It's great that you can limit your flying to situations that are
low-impact to the airplane, and that you're happy and satisfied with that
use. But not everyone is satisfied sticking to nice, long, smooth
runways. Why would you question their use of their airplane? They're
doing what they want to with it. That's the whole point of having an
airplane and flying it!

I'm not questioning Newps personal usage, nor do I really care if he
routinely slides his 182 to a stop on a gravel strip. It sounds like fun,
to me.

However, the topic of this thread was upgrading from a 172 to a 182. The OP
is not an experienced 182 pilot, and, quite frankly, I don't know any other
182 owners who treat their aircraft like a backwoods aircraft. For Newps to
mention his method of operation as if it's a normal, routine way of using a
Skylane is therefore (in my opinion, of course) not helpful to the OP, who
may otherwise leave this thread with the impression that the 182 is
something it's not.

BTW: We routinely operate out of grass strips. In fact, I prefer them.
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Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"