Dear John,
you are absolutely right to caution use of the POH. Many people think they can use a copy for flying - or worse put it in their aircraft, because the original has gone missing.
Just to clarify, - I am actually looking for one for reference for the books I write on light aircraft (We have published the C152, C182, C172, and C210 with some great feedback from pilots and reviewers, I now have some minor points for the C206 to finish, including sample graphs). I left my copies in Namibia, and will not be there for the next year or so, the field I now fly out of does not have any C206s. Ideally I am looking for a C206G and a C206H.
In the manuals we note very clearly the issues about POHs and the fact that when flying the POH on board is legally required, and must match the serial number and contain ALL the STCs and equipment mods. (see a copy of this page at
http://www.redskyventures.org/doc/ce...xplanation.pdf)
However, about the copyright - the POH is not a copyright document
. I have a flight school and I was also concerned about copying these for the students from the ones in the aircraft (rather than buying a copy online). And it was subsequently pointed out to me that there is no copyright on a POH - well not in any I have checked after hearing this anyway. We now always issue a 'SAMPLE' copy (not for operational use) of the POH and a copy of our training guides (if we have one for the aircraft concerned) to the students, and I have also started uploading these to our website. You can get pdf copies at the site above, not all are great versions, but hope to upgrade as I manage to get better ones. At present no C206s or C210 full versions!!! Despite a comprehensive search...
(Maintenance Manuals do have a copyright, unfortunately
, but not many pilots are that interested in the in-depth parts in those).
On that note, again - anyone have a copy of a C206 POH, preferrably the G and H? An RSTOL STC POH Supplement (like the one there for the C210) would also be much appreciated!