And it carries 8 pax, with full fuel and bags!:D

P R I C E L E S S ! ! ! .........
But absolutely no bloody good for de
Bungles ......:} :E

At last....a replacement for the ageing Chieftain/402 fleet.:ok:

..............tnxs "tiger"...............I think !.....................

Capt Wally :-)

How bout a 206 Tailwheel with Tundra tyres?
http://picasaweb.google.com/nathan.a...99035750140370http://lh6.google.com/image/nathan.a...aildragger.jpg
http://www.pprune.org/forums/%3Ctabl...3E%3C/table%3Ehttp://www.pprune.org/forums/%3Ctabl...3E%3C/table%3E

Oh yip they go well. Here is another (this one's real but)

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209
 

Does the 209 come in a tailwheel version ..........................

Yes, its main function is to solve any W + B issues by keeping the rear fuselage off the ground long enough for the elevator to take over.:ok:

Did it take you almost three months to think up that witty reply Gaunty?;)

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In breaking news, Airbus has finally worked out how to remove the excess weight on the A380.
Dog
:}:}:}

eh eh eh its was the other now locked thread that sent me here and I had a bit of a chuckle rereading it.:p especially the weight and balance test, to the efficacy of which I can testify.:E

I think I sold and delivered the last brand spanker out of the factory full house everything. Was VH-BRU ?? dont know where it's gone.

Hey guys I dont want to sound like an idiot, but can someone please tell me whether a Cessna 209 actually exists? I cant find any info about it online or in the books I have at home. Are they really that rare?

Another Question; I'm flying a C172 on PPL navs at the moment and I know that if I had all four seats occupied my fuel load would be significantly reduced. So would this be the same for a C209 if all ten seats were occupied with say 100kg adults?

Thanks for your help guys.

Sorry, too late. :E

yes of course it exists, Kringle Air has quite a large fleet of them.

No the Cessna C209 was specifically designed to carry 10 adults, four hours fuel plus alternate fuel. The Cessna engineers and marketing department thought that it was the ideal replacement for the aging fleet of Cessna C205/6/7's operated in Australia. The aircraft would have a derated Continental IO-520 mated with a four bladed prop made of Kevlar for environmental concerns, improved seating for the pilot, upgraded avionics, panaroma windows for passengers, improved air conditioning, cargo pack option, large tyres and fly by wire for all control surfaces.
However due to the forthcoming recession no Australian operators took advantage of this special offer.
Another reason was that CASA wanted the aircraft operated two crew, TAWS system fitted system, CVR fitted, pilots to under go simulator sessions every six months at the newly opened Cessna Single Simcentre at Bagot Road, a review of the upgrade to command to C209 from the FO position as Casa noted a number of failures with overseas operators.

I'm glad to see this thread is making a comeback!!!

Was chatting to Tiger about this thread the other day.

The good old C209.... what a machine. 10 pob, full tanks, full bags/cargo and 5 hours endurance plus reserves. Our company was talking about installing the long range belly fuel tanks which give an extra 4 hours endurance but CASA won't give us an EO for the conversion....... something about having that much fuel on board would allow the company to make the pilot exceed flight time when operated under the IFR....... too bad!!!

My local flying school has just bought a C209 - it's in the process of being ferried to Australia from Africa via Denmark as we speak.

They will be offering endorsements in the 209 that only take 5 hours flying time. This is a great deal, because the C210 endorsement takes ten hours.

Bwaaahahahaha. :} did you ever finish that lance endorsement? you must have been almost finished it by the time you left. :}:E

Never got it signed off in my logbook. I'm furious, with the amount I paid for that endorsement...:E

Casa also wanted serviceable de-icing fitted to the Cessna C209 operated in Northern Australia, likewise the Captain had to hold a full ATPL with 1000 hours in the C207 prior to under command training on the C209 and the FO had to have 500 hours command in the C207 within in the last four months. Casa will not be issuing any dispenastion to operators with low time pilots wishing to upgrade.

Cessna have offered a number of incentives to various operators to get sales up and running for the C209 an this includes:

1. Internet connection for the C209,

2. MP3 capability,

3. Blue tooth capable,

4. Cessna Avionics,

5. Paint Scheme of your choice,

6. Pilot ICUS scheme available for low time pilots,

7. Cessna approved hose, bucket and plane wash for each pilot on staff.