"Dan Luke" wrote in message
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"Matt Whiting" wrote:
182s have a tendency to drop hard on the nose gear on landing if you
don't watch 'em. Be sure to add "up" elevator trim on short final and
carry just a little bit of power into the flare. Other than that, a
Skylane is your grandma's Oldsmobile.


It's funny as I'd heard this also and found the 182 to not have this
tendency any more than any other airplane I've flown. Then again, as you
know from another thread, I was taught to make full stall landings. :-)

Yes, it takes some mishandling to prang a 182's in this way. Nevertheless,
182s are somewhat notorious for this - one of the first things one checks
on a used Skylane is the condition of the firewall for hard landing
damage.

All the more reason to get a 180 instead of the 182.