John asked me to write a quick synopsis of the culmination of N4966E's restoration process and first flight.  While I'm not a writer, I'll give er' the old college try:

What was orig...

After a long hiatus from updating the web page, assembly of the airplane is finally getting underway.
Over the past year, the interior upholstery has been completely redone in the ori...

After over a thousand hours and endless weekends we’re now seeing day light at the end of the tunnel on the sanding and polishing work. It has been a long haul. In July of t...

As progress continues on the restoration of the first 1956 Cessna 182 we have had a few nice surprises.

We received an e-mail from Dan Steffl an...

Progress on the first 182 Cessna is steadily moving forward. During the past six weeks many of the parts that were ordered have now arrived. Dave and Reed are working on ins...

The first 182 Cessna restorations are making progress.  During this last month, Reed Lamb and Dave Cano have spent hours and in some cases days and weeks tracking down parts. For example, the ...

Well, we’re four months into the restoration of the first 182 Cessna, 4966E. The plan is to restore the airplane back to its original paint scheme and interior finishes including the panel. It will...

John and Debbie Casalengo are the proud owners of the first Cessna 182 with the serial number 33000. In 1956 Cessna manufactured the 182 which proved to be the soundest. They have the best rate of ...