Cessna 206 vs. Cessna 210
Marius
differences on this two "work horses". Any imput will be appreciated.
Regards, Marius
Olen Goodwin
Been a long time, but as I remember besides the obvious retractable gear,
the 210 had a different (and strutless) wing. The seating/cockpit was
very similar if not identical. Both had IO540 Continental engines of 285
horsepower. Both are very nice flying airplanes, and will carry a good
load (especially the 206).
Olen Goodwin
Juan Jimenez
up for sale there with struts, 6 seats and a nice, big luggage door. :)
Robclark
>up for sale there with struts, 6 seats and a nice, big luggage door. :)
Watch out for that early stuff Juan, the C 210's haven't had struts most of my
life.
making me feel a little old. what years is that bird.
Rob
Ron Natalie
> life.
>
> making me feel a little old. what years is that bird.
>
Never fly an airplane younger than you are (my Navion still
has a few years on me.)
Juan Jimenez
in the 60's range.
Robclark wrote:
>
> >The early 210's did have struts. Check out the latest AeroTrader, one's
> >up for sale there with struts, 6 seats and a nice, big luggage door. :)
>
> Watch out for that early stuff Juan, the C 210's haven't had struts most of my
> life.
>
> making me feel a little old. what years is that bird.
>
> Rob
highflyer
>
> > the C 210's haven't had struts most of my
> > life.
> >
> > making me feel a little old. what years is that bird.
> >
>
> has a few years on me.)
I have trouble finding one that isn't younger than I am. However,
the Hisso powered Travelair Biplane comes close! Most of the
airplanes older than I have been smart enough to retire!
I prefer the 206 to the 210. A lot less maintenance and much
better for hauling STUFF into and out of otherwise impossible
places. The 210 is a little faster, but doesn't have as much
room and has much higher cost of operation.
HF
RonBellDVM
I could be wrong. The 206 while not as fast or sexy as the 210, has much
better access to the rear seats with those big rear doors. If you are planning
to use all six seats, the 210 can be quite awkward as the rear passengers have
to climb through the cabin. For long trips though, the 210 is the plane for
the job.
Ron
Kevin O'Brien
ronbe...@aol.com (RonBellDVM) wrote:
No 206 experience, but I can talk about the 210. The rear seats in the 210
are bit of an afterthought. You can't really use them with full fuel; it's
a four-adult, full-fuel, sufficient-baggage plane. The 206 might be better
if you must carry six. IIRC useful load in the T210 is about 975 pounds. A
Lance (for comparison) will carry more than a 210 but it's quite a bit
slower. An A36 will carry about the same and be about the same speed, IIRC
again, but it's a costlier plane. I prefer the two crew doors of the 210
over the Lance's crew-door and cargo/pax door arrangement. The 206 (IIRC
again) gives you crew and cargo doors. I would say if you are interested
in hauling a LOT or people or stuff, think about the 206; if you want to
haul a good bit FAST think about the 210, esp. a turbo 210.
With the turbo 210 you can go higher & faster; there is also a turbo 206
which is mostly useful for high altitude/density alt operations (you lot
out West - I see a lot of them along the Andean Ridge as well).
HF is absolutely right that a 210 is higher maint than a 206. Expect
costly annuals. There is one very good STC that removed the gear doors,
which have a way of jamming and locking in your wheels - every 210 I've
looked at the logs on (a small and unrepresentative sample) has landed
paws up some time. The turbo 210 is MUCH higher maintenance. Don't look to
make TBO with the turbo, even if you fly like a paranoid, watching your
gages. (BTW I would recommend the insight EGT/CHT monitor for these birds
as well).
Other mods available for the 210 include some more hi-po engines and
several STOL STC's - no idea of the pros and cons of these. I have found
the T210 a handful on a short, soft grass runway on a warm day. But that
probably reflects my technique more than the airplane. Hope this was
helpful...
-=K=-
robert...@gmail.com
What I remember of past is the quote "off field landing in a 210 with Wet Wing is a Bbq!"
jricha...@gmail.com
Edwin Johnson
> On the cover of the May 13th 2016 Wall Street Journal is a picture of a
Cessna 210 it shows retractable gear and strutted wings.
...Edwin
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