Originally Posted by
mikewil
And for gods sake make sure you get some Cessna time. I have spoken to 3 or 4 operators over the past year and they said their biggest problem has been new pilots who come from the city sausage factory flying schools having flown nothing other than a DA40, who can't even seem to operate a C172 properly
Get at least 10 hours in a C206 and learn how to fly a nice tidy circuit, or a C182 at the very least.
Not just Cessnas but Cessnas with round dials. The ones where what is outside is more interesting and colourful than what is inside.
Cherokee time is valuable too.