Great job pointing out the unique features of the early C182. I have owned N4712D for 35 years taking it to over 45 states and Arctic Canada a few times. I could go on forever about what an amazing aircraft this is but you will soon discover this for yourself. When you fly IFR and, I have done a lot of it, you will find that the carburetor doubles as an ice maker. Also, turn your oil dipstick 90 degrees CW and it will be securely locked in place from where it was shown in the video. Turn it 90 degrees CCW and it can be easily removed. Thank you for the video. I am looking forward to watching your many adventures.
I remember these Vintage Cessnas as a Child in the late 1950's in Swaziland Africa where the Bush Pilots used to land on Farm Dirt roads and Golf Course Fairways >> no formal Airstrips
It's terrific. I love vintage. I live on a 93 year old boat and 'feel' the history. You'll both have years of enjoyment out of her. Thanks for the video.
Love the video. After flying our 1968 182L, here is what I've learned: 1. We fly with our pants off now (wheel pants that is). Had some issues keeping the tire inflated and it was too hard to check with pants on. We don't feel like we are giving that much up with them off. 2. I get your excitement with the door. As the saying goes, when one door closes, another one opens, but other than that, it is a pretty good Cessna, and lastly, 3. ENJOY the plane, I really enjoy ours.
That is one awesome looking 182. It looks like a museum piece. I have owned a 58 182A for over 25 years and would love to have a similar paint scheme. Maybe next year... Mine is closing in on 10,000 TT. Your's is like factory new at 2000 hours. I have the original wheel pants but have only installed them once. It didn't make much difference in cruise speed and much easier to inspect and maintain the tires and brakes with them off. BTW, I had almost 3000 hours on my O-470L before I upgraded. As long as the oil analysis is good and cylinder compressions are good, I'd keep flying her.
Mindy, Such a wonderful breath of fresh air ! You are usually so serious, but I found much more of your personality coming through on this video. I didn't know you had such a great sense of humor. I really appreciated your joking comments. Thank you for starting up your videos again. I have truly missed your sharing. Best to you and yours for the coming year ! Walter
G’day and greetings from Tasmania Australia 🇦🇺 great plan and is my age 65 I built aRC when I was in my teens it was very big and flew very well, your plan is in very good condition. The continental engines are great engines it was a great walk around and it bought back some great memories thank you kind regards John
Lovely aeroplane, reminds me of my Dad's C150B model. We don't call them 'pants' on this side of the pond, we call them spats😊👍 Sympathetic upgrades like brakes are a good idea, especially re safety 👍😊 That panel and interior is gorgeous - I'd try and keep the look but as with classic car radios, have modern electronics put in👍👍😊😉
I fly a 1956 H35 Bonanza we just placed a 0 time IO470N in the aircraft. It had an O470G that was converted to an IO470N and come to find out Continental says you cant do that so it was totally un airworthy. Finally got her powerplant in order and now we will work on the avionics! Love the vintage look and smell of aircraft! Fly safe!!
Great old airplane; the light,narrow body will out climb a new one, and is much lighter. It is an O470 with carburetor, and has a tendency to ice up, watch for that👍
Oh, she's so beautiful....😍 I love that "aqua-teal" and old school accents! I loved flying a '58 Cessna 150..you've got the same "40° on the floor" as I call it.. your 182 definitely has more power though! Will be a great travel plane! 😉👍
I’m sure you feel like I did last month when I was in Wichita and Independence touring the production line where in Wichita they built close to 600 180’s like my 1954 ser 782. Manual flaps are the best. Thanks for posting another video Mindy. Beautiful 182. Have fun with it
That old VHF radio is awesome! So much to love about that plane. And to think it only has 2000 hours on it. It is literally that classic little old ladies “car” that has had one owner since new and hardly used. What a great find! Oh, I live on five acres and it’s usually perfectly fine to just about anything around the place without pants on. Just saying….
That's an incredible find, 2000 hrs TT and 400 engine. Beautiful airplane! I love the polish against the paint. I think the straight tail Cessnas are faster than the swept tail. The IO-470 is very reliable engine. I had a 182 for a "company car" a few years ago and really liked the airplane. Congrats to you and Kevin on your new adventure into MCO. A couple of your new coworkers told me you have come on board with them. They are a customer of mine and a good company to be with. I'm sure you'll do a great job for them. Hopefully you'll bring your airplane to Sun n Fun this year. We've met there and EAA OSH a couple times. Blue Skies and tailwinds!
That is a cool looking paint job. I love the polished aluminum. Hey who needs pants? The trim is similar to some commercial aircraft. Okay, now you need a 1957 VW bus and you guys are set. Great looking plane Mindy. Can't wait to see a video of you in the air.
I am in love with this airplane! The (vintage Cessna) panel is my favorite. I think you should put hats on the hat tray, just a boatload of hats! I’m so glad she is in good hands! So happy for you guys!
What a great find…that thing will certainly turn some heads at the airport. Looking forward to seeing how you modernize the panel without losing all that charm.
Absolutely beautiful aircraft, I used to fly a 1947 Cessna 140 (G-BPUU), some of the best flying I've ever done. My favourite feature was the retractable landing light.
❤Love your plane, a fine example. Brings back so many memories. Our families first airplane was a 1959 Cessna 182, N5818B bought in 1977 for &19,000, but i think ours was a cont O470J. we used it primarily for Bush Backcountry flying, checking cows and Ranch work, was always used off-field, dirt roads, dirt strips, Meadows, brush Etc, the only time she saw pavement or prepared Runway was when it was time for annual and she had to go to the shop. Unfortunately, she was involved in an accident during flair for landing, hit a deer with the right main landing gear, ripped the right gear main leg off and damaged horizontal stabilizer, the ensuing ground Loop resulted in a tweaked bulkhead, twisted fuselage and damaged wingtip, otherwise the rest of the plane was fine. She was sold for $13,000 in the early 90s, rebuilt and placed back into service by the new owner. Shes still alive, in polished aluminum finish, no paint, regularly flown and still a great flyer from what I hear. She was replaced by my dad & uncle with 2 planes a 1956 C-172 N77KB cont O300, Bush stall fences, tips and leading edge cuff for my dad, & a 1950 C-170 rag wing with 210hp cont O360 & constant speed prop conversion, for my uncle, that one is A total rocket. Take care of that beautiful plane, she's a perfect example, love it.😊👍
Mindy, I recently found your page and am enjoying it very much. I remember seeing you on a couple of Steveo1kenivo's videos from a few years ago. Your videos are fun to watch because they show you guys in a very real way and you do a great job with the editing. I want to wish you both the very best and look forward to keeping up with your adventures.
FLYING WITH NO PANTS!! LMAO Ah, thanks, I needed that laugh on a cold gray winter day. So that intercom set up with the ptt velcroed to the yoke really takes me back, had exactly the same setup in the 3 152s I originally trained in. Heck a lot of times we just wore earplugs and used the mike and speaker for the radio, intercoms were luxury items. As I recall my instructor once partially turned the fuel shut off valve on the floor off by tugging on an intercom wire - important safety tip there. Looking forward to seeing that classic bird in flight! Cheers.
The color scheme is awesome. Got those push to talky button thingys on some old planes at my FBO. I’m sure you can’t wait for the upgrade 😂 what a great vintage plane. Thanks for sharing!
I had a 1955 Cessna 180 and it had a O-470 J Continental engine in it. the oil cooler was not vertical and I had issues with high temperatures in it during the summer months here in the South. The Exhaust system had two bolt flanges and were notorious about blowing gaskets. The final remedy for this was putting a O-470 R Continental engine on the plane. NOTE:with the high temps the propeller became uncontrollable on the J engine! Good luck with your purchase it is a beauty!
Love the vintage panel and paint scheme! Im in a partnership on a 59' 182B. The 40 degrees of flaps are amazing, and on top of that, you can slip it with 40 degrees in, so you can come down NOW (just remember to roll out earlier than normal)! Other than practicing go-arounds, I haven't had to do a go-around, no matter how high my final approach (2600 ft. runway). Our O-470 doesn't like full carburetor heat. The mixture gets too rich, and it coughs a bit. We have a JPI with carb temp, so I usually add about half carb heat which brings the temp around 50 to 60 degrees, but not enough to make it too rich. Congrats on your new (to you) plane!
Yes! Do this! As someone who has crashed a plane with just lap belts,, I can tell you all 3 on board would have suffered much less injury if we had 3 point harnesses 🙏
If memory serves me right, I learned to fly on a 1952 Cessna 172, and it also had the manual flaps. Yours has a nicer looking cockpit than the one I flew. I also enjoyed your previous polishing video; you really brought the shine back to the plane.
I love your old Cessna182 I think it’s beautiful nothing like an old nostalgic airplane I love the silver it shines like a P 51 mustang it’s just right down beautiful keep it that way fly safe and take care you have a beautiful airplane 👍🏼👍🏼 my brother-flies radio controlled airplanes and I am a solo instrumental guitarist and I have some beautiful guitars🎸🎼🎶💕
mindy, you all definitely have found a gem for sure!! I have a 59 172 with about the same TT on it. Just finished putting a new Garmin flip flop radio and Stratus transponder with ADSB in and out. Like you said, it flies hands off once its trimmed.My headliner is starting to show its age, probably be replaced in the spring, N7123T----Thanks for sharing!!
I love, love, LOVE your new bird! I have a '64 G model but it is way rougher than your gem! I love your interior so much! Also, I agree, NEVER take out that wonderful old radio! So cool! Mine came with the wheel pants but I took them off. On the older models the main gear track is narrow and when the pants are on you end up barking your shin on or stumbling all over the wheel pants! 2 mph was not worth the hassle! So then I flew with the nose pant only for while but it was such a HUGE pain checking the air pressure or pre-flighting the tire so it came off as well. All the pants are in the attic now! :) Yeah, those old goodyear brakes gotta go! When I replaced them the Clevland's were less than just new brake pads for the Goodyear's so it was a no brainer. I could talk airplanes with ya all day so I will just shut up now but I wanted to tell you how gorgeous your baby is!
The paint scheme is absolutely beautiful. Glad you guys are focused on keeping the ambiance of the plane even with upgrades. The yokes are one of my favorite parts. The are damn near pieces of art.
A beautiful classic. Glad it found a great home. I had the same intercom on our warrior when we bought it and it was a mess. We ended up upgrading with 4 place intercom for about $1200 total prior to doing the interior upgrade. It works like a charm. Enjoy the classic bird!
Oh Schmiiimdy. A good portion of my instructing hours were using a portable intercom. So I has to string that stuff every flight in a variety of different airplanes! We are lucky (and spoiled) that electronic niceties like intercoms have come way down in price and have become much more accepted! That is very pretty 182, I have a 1957 PA-22/20. Welcome to vintage airplane flying!!!
Check out the Selkirk extended baggage kit, it's a great upgrade. I have a 1958 C180A that I installed that on. Have to love the Johnson bar for flaps.
I grew up with a 182A purchased new by the family business in 1958, which also happens to be the year I was born. Coincidentally, it is N4802D, only 1 digit different from yours. My Dad flew it for decades. It is currently pulling gliders by the only the 2nd owner, Black Diamond Soaring in Morgantown, PA. It is also being maintained lovingly. Your plane is beautiful, and I am sure you will love it. PS, I also love the manual flaps.
VERY COOL MY BROTHER HAS THE 172 THAT YEAR I BELIVE IT WAS A 172 IT HAD THE GLOVEBOX AND THE CARGO AREA LIKE THAT HE HAD IT IN LAKE TAHOE AIRPORT WE FLEW THAT AIRCRAFT FOR YEARS AROUND CALI AND NEVEDA LOVE THEM
What a beautiful airplane you have the livery is amazing, very pleased to see that you like to keep it original, love that you keep the original radio as well, I know some glass in it is more practical but it destroys the look. luckily we have portable glass cockpits currently.;) Happy flying!!
Interior is in amazing condition for its age. My '56 180 came with the same turquoise interior. The styling was not identical, but the fabric was the same as your back seat. My guess is your front seats are not original fabric. I believe they had the same turquoise fabric on them as the back seat, originally. (Not sure though, mine is a '56 not a '57.) I asked questions in another of your videos about the Lear radio that you just answered. What an interesting radio that was to use. We replaced ours in 1966 or something like that. I just watched your video where you changed out the avionics so I'm up to speed on that. (I think you did great keeping the vintage feel.)
Such a nice Plane! 😊 You know why it’s a IO470? I thought the older 182 have a O470? Is the IO a better?
You’re totally right- TYPO!!! I’m so used to writing “IO” for the other planes I fly
@@Schmiiindy Ok, thank u! Could have been that ur plane have a conversion, like the IO550‘s in some other older Skylanes 😄
@@PewPewOX haha nooo, good catch!
O-models are carbureted and IO- models are fuel-injected.
What a beautiful plane. I can just picture that thing flying back in the late 50s
Nothing like a gorgeous vintage airplane! Can't wait to see all the adventures and fun flights you take MoJo on!
Whoever polished that aluminum sure did a good job :-) lol
This might be the most beautiful Cessna I've ever seen. And yes, keep that vintage radio!
Great job pointing out the unique features of the early C182. I have owned N4712D for 35 years taking it to over 45 states and Arctic Canada a few times. I could go on forever about what an amazing aircraft this is but you will soon discover this for yourself. When you fly IFR and, I have done a lot of it, you will find that the carburetor doubles as an ice maker. Also, turn your oil dipstick 90 degrees CW and it will be securely locked in place from where it was shown in the video. Turn it 90 degrees CCW and it can be easily removed. Thank you for the video. I am looking forward to watching your many adventures.
I'm so glad you are going to keep her vintage look, there's something special about the 50's...well I'm from the 50's😉🤣Great video, keep em coming👍
Thanks for keeping the older plane magnificent. You all did a super job.
I was three years old when this was made. No wonder I feel old some mornings. All I can say is, LETS GO FLYING!!!
I remember these Vintage Cessnas as a Child in the late 1950's in Swaziland Africa where the Bush Pilots used to land on Farm Dirt roads and Golf Course Fairways >> no formal Airstrips
Whoever was behind the camera has some serious talent. Great camera work!
Beautiful. Will always be envious of the man who wone your heart! You and your new plane are so special.
It's terrific. I love vintage. I live on a 93 year old boat and 'feel' the history. You'll both have years of enjoyment out of her. Thanks for the video.
Wow that’s incredible!!
Such a beautiful plane! Love the colors, the exposed metal, and the vintage interior. I agree, do not change it too much.
Love the video. After flying our 1968 182L, here is what I've learned: 1. We fly with our pants off now (wheel pants that is). Had some issues keeping the tire inflated and it was too hard to check with pants on. We don't feel like we are giving that much up with them off. 2. I get your excitement with the door. As the saying goes, when one door closes, another one opens, but other than that, it is a pretty good Cessna, and lastly, 3. ENJOY the plane, I really enjoy ours.
Can't believe how nice that old lady is!! Thanks for the tour!!
Aged like a fiiiiiine wine
What a find! 👍 That plane is B E A U T I F U L L ! 👍
I’m happy to hear you plan on preserving the spirit of her original design. These ‘56-‘59 182s are something very special.
That is one beauty of a Cessna!
That is one awesome looking 182. It looks like a museum piece. I have owned a 58 182A for over 25 years and would love to have a similar paint scheme. Maybe next year... Mine is closing in on 10,000 TT. Your's is like factory new at 2000 hours. I have the original wheel pants but have only installed them once. It didn't make much difference in cruise speed and much easier to inspect and maintain the tires and brakes with them off. BTW, I had almost 3000 hours on my O-470L before I upgraded. As long as the oil analysis is good and cylinder compressions are good, I'd keep flying her.
Love to hear all of this!!! Thanks for sharing.
Mindy,
Such a wonderful breath of fresh air ! You are usually so serious, but I found much more of your personality coming through on this video. I didn't know you had such a great sense of humor. I really appreciated your joking comments. Thank you for starting up your videos again. I have truly missed your sharing.
Best to you and yours for the coming year !
Walter
Thank you so much!! I have to be a bit more “polished” for work but I’m happy to make these in my off time and do whatever I want! 😁
G’day and greetings from Tasmania Australia 🇦🇺 great plan and is my age 65 I built aRC when I was in my teens it was very big and flew very well, your plan is in very good condition. The continental engines are great engines it was a great walk around and it bought back some great memories thank you kind regards John
I LOVE manual flaps!! Definitely keep the radio!!
Lovely aeroplane, reminds me of my Dad's C150B model. We don't call them 'pants' on this side of the pond, we call them spats😊👍
Sympathetic upgrades like brakes are a good idea, especially re safety 👍😊
That panel and interior is gorgeous - I'd try and keep the look but as with classic car radios, have modern electronics put in👍👍😊😉
I fly a 1956 H35 Bonanza we just placed a 0 time IO470N in the aircraft. It had an O470G that was converted to an IO470N and come to find out Continental says you cant do that so it was totally un airworthy. Finally got her powerplant in order and now we will work on the avionics! Love the vintage look and smell of aircraft! Fly safe!!
You’ve got to be thrilled with this one,a very nice example of a fifties Cessna👌🙂
Great old airplane; the light,narrow body will out climb a new one, and is much lighter. It is an O470 with carburetor, and has a tendency to ice up, watch for that👍
That's a beautiful plane! You all did a great job polishing it!
Loved the 182 tour! Thanks for sharing. Looking forward to y’all sharing your flying adventures in such a beautiful vintage airplane.
What a beautiful classic ! !
Oh, she's so beautiful....😍 I love that "aqua-teal" and old school accents!
I loved flying a '58 Cessna 150..you've got the same "40° on the floor" as I call it.. your 182 definitely has more power though! Will be a great travel plane! 😉👍
Capt. Mindy, Phenomenal 182...Thanks for the walk-around and Nice Hanger too';-)
I’m sure you feel like I did last month when I was in Wichita and Independence touring the production line where in Wichita they built close to 600 180’s like my 1954 ser 782. Manual flaps are the best. Thanks for posting another video Mindy. Beautiful 182. Have fun with it
Very nice looking Cessna! Great find
Great video - 182 looking really good!
Congratulations! Beautiful airplane. A true classic. 👍
OLD is GOLD ! Nice airplane Mindy !
That old VHF radio is awesome! So much to love about that plane. And to think it only has 2000 hours on it. It is literally that classic little old ladies “car” that has had one owner since new and hardly used. What a great find! Oh, I live on five acres and it’s usually perfectly fine to just about anything around the place without pants on. Just saying….
Hahahaha
That's an incredible find, 2000 hrs TT and 400 engine. Beautiful airplane! I love the polish against the paint. I think the straight tail Cessnas are faster than the swept tail. The IO-470 is very reliable engine. I had a 182 for a "company car" a few years ago and really liked the airplane. Congrats to you and Kevin on your new adventure into MCO. A couple of your new coworkers told me you have come on board with them. They are a customer of mine and a good company to be with. I'm sure you'll do a great job for them. Hopefully you'll bring your airplane to Sun n Fun this year. We've met there and EAA OSH a couple times. Blue Skies and tailwinds!
Thank you for sharing your beautiful aircraft ! Good flight !
Incredibly classy vintage plane. Love the retro colors with polished accents!
That is a cool looking paint job. I love the polished aluminum. Hey who needs pants? The trim is similar to some commercial aircraft. Okay, now you need a 1957 VW bus and you guys are set. Great looking plane Mindy. Can't wait to see a video of you in the air.
Love ya Mindy and I'm also in love with your classic straight tailed 182A. Can't wait to go flying!
Actually a great job @schmiindy! I’m not quite sure why but laughed out loud a few times. Great find on the plane and keep swinging those clubs Kev.
Beautiful plane. Love that paint job!
I have over 2500 hrs in a 57' Skylane! Loved hauling skydivers in it, and yours brings back so many memories! It was such a great performer.
Another great video! Looking forward to see you flying your new bird!
This plane is so cool. Love the polished aluminum. I really want to buy a straight-tail someday!
Beautiful restoration! Love it! I own a 1956 182. The last one built that year. It hasn't been restored. I fly it all the time.
I am in love with this airplane! The (vintage Cessna) panel is my favorite. I think you should put hats on the hat tray, just a boatload of hats! I’m so glad she is in good hands! So happy for you guys!
What a great find…that thing will certainly turn some heads at the airport. Looking forward to seeing how you modernize the panel without losing all that charm.
We’re gonna do our best! Some Garmin 275s should do the trick 🤞🏼
The colors and interior are a vintage dream! I absolutely love it.
Very nicely done tour! That aircraft is in amazing condition, but glad you're taking care with the upgrades. Many thanks for the vid.
What a beautiful bird. Thank you so much for sharing it with us. Such a classic !!!
Absolutely beautiful aircraft, I used to fly a 1947 Cessna 140 (G-BPUU), some of the best flying I've ever done. My favourite feature was the retractable landing light.
Haha yes I forgot about that!! 140s are super cool.
Stunning aircraft and great tour! 😊
❤Love your plane, a fine example. Brings back so many memories. Our families first airplane was a 1959 Cessna 182, N5818B bought in 1977 for &19,000, but i think ours was a cont O470J. we used it primarily for Bush Backcountry flying, checking cows and Ranch work, was always used off-field, dirt roads, dirt strips, Meadows, brush Etc, the only time she saw pavement or prepared Runway was when it was time for annual and she had to go to the shop.
Unfortunately, she was involved in an accident during flair for landing, hit a deer with the right main landing gear, ripped the right gear main leg off and damaged horizontal stabilizer, the ensuing ground Loop resulted in a tweaked bulkhead, twisted fuselage and damaged wingtip, otherwise the rest of the plane was fine.
She was sold for $13,000 in the early 90s, rebuilt and placed back into service by the new owner. Shes still alive, in polished aluminum finish, no paint, regularly flown and still a great flyer from what I hear.
She was replaced by my dad & uncle with 2 planes a 1956 C-172 N77KB cont O300, Bush stall fences, tips and leading edge cuff for my dad, & a 1950 C-170 rag wing with 210hp cont O360 & constant speed prop conversion, for my uncle, that one is A total rocket.
Take care of that beautiful plane, she's a perfect example, love it.😊👍
Mindy, I recently found your page and am enjoying it very much. I remember seeing you on a couple of Steveo1kenivo's videos from a few years ago. Your videos are fun to watch because they show you guys in a very real way and you do a great job with the editing. I want to wish you both the very best and look forward to keeping up with your adventures.
Just lil captions are just so funny. Love it!
Love the polished aluminum !
What a find! Beautiful old bird.
FLYING WITH NO PANTS!! LMAO Ah, thanks, I needed that laugh on a cold gray winter day. So that intercom set up with the ptt velcroed to the yoke really takes me back, had exactly the same setup in the 3 152s I originally trained in. Heck a lot of times we just wore earplugs and used the mike and speaker for the radio, intercoms were luxury items. As I recall my instructor once partially turned the fuel shut off valve on the floor off by tugging on an intercom wire - important safety tip there. Looking forward to seeing that classic bird in flight! Cheers.
Very happy you mentioned that. The fuel selector is very easy to move….thank you!! I’ll be watching that closely!
Beautiful old Cessna! Going to want to stock up on the Aluminum Polish .👌
Soloed a 57 172 back in the day. Totally awesome with the johnson flap handle. Miss those days. Enjoy
Great video, Mindy. MOJO is cool!
What a gorgeous looking aircraft 😁
Really enjoy the embedded comments. Makes for an even more interesting video
I've never seen a more beautiful small aircraft, wow...
The color scheme is awesome. Got those push to talky button thingys on some old planes at my FBO. I’m sure you can’t wait for the upgrade 😂 what a great vintage plane. Thanks for sharing!
What an awesome vintage plane, I just love it.
I had a 1955 Cessna 180 and it had a O-470 J Continental engine in it. the oil cooler was not vertical and I had issues with high temperatures in it during the summer months here in the South. The Exhaust system had two bolt flanges and were notorious about blowing gaskets. The final remedy for this was putting a O-470 R Continental engine on the plane. NOTE:with the high temps the propeller became uncontrollable on the J engine! Good luck with your purchase it is a beauty!
Love the vintage panel and paint scheme! Im in a partnership on a 59' 182B. The 40 degrees of flaps are amazing, and on top of that, you can slip it with 40 degrees in, so you can come down NOW (just remember to roll out earlier than normal)! Other than practicing go-arounds, I haven't had to do a go-around, no matter how high my final approach (2600 ft. runway). Our O-470 doesn't like full carburetor heat. The mixture gets too rich, and it coughs a bit. We have a JPI with carb temp, so I usually add about half carb heat which brings the temp around 50 to 60 degrees, but not enough to make it too rich. Congrats on your new (to you) plane!
Thank you for the tips! Much appreciated as we get used to it 🤗
Great airplane! I highly recommend adding BAS inertial reel shoulder belts.
Yes! Do this! As someone who has crashed a plane with just lap belts,, I can tell you all 3 on board would have suffered much less injury if we had 3 point harnesses 🙏
Nice plane and nice tour, thanks.
If memory serves me right, I learned to fly on a 1952 Cessna 172, and it also had the manual flaps. Yours has a nicer looking cockpit than the one I flew. I also enjoyed your previous polishing video; you really brought the shine back to the plane.
Another classic!! Manual flaps are fun 😄 thank you
I love your old Cessna182 I think it’s beautiful nothing like an old nostalgic airplane I love the silver it shines like a P 51 mustang it’s just right down beautiful keep it that way fly safe and take care you have a beautiful airplane 👍🏼👍🏼 my brother-flies radio controlled airplanes and I am a solo instrumental guitarist and I have some beautiful guitars🎸🎼🎶💕
Beautiful vintage plane. Thanks for sharing.
What a sweet plane, nice to see more vlogs!👍
mindy, you all definitely have found a gem for sure!! I have a 59 172 with about the same TT on it. Just finished putting a new Garmin flip flop radio and Stratus transponder with ADSB in and out. Like you said, it flies hands off once its trimmed.My headliner is starting to show its age, probably be replaced in the spring, N7123T----Thanks for sharing!!
Nice video, love the vintage plane... ! you are lucky ! more videos please!!!!! best !
Looks like the Cessna my uncles rebuilt when I was a kid. And the "Pants Free Flight Academy" is quite a promo point.
I love, love, LOVE your new bird! I have a '64 G model but it is way rougher than your gem! I love your interior so much! Also, I agree, NEVER take out that wonderful old radio! So cool!
Mine came with the wheel pants but I took them off. On the older models the main gear track is narrow and when the pants are on you end up barking your shin on or stumbling all over the wheel pants! 2 mph was not worth the hassle! So then I flew with the nose pant only for while but it was such a HUGE pain checking the air pressure or pre-flighting the tire so it came off as well. All the pants are in the attic now! :)
Yeah, those old goodyear brakes gotta go! When I replaced them the Clevland's were less than just new brake pads for the Goodyear's so it was a no brainer.
I could talk airplanes with ya all day so I will just shut up now but I wanted to tell you how gorgeous your baby is!
The paint scheme is absolutely beautiful. Glad you guys are focused on keeping the ambiance of the plane even with upgrades. The yokes are one of my favorite parts. The are damn near pieces of art.
A beautiful classic. Glad it found a great home. I had the same intercom on our warrior when we bought it and it was a mess. We ended up upgrading with 4 place intercom for about $1200 total prior to doing the interior upgrade. It works like a charm. Enjoy the classic bird!
love the vintage look.
Oh Schmiiimdy. A good portion of my instructing hours were using a portable intercom. So I has to string that stuff every flight in a variety of different airplanes! We are lucky (and spoiled) that electronic niceties like intercoms have come way down in price and have become much more accepted! That is very pretty 182, I have a 1957 PA-22/20. Welcome to vintage airplane flying!!!
У меня тоже самолёт 1957 года! Як-12. И он старше меня. Думаю что у меня тоже винтажный самолёт.
Love you two, keep it up. 😎
Beautiful 182!
That’s an awesome vintage airplane
Check out the Selkirk extended baggage kit, it's a great upgrade. I have a 1958 C180A that I installed that on. Have to love the Johnson bar for flaps.
I grew up with a 182A purchased new by the family business in 1958, which also happens to be the year I was born. Coincidentally, it is N4802D, only 1 digit different from yours. My Dad flew it for decades. It is currently pulling gliders by the only the 2nd owner, Black Diamond Soaring in Morgantown, PA. It is also being maintained lovingly. Your plane is beautiful, and I am sure you will love it. PS, I also love the manual flaps.
Happy for you guys and Mojo has some lucky parents. Can't wait to see the adventures you take with it.
VERY COOL MY BROTHER HAS THE 172 THAT YEAR I BELIVE IT WAS A 172 IT HAD THE GLOVEBOX AND THE CARGO AREA LIKE THAT HE HAD IT IN LAKE TAHOE AIRPORT WE FLEW THAT AIRCRAFT FOR YEARS AROUND CALI AND NEVEDA LOVE THEM
Beautiful plane. You are very fortunate. So glad you are trying to keep it looking original. Happy flying.
What a beautiful airplane you have the livery is amazing, very pleased to see that you like to keep it original, love that you keep the original radio as well, I know some glass in it is more practical but it destroys the look. luckily we have portable glass cockpits currently.;) Happy flying!!
Interior is in amazing condition for its age. My '56 180 came with the same turquoise interior. The styling was not identical, but the fabric was the same as your back seat. My guess is your front seats are not original fabric. I believe they had the same turquoise fabric on them as the back seat, originally. (Not sure though, mine is a '56 not a '57.) I asked questions in another of your videos about the Lear radio that you just answered. What an interesting radio that was to use. We replaced ours in 1966 or something like that. I just watched your video where you changed out the avionics so I'm up to speed on that. (I think you did great keeping the vintage feel.)
What a beautiful classic airplane 👌 Plus you are very pleasing to look at and listen too ❤❤Thank you for sharing !
Gorgeous Plane!
Nice!!! Thanks for sharing
That is a great plane I love 182's have many hours in them.