Hi Everyone,
I was wondering if anyone else has made any comparisons or decided between a -10 and a 182. Maybe someone owned a 182 and decided to build a -10? I was curious as to what comparisons or differences there are between the two, besides the obvious ones.
The 182 is touted as being an excellent cross-country cruiser with excellent soft-field handling or back-country capability. I know Vans touts their soft-field history from the farm strip, but does that still apply to the -10? The numbers look good in the specs, but what is the opinion from the field? Are there enough flying -10's to verify the specs yet? Finally, can the -10 haul big enough loads like mountain bikes?
All of the cessnas have such long established histories, track records, and pilot experiences. It is much much more difficult for me to visualize and understand exactly what I would get with the -10.
I have been having a VERY tough time deciding between building or buying, these past few months. I have read all of the Van's information and have been enthusiastically drawn in by everything I have seen and read thus far. I have attended a few meetings of my local EAA chapter. I have read the builder logs. Finally, I have had a test-ride in a -7A but not a -10.
However, i have also been shopping for a Cessna 182. I want a 4-seater with the capability to do that occasional long long x-country and haul a mountain bike even.
Anyway, I hope some of this rant made sense. Is it clear yet how confused I am? At least, I am hoping to hear how others may have made their decisions to undergo a major project and build/buy an airplane without a track record, yet.
Jay
I was wondering if anyone else has made any comparisons or decided between a -10 and a 182. Maybe someone owned a 182 and decided to build a -10? I was curious as to what comparisons or differences there are between the two, besides the obvious ones.
The 182 is touted as being an excellent cross-country cruiser with excellent soft-field handling or back-country capability. I know Vans touts their soft-field history from the farm strip, but does that still apply to the -10? The numbers look good in the specs, but what is the opinion from the field? Are there enough flying -10's to verify the specs yet? Finally, can the -10 haul big enough loads like mountain bikes?
All of the cessnas have such long established histories, track records, and pilot experiences. It is much much more difficult for me to visualize and understand exactly what I would get with the -10.
I have been having a VERY tough time deciding between building or buying, these past few months. I have read all of the Van's information and have been enthusiastically drawn in by everything I have seen and read thus far. I have attended a few meetings of my local EAA chapter. I have read the builder logs. Finally, I have had a test-ride in a -7A but not a -10.
However, i have also been shopping for a Cessna 182. I want a 4-seater with the capability to do that occasional long long x-country and haul a mountain bike even.
Anyway, I hope some of this rant made sense. Is it clear yet how confused I am? At least, I am hoping to hear how others may have made their decisions to undergo a major project and build/buy an airplane without a track record, yet.
Jay