This coming Saturday, October 4, join us at the school for some fun in the sun with Cessna! We plan to have some food, drinks, and aircraft available for you to peruse, including the amazing Cessna 400. Festivities are planned from 10am-2pm. For those of you with income to defray in the 08 tax year, a purchase of a new aircraft can write-off over 60% of the aircraft's value in the first year of ownership, even if financed!
New aircraft run about $1700/mo, and our friends at Tom's Cessna will be on-hand to discuss options available if you're interested. If nothing else, you can come meet and greet with some fun aviators, and drool on the 400 with me! :)
Let's see, some other goodies:
Cessna 630 has completed her 100hr
Cessna 20U is having her carb-heat cable replaced, and flap motor overhaulled. Downtime may be through next week.
Cessna 04H completed her annual, and has a new nose bowl. Expect downtime for paint, possibly as much as 3-5 days when we get a slot with George. Until then, ghetto fabulousness for 04H.
Cessna 1ES has a (surprise) new starter.
Cessna 25R has a new alternator.
Cessna 17J completed her 100hr.
Piper 85Y is getting her fuel boost pump overhaulled after our initial test flights discovered a problem.
(what? Yes, 85Y has flown -- miracle of miracles! :) She's sweet on the new motor.)
For those in the market for some economical, powerful IFR flying, friend of FlyC John R. is looking for someone to share his gorgeous Cessna Skylane TR182 with. This is a turbocharged 182 with retractable gear, which climbs strong, cruises fast, and you can literally stuff to the gills without concern for useful load restrictions. He can tell you more about it if you're interested, feel free to ring him at 714-325-2244 to discuss the airplane.
For some specs, here are the things to know about TR182s
Horsepower: 235
Gross Weight: 3100 lbs
Top Speed: 187 kts
Empty Weight: 1846 lbs
Cruise Speed: 173 kts
Fuel Capacity: 92 gal
Stall Speed (dirty): 50 kts
Range: 845 nm
Takeoff Ground Roll: 820 ft, Over 50 ft obstacle: 1570 ft
Landing Ground Roll 600 ft, Over 50 ft obstacle: 1320 ft
Rate Of Climb: 1040 fpm
Ceiling: 20,000 ft
This plane has IFR, GPS, autopilot, and built-in Oxygen. She's pretty on the ramp too. My understanding is John is looking for one or two partners in the aircraft, which is hangared at Corona. If you're the greedy type, you can try to buy him out of the bird -- although he might put up a fight. The 1982 TR's are highly prized aircraft and sought after by pilots all over!
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Nice thunderstorms today. Please maintain VFR, pilots, or if you're carrying an IFR-rated blindfold -- stay outta those things!
Blue Skies,
- Mike
