Could those of you with vast hours experience on type suggest common things to watch out for that could catch a less experienced pilot out? with regards to the start, loading & C of G, any handing characteristics (VRS, limited power checks, loss of TRE, Blade sailing etc... ).
just to mention few.
becoming a 206 pilot you will also become a 100% guy ( meaning you will spend lot of time with TQ near the red line).
if the **** hits the fan, the 206 is not bad place to be in compaired to some other types, the high inertia rotor is very forgiving.
dont try extreme aerobatics, like rolling or loop
If you need to start in high wind it is safer to point the nose so wind is at 30° right of nose rather than having blade/tailboom kissing each other (those blades love to sail)
For 206 L3 if hot and high you can easily get out left pedal before other pwr limits
For L types load the rear seats always before mid seats, with full load ist often front heavy, to front heavy means your autoflare will be more interesting than normaly, put the fat guys in the rear seats.
If heavy for a confind area and mountain landing, a good pratice (at least while you are getting more familiar with its perfomance) do high hover pwr check, to see how much T/Q you need to hover, if dose not hover near full blast then you might consider some alternatives.
and for heavy, hovering and take-offs be patient and give the rotor a little time cath up rpm at 100%TQ.
and well tracked and balanced (Long Rangers especially) should be very smooth in the air, if not in might need some tracking of the rotor
have fun, fly safe