Pattern Work in the Skylane

Did 9 touch and go landings at HAnscom today with the Cessna 182 Skylane. The weather was a brisk 37 degrees so the plane was quick to leap off of the runway. Pitch and of between 15-20 degrees kept the plane at Vy with full throttle and rpm. After 500 feet AGL, I retracted flaps, set manifold pressure to 24" and rpm to 2400 for the in pattern climb. Ince in the pattern, I pulled the power back to 18" m.p. and abeam the numbers dropped that to 17" and 10 degrees flaps to start descent pitching for 80 knots. 20 degrees of flaps were put out onshort base and in the turn to final I did a Gumps check and pitched for a 75 knot approach speed which kep the m.p., down at 15 " or so. For landing I rotated to stop my descent and then simultaneously reduced power to idle while flaring whcih worked real well.
Tried two soft field takeoffs as well, rotating at 50 knots and leveling off in ground effect to accelerate to 75 knots and then pitch for a climb at Vy. Also did a go around and a no flaps landing. Looking forward to starting some IFR approaches!