southposs. .. .C206 is just a C182 on steroids and flies the same, if you fly it to the book and the numbers. The book works, Cessna spent several godzillion dollars and the input of nearly as many operators to write it, just do it that way and you wont get into trouble.. .The use of tips tricks etc are best left until you are really comfortable with the aircraft and in any event tricks should be confined to your local sideshow alley magician or as the things ladies of the night might turn. The last time I saw anybody try one of these the crash and cloud of dust was preceded by the "hey... watch this guys". .. .C207. .Again ignore the lead sled stuff, the aircraft will do exactly as advertised, again fly it by the book, and just because it has 8 seats......... .. .I suspect that what brings the surprise and them undone for most C206 drivers when they go onto the C207 is that the C207 never had the reflex leading edge installed. Right up to the last one out of the factory.. .This was standard on all C206 after 1975 when it went I think from F to G model. This had a significant effect on the TO and Landing performance in the C206 which was never translated to the C207.. .If you don't know what I mean by reflex leading edge go find and early pre 75 C182 or 206 and compare it with a later model. It is that concavity on the lower surface just behind the leading edge. The same applies to C172.. .It was also about the same time as the conical cambered wing tips were installed which like the tip tanks on the twins exploited the wing tip vortices way before winglets became fashionable.. .. .C210 again a perfect lady and a single engine legend in it's own time, if you fly by the book and the numbers, when it says accelerate (this you must do airbourne and it will fairly quickly) and climb at if I recall at 100 some KTAS that's what will get you best rate but dont leave it on the ground any longer than the book says either and
everybody lands way too fast.. .In
experienced hands it will literally sit up and dance and the "demonstrated crosswind velocity" will not necessarily be the limit.. .Why not leave it on the ground any longer than the book says for that acceleration.? . .I'll leave you to tell me why you think that might be so, but a clue is that this little lady starts to teach you about how the big kids aircraft want to play.. .They are lesson that will carry you through to the big kids playground.. .. .Look forward to a long friendship with these types and don't be in a hurry as you will be taught heaps about the way this aviation world really works from the most succesful teachers in the world, the aircraft in question.. .And for any of the Beech and Piper fanatics lurking out there, just go count the ways at your local airport where aircraft are used to make a living. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="biggrin.gif" /> . .. .The other PPRuNers should have warned you about me <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="wink.gif" />. . . . <small>[ 21 March 2002, 02:35: Message edited by: gaunty ]</small>