Originally Posted by
Capt Fathom
I don’t know why such a fuss is made of flying a C210?
I, like many others, have worked our way up through most of the Cessna, Piper and Beechcraft single and twins as part of our GA careers, but I don’t recall any of those aircraft being put up there on a pedestal like the C210 has!
What have I missed?
Most CPL fresh ticket holders have not flown much outside of a 172 or Diamond. I am fairly sure under the current regs one needs to do a flight test in a CSU prop also, so perhaps they might have a few hours in a 182. Essentially they haven’t experienced much in the way of a heavier 6 cylinder.
Generally most employers will want someone with a few hours on a 200 series, talking NT or WA operations, they do state this in job advertisements. It is seen as an aircraft to ‘get ahead’ of the CPL job hunting queue and make oneself competitive.
I think it would wise to include the heavier 200 series aircraft as part of the hour building.