Originally Posted by
Tommy Bahama
Some of the best memories of my career involve flying the mighty tooten around the NT. The cadets will never understand what they missed out on.
I think Bog Down covered it pretty well. One thing though when you're fat, dumb and happy on finals and thinking eveyting is done. Double check the gears down.
Yep, as Tommy said on final do a final gear check using whatever method the company has in their SOPs. Most will get you to visually look down at both main wheels to confirm they're down and then use the little mirror on the RH wing to confirm the nosewheel is down.
C210 is not a hard or inherently slippery machine to fly.
Below is a pretty good write-up with some tips for operating the mighty IO-520/550 found in all C210s and older model C206s (the newer C206H models have the Lycoming, and I believe there's a few of them hanging around the top end).
Tips for Operating Big Bore Continentals
https://www.avweb.com/features_old/o...-continentals/