John, really?
I have flown almost every variant of the 205/212 and NONE will lift 5000 lbs.
A 212S (1x17B) with Fastfin and strake kit at sea level, +15 C and no wind with 200 lbs of fuel will lift about 4500 lbs. (OGE by definition)
Yer average VFR (~6400 lb empty weight) 212 with -3 or 3B's will do about 3300-3400 lbs under the same conditions. A straight 205 maybe 300 lbs more.
You are, of course, technically correct - the 205/212 hook limit is 5,000 lbs.
Last edited by oleary; 22nd Jan 2016 at 04:38.