Copilot Panel Layout; Center Pedestal Layout; Ground Control - Cessna 182T 2001 Pilot Operating Handbook

SECTION 7
AIRPLANE & SYSTEMS DESCRIPTION

COPILOT PANEL LAYOUT

The copilot panel contains the hour meter, ELT switch, avionics
equipment, avionics circuit breaker, and room for expansion of
indicators and other avionics equipment. Below this panel are the
glove box, cabin heat, defroster and cabin air controls, and wing
flap lever.

CENTER PEDESTAL LAYOUT

The center pedestal, located below the center panel, contains the
elevator and rudder trim control wheels and position indicators, and
provides a bracket for the microphone. The fuel selector valve
handle is located at the base of the pedestal. A parking brake
handle is mounted below the switch and control panel in front of the
pilot.

GROUND CONTROL

Effective ground control while taxiing is accomplished through
nose wheel steering by using the rudder pedals; left rudder pedal to
steer left and right rudder pedal to steer right. When a rudder pedal
is depressed, a spring loaded steering bungee (which is connected
to the nose gear and to the rudder bars) will turn the nose wheel
through an arc of approximately 11° each side of center. By
applying either left or right brake, the degree of turn may be
increased up to 29° each side of center.
Moving the airplane by hand is most easily accomplished by
attaching a tow bar to the nose gear strut. If a tow bar is not
available, or pushing is required, use the wing struts as push points.
Do not use the vertical or horizontal surfaces to move the airplane. If
the airplane is to be towed by vehicle, never turn the nose wheel
more than 29° either side of center or structural damage to the
nose gear could result.
The minimum turning radius of the airplane, using differential
braking and nose wheel steering during taxi, is approximately 27
feet. To obtain a minimum radius turn during ground handling, the
airplane may be rotated around either main landing gear by
pressing down on a tailcone bulkhead just forward of the horizontal
stabilizer to raise the nose wheel off the ground. Care should be
exercised to ensure that pressure is exerted only on the bulkhead
area and not on skin between the bulkheads.
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CESSNA
MODEL 182T
Apr 30/01