Bonanza vs 206 vs 210

[keenav8tor]

c206 model h
normally aspirated io540
same speed as c210 . more payload than old 206. autopilot and glass cockpit. AU$250,000 to AU$350,000 in states.

Brand new airvan also a good choice if you have work for it.

[rigpiggy]

Haven't flown the others but an old 206 I used to fly had phenomenal moneymaking capabilities. GHDQ a 1964 206w/pod had an empty weight of 1825 with an GW of 3600. it trued about 135 at 23/23, and flew hands off. the newer planes weigh more, have more useless crap. My thought would be something like this AIrcraft for sale and aircraft brokers, pull out the extra radios a/p and stuff get a belly pod, and go to work.

[gassed budgie]

A cool day indeed.



Sorry Solowflyer, I won't do it again.

[rigpiggy]

Guy who owned the flightschoolI went to painted all the leading edges a dark color, ie: darkest trim color. Made it easier to see, and heated up more, got rid of ice faster.

[SOPS]

Budgie..I am amased it still flew!!!!!!

[Tmbstory]

The iced up wing

Sops:

At least the pitot heat seemed to be working.

Tmb

[Stationair8]

Valid comment rigpiggy.

Pound for pound some early model Cessna 206/7's and Piper Pa32, could carry a very good payload.

Particularly the utiliner C206 with the two blade prop, basic interiors and VFR instrumentation.

[tail wheel]

Try this in a Bonanza, Cessna 210 or any Piper.......



Then go buy a man's work aircraft, a Cessna 206!

[solowflyer]

Is good, fun often fly off strips like that but in a Fletcher

[j3pipercub]

You're a brave man posting stuff like that on a public interent forum budgie...

[The Green Goblin]

My thoughts too

While you can accidently get ice in an IFR twin not certified for icing conditions I think a VFR single means only one thing......

[Jabawocky]

wot GG ........ you accidently found some unknown icing!

Unknown ice does not discriminate between single and twin!

[The Green Goblin]

wot GG ........ you accidently found some unknown icing!

Unknown ice does not discriminate between single and twin!

Im implying there 'aint to many IFR 206s floating around being used on commercial ops.

Think about it Jaba

[Jabawocky]

........not thinking outside the square

[Lasiorhinus]

Who says it wasn't IFR? Looked like a private flight to me

[j3pipercub]

Whether it was private or not, in icing conditions in a non equipped aircraft... You must have been in it a while to get a build-up like that. But hey, what would I know.

j3

[The Green Goblin]

Sorry, it's a C210 VH-XXI

It's got some IFR bits in there, VOR x 2, ADF, DME and a striker. I'd love to see the MR

[VH-XXX]

Based on that pic, I'd be interested to know how much ice one could "get away with" before it starts to fall out of the sky.

[Pontius]

I have to say, I'm not normally too impressed by the stories of derring do in GA, especially as they have a habit of getting embelished with the passage of time. BUT, by the power of Greyskull, that's an impressive photo by Mr Tail Wheel. My gob has been well and truly smacked, especially by the the fact that (a)this is not a 'one off', judging by the number of tyre tracks and (b)one would have to land there before taking off and that looks like it would take a good deal of skill (an attribute I am not known for crediting others with ). I've jumped off lesser gradients in my hang glider and I reckon my Landcruiser would even have something to say about going up that hill.

Yes, I am impressed. Now, do I have the steak, fish, chicken or vegetarian option on this evening's flight

Edited to add. PS: C206.

[maverick22]

Based on that pic, I'd be interested to know how much ice one could "get away with" before it starts to fall out of the sky

Considering the tail would have just as much ice on it, probably not a lot more. There would have been a considerable loss in IAS