1953 Cessna 180
2022 comes the time to get this 180 going. It has been in the shop for over a week now and slowly ticking off the list of thing to do.
2022 comes the time to get this 180 going. It has been in the shop for over a week now and slowly ticking off the list of thing to do.
Hope this will be a winter project, lots of sheet metal.
Completed 9-30-2023 The great part about this rebuild is that I get to put in all the goodies along with an overhauled K, new baffling, prop over haul, battery forward, extended baggage, no more vacuum system, no more tach cable, Jump seats, all new glass, Selkirk insulation, and taking a hard…
There are always planes to fix and a common fix is the left wing tip, aileron and elevator. Bou once in a while you just got to fly.
Bringing in the new year with a 182 firewall repair, not for the light of heart. The weather has been snow and ice here and has slowed all incoming parts and slowed the progress down in the mean time we are hard at work on our new project….a 180J
Put the final pieces back together on the 182, what a chore but it feels good to get it done now we can move on with all the work that has been backing up behind the 182. 2/3 of the work is putting the 182 back together, never goes back the same and always having…
Busy as always, I have the 182 flying and the kids are, as I was told ?flying the shit out of it?, what ever that means. I guess I do know what that means is my gas bill is only going up. Also have the Champ in the hanger getting its first annual in 18…
I got the opportunity to work on a Beaver, reliving the past and better yet I got to fly it around. There are somethings I will never forget and the sound of a P+W 985 is one of them.
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