So I bought a C182 - what now?

[AlphaMike]

Interesting! I replaced my 2 blade metal prop with a 2 blade MT composite so I'm actually looking weight on the nose with this upgrade. Looks like the Micro VGs are pretty straightforward to inst

I Have heard great things about the MT 2 blade with the PPONK! That’s probably the setup I would have chosen if I did that upgrade myself. I have the hartzell 3 blade scimitar prop. From what I understand you should see a few knots better cruse speed and I should have a little better climb rate. Either way you are going to love the performance difference! If you’ve never flown a 182 with one of the 265+ hp engine upgrades it’s a really nice performance increase. As for the VGs. I believe I was charged 3 hours labor. I had them installed during the first annual inspection. I do remember they had to do a little research on exactly where they needed to go with the wing cuff vs stock wings.

 

[flyingcheesehead]

R model has 30 degrees maximum flaps.

I think it's maybe just "the model where they switched" and some Rs have 30 while others have 40. I found a 1981 182R POH online that referenced 40º flaps.

Oddly enough, I see that yours is a 1981 as well, so maybe that's the year they switched.

 

[flyingcheesehead]

I think it's maybe just "the model where they switched" and some Rs have 30 while others have 40. I found a 1981 182R POH online that referenced 40º flaps.

Oddly enough, I see that yours is a 1981 as well, so maybe that's the year they switched.

I just realized that using Google to find this answer is silly - Control surface limits are in the TCDS.

Per the TCDS, the 182R has 40 degrees up through S/N 18268055, and then has 38 degrees (Hmmm) and that would have been the changeover between 1981 and 1982. Oddly enough, the TCDS also says the 182S and 182T have 38º, not 30. Am I misremembering that this switched on both the 172 and 182?

@Katamarino I think yours was upgraded with the P-Ponk engine, right? I thought I saw somewhere that flaps became limited to 30 with that STC, though I can't find anything official. Maybe that's why you've got 30?