FLYING Magazine Selects 1962 Cessna 182E Skylane as Top Pick

FLYING Magazine’s daily Aircraft For Sale Top Pick is a 1962 Cessna 182E Skylane. The aircraft has 4,000 hours total time, averaging just over 60 flight hours per year, with no damage history and continuous hangaring.

The exterior wears a 1970s-era cream paint scheme with brown-and-gold striping. The panel is set up for IFR flight with a Garmin GTN 750 WAAS navigator, an RC Allen digital backup attitude indicator, a Garmin GTX 327 transponder, a GDL 88 ADS-B transceiver, and Flight Stream 210 for wireless iPad connectivity. Seats are tan corduroy, though the door jambs and lower plastics show cosmetic wear.

Power comes from a 230 hp Continental O-470-R engine with 1,200 hours since major overhaul. A Hartzell three-blade scimitar Top Prop has 205 hours since new. The aircraft also has a Reiff engine preheat system and extended-range 82-gallon tanks.