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I know you said a 182 is out of the question, but, they are nice for STOLs.
I have a 1978 Cessna 182 RG and did a short field t/o and L at a 2300 foot grass strip with ease just Saturday. It has a Horton STOL kit on it - I was able to easily clear 50-100 feet with 500-750 feet of rwy left on t/o - granted at about 700 MSL, not 1800 MSL - but here in the South on a warm late fall day - so density altitude was probably around 1,000... I think.
... It is a buyer's market for single engine pistons I hear b/c relative fewer people are flying, and they all want those fancy plastic airplanes - Diamonds, Cirrus, etc.... I would use trade-a-plane.com and controller.com and look, you may find a good deal or partial.
I am curious to know if there are any Helio Couriers out there for sale. I watched one of those land and full stop in 3 lengths of the plane.
Todd
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