Having a flat (nice)surface I to take off. I think it would be rather sad for the operator, customers and pilot to have to leave 1 passenger on the ground on a 206 so that the pilot could hover at 90%with a great smile in his face.All of us that have carried many 2 X45 gallon drums under a 206 we know thats perfectly possible to hover at 100%, and take off at 100 % probably losing a couple of feet between 10-12 knots. The 206 has a good rule of thumb...33lbsXeach 1% of torque.Obviously any tot or n1 limitations would have to be taken into account.