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The Cessna 205 started life as a fixed gear version of the early strutted C210 and was designated as a Cessna 210-5.
The easiest way to identify one is it looks like a C206, but still has the nose gear bulge under its chin,
same as the nose gear door bulge of the early C210's.
The aircraft had two front doors (pilot and copilot) and was powered by a Continental IO 470.
This model morphed into the Cessna 206, initially with a smaller elevator and no cargo doors, which were introduced on the Cessna U206 series.
VH-CSC (affectionately known as "Charlie Sh*t Can") is a good example of the marque and has been flown by a few ppruners in their formative years.
For your log of experience, its an early C206 and has most of the attributes of the early models.
The definitive C206 is the Cessna U206G model,
with camber cuffed leading edges and brilliant short field capabilities that made it a favourite in PNG and the Oz outback.
If this will be your intro to Cessna workhorses, enjoy it, and when you get to fly a CU206G you will love the extra performance.