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Meeting spec minimums does not necessarily equal quality. Just as barely not breaking the law doesn't automatically make you a refined gentleman and pillar of the community. Specs don't address lots of things. LOTS.

There is no "e" at the end of Fairborn. They didn't grow into each other. Osborne was PICKED UP AND MOVED right next to Fairfield after Huffman Dam was built and the resulting flood plain would've immersed the town. If you go to Fairborn you can find the Osborne Historical District with the...

Yawn... Revisionist history conveniently coming out after any participant/witness is long dead. Imagine if ESPN covered the Super Bowl 112 years after the game happened, but with no video tapes to review. Think they'd have any idea about what caused the underdog team's 3rd quarter drive to...

So you got so drunk you can't remember and then got behind the wheel of a car. Now you want to fly? I'm not usually one to look down on folks for a DUI. The cops around here have tried to shove DUIs down people's throats who were clearly below the limit and had not been driving sloppily. DUI...

Power on stalls in a STOL 182 are fraking trippy...

Good! Someone in aviation needs to succeed. Great bird from a great company. I salute them.

Orgon donation is a wonderful thing. My wife sometimes gets called in to help with the transplant team when organs are harvested. It can be in the middle of the night or whenever, which is awfully inconvenient, but the miracles that result would make any benign deity positively beam with pride...

I learned during my IR training to question ATC when something seemed wrong or if they seemed to have forgotten about me. Numerous times they'd be vectoring me towards a radial and I'd fly right through it waiting for them to clear me to intercept. Even got told once to do a left 270-degree...

Free people can do what whiny bureaucrats cannot.

Yes, please define the mission a bit more, OP. Do you intend to visit short strips? Did your most recent aircraft have a STOL kit and you are just used to that? I got a STOL equipped 182 because I trained on a STOL equipped 172 and was used to it. I also routinely land at a short strip.

Two months after I got my PPL I flew OH-CA and back. You can do it. The biggest thing you'll lean on such a trip is crossing frontal boundaries and changing weather. Pay attention to these! On my big trip I twice stopped short on a leg due to lowering ceilings ahead. Always have a nearby...

Ok, so one of my two wing mounted landing/taxi lights in my 182E just burned out. I have a 14V system. Which LED lights fit my bird?

Who said you need panel mounted GPS to do IFR? Use a /A bird for your instrument training. After that the bird you finally step up to with whiz-bang GPS will be a piece of cake by comparison.

See the (simulated) part in my post? That would be a no. Maybe I am not as brave as the OP.:dunno:

This video inspired me to do some (simulated) engine-out drills in my 182 yesterday. It was a blast! If you haven't practiced these lately give it a try. You'll stay sharp and have fun doing it.

It seems the argument against dry chemical is that the post fire residue is corrosive. Like I care! If I have to fight an onboard fire I am not worrying about future corrosion, the insurance company just bought my hull! I have dry chemical behind the left seat.

Did my instrument training in my 182 after doing my primary in rental 172s. You climb faster on the missed is all. You'll still be shooting all approaches at 90 knots but with the 182 you have the option to shoot at 120 once you get really good at them. Amazing how much faster things happen...

Didn't think halon was healthy to suck on, either...

Why not CO2?

Please find a new instructor with which to pursue the wonder of flight. I can think of at least 4 local female CFIs that cover every age range. If you're ever in NE Ohio give a shout and we'll go up in my 182.