Power settings for 182RG

I have the same plane, and I fly the same numbers, maybe a little closer to
square in cruise. Just out of curiousity, what are you getting for fuel
burn? I seem to be getting around 14.5 - 15 gph at 10,000 ft during cruise,
75 degrees rich of peak.

Michael


"John Harper" wrote in message
news:1078159138.642961@sj-nntpcache-3...

My settings are 18" for the pattern, with gear and 10 deg
flaps, and 15" on final. I cruise at 25"/2200, which is OK by the
POH and both quieter and cheaper than a "squarer" figure
of 24"/2300. Climb at 25"/2400. Cruise descent at 23"/2500 which
keeps things just below yellow line. 15" for an ILS final.

John

I get around 13.8-14 gph in cruise. I lean using the
TIT, I generally run at 25"/2200/1400 on the TIT.
Any higher gives me rough running. No doubt (as
people have told me) there is a tiny induction leak
somewhere, but my mechanic hasn't found anything.

By the way for people who are interested in the
finer points of flying 182s (or any other Cessna) this
kind of discussion goes on all the time in the Cessna
Pilots Association groups - www.cessna.org . If you
fly a Cessna you should probably think about joining.

John

"Michael 182" wrote in message
news:XMJ0c.15846$PR3.412249@attbi_s03...
I have the same plane, and I fly the same numbers, maybe a little closer
to
square in cruise. Just out of curiousity, what are you getting for fuel
burn? I seem to be getting around 14.5 - 15 gph at 10,000 ft during
cruise,
75 degrees rich of peak.

Michael


"John Harper" wrote in message
news:1078159138.642961@sj-nntpcache-3...

My settings are 18" for the pattern, with gear and 10 deg
flaps, and 15" on final. I cruise at 25"/2200, which is OK by the
POH and both quieter and cheaper than a "squarer" figure
of 24"/2300. Climb at 25"/2400. Cruise descent at 23"/2500 which
keeps things just below yellow line. 15" for an ILS final.

John

John Harper wrote:

By the way for people who are interested in the
finer points of flying 182s (or any other Cessna) this
kind of discussion goes on all the time in the Cessna
Pilots Association groups - www.cessna.org . If you
fly a Cessna you should probably think about joining.

For $45, considering that I'm in a club with four Cessnas? I'll give it a
try.

Are the forums as interesting as here, though? AOPA has such, but they've
never managed to hold my interest like these USENET groups. I don't know
why (perhaps I'm simply more comfortable with USENET readers than web-based
"groupware" {8^).

- Andrew

Try it and see. There are very active groups, as active as here.
I don't follow the 172 group, but I follow the 182 and this
kind of topic comes up all the time.

A good $45 worth - you get a monthly magazine too.

John

"Andrew Gideon" wrote in message
online.com...
John Harper wrote:

By the way for people who are interested in the
finer points of flying 182s (or any other Cessna) this
kind of discussion goes on all the time in the Cessna
Pilots Association groups - www.cessna.org . If you
fly a Cessna you should probably think about joining.

For $45, considering that I'm in a club with four Cessnas? I'll give it a
try.

Are the forums as interesting as here, though? AOPA has such, but they've
never managed to hold my interest like these USENET groups. I don't know
why (perhaps I'm simply more comfortable with USENET readers than
web-based
"groupware" {8^).

- Andrew