my instrument rating and commercial ticket. Has
been used for business
and pleasure; mostly for flights over 500 miles including 3 to the west coast, two
of which crossing the Rockies IFR.
Aircraft has been flown extensively IFR many trips to Central Florida
Ocala for business, (13 round trips in one year)
most nonstop. It has also been flown on many trips to
the Bahamas, Puerto Rico, and U.S. Virgin Islands, also north
east as far as Sydney, Nova Scotia, and to
the west in Canada to the Vancouver area.
The
182 offers a very solid platform for IFR flying. The Century 2000 Auto Pilot shoots ILS and back
slopes. The plane has
been flown in head winds certified at 50 knots and 90 degree crosswinds with
landing
to 30 mph. Verified by FBO at Washington, MO Airport.
Some Improvements to plane include:
New prop and hub
at 938 hrs due to A.D. note reported history of cracks in props and hubs
o Time Gold Medallion Engine at 1185 hrs New Mags at 1521 hrs
New Windscreen at 1558 hrs (due to scratches)
New Century Auto Pilot as recommended by Cessna Pilots Association
including artificial horizon and
D.G. installed by Jo-Del Electronics in Columbia, MO (total cost over $12,000)
New left wing fuel cell at 1845 hrs
New right wing fuel cell at 1899 hrs
Two new Nav Coms MX300 Mitchells Retro Fits as recommended by
Cessna Pilots Association (cost
$3,064)
Lots of frequency storage
Installed new Continental Cylinders and Pistons assembly at 2031 hrs
New Altitude Encoder
in January 2009
New
VAC Pump in September 2010
Many upgrades have been made as well including:
Enlarged Fuel Tank Sumps
Restricted Fuel
Caps
Seat
Stops
Sigtronics
Transcon 11 Intercom
Upgraded Air Vents
Paint Job
Current annual 11-2-11 with 2103 total airframe hrs.
I believe the above information is correct to the best of my records,
