To the death defying stunt pilots contributing here.
Please read my earlier post on the ugly side of this magnificent aeroplane.
A power-on stall, particularly in the landing config, will result in a sudden flick roll to the left
and typically a stunningly rapid loss of a thousand feet attempting a recovery.
The laminar flow wing suddenly, not progressively, stalls, the torque effect of that big single engine,
the P effect, the shock of what's happening, all contribute to an ugly outcome.
With training and practice, this can be reduced to 750' and eventually 350' IF YOU KNOW it's going to happen.
So if you lose it showing off, you will need at least 1,000' of air below you or you will become a contract miner or land clearer.
There have been no Cessna 210/206 "beat-up" induced fatalities for two years, lets keep it that way.
Prior to that, wander through the ATSB reports. Some have stalled in a go around with similar results.
This is not an aeroplane that you would want to inadvertently stall.
There are certain scenarios where it will do just that. (overshooting base to final - fatal, go around at low speed and attempting to turn too early).
Understand this and avoid the risk by being conscious of the consequences.
Those who chose to ignore the lessons of the past are bound to repeat them.
And for the stunt pilots, you're really wasting your time, you cannot, after 100 years of aviation,
create an accident so unique that it hasn't already been attempted.
Your death will not distinguish your efforts.
There will always be, in the formative years of a pilot's career,
a natural desire to explore the envelope of flight.
The adrenalin rush of low flying at high speed.
The untrained attempts at aerobatic manoeuvres in non-aerobatic aircraft, all prompted by testosterone.
By all means indulge these desires, but in the right equipment, with the right training, in the right place.
Get it out of your system, or become a professional aerobatic pilot or an Ag pilot. The death toll there is a considered risk.
Flying a normal category aircraft in a normal commercial environment should not be death defying,
nor more risky than driving a car.
We all suffer from the failed exploits of the stunt pilots, our industry is harmed, our profession is harmed and for what?
Fly the 210, enjoy it the sheer pleasure of it's capabilities and respect it's limitations.