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1973 Cessna 185

🕒 Listed 3 weeks ago
$299,000 fyiEstimate $129,500–$133,000 How this estimate is built

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1973
Canadian Aircraft Sales

Overview

Make / ModelCessna 185
TypeOther
Airframe time

Recommended avionics upgrades

Garmin GTN 650Xi

No IFR GPS navigator is listed — a GTN 650Xi is the standard entry point for WAAS/LPV capability.

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Garmin GFC 500 autopilot

No autopilot is listed — a GFC 500 (or S-TEC 3100 / Trio Pro Pilot where the GFC isn't STC'd) adds a modern digital autopilot with envelope protection, subject to model approval.

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Garmin GTX 345 (ADS-B In/Out)

No ADS-B is listed — a GTX 345 delivers required ADS-B Out plus In (traffic & weather) in one transponder.

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Suggestions are based on the panel described in this listing; verify STC approval for this make/model before any installation.

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Operating costs & specifications — Cessna A185F on Skis

Typical model-level figures for the Cessna A185F on Skis (not this specific airframe).

$32,892annual budget · 122 hrs/yr
$133variable cost / hour
$1.02cost per nm
16.5gph fuel burn
$287,656avg pre-owned asking fyiEstimate  $129,500–$133,000

Performance & dimensions

Range522 nm
Cruise speed131 kts · 151 mph

About this plane

Single engine piston aircraft with fixed landing gear. The A185F on Skis seats up to 5 passengers plus 1 pilot.

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