Cessna 206 - Worth getting familiar before heading up North?

[Matt Tomlinson]

Hello all,

 

Keen to get some information on whether it would be valuable to get some C206 time before heading 'up north' to look for my first CPL job? Do employers generally ask for 206 time prior to even being considered? If so, how many hours on type do they generally ask for?

 

Thanks in advance,

 

Matt.

 

 

[facthunter]

Going to cost money. Why not do a 210 conversion and some trips in it with paying pax. You get retract and C/S prop and it would cover the others and you would learn that you must slow it down. Much more miles for the dollar. People won't lend you one unless you fly it well. Nev

 

 

[Matt Tomlinson]

Cheers @facthunter

[ben87r]

+ 1 for C210 (L model or newer), if you can fly a C210, you can fly a C206.

 

 

[SSCBD]

To be honest I did a twin endorsement between ppl and cpl. It was more valuable when I first stared, as the company I got a job at had singles and twins and needed both.

 

Have no idea of costs now for a twin. But gives you the retract and CSU plus twin at same time.

 

Where up north are you going?

 

I know it costs but gives more flexibility.

 

 

[Matt Tomlinson]

Thanks @SSCBD that's worth some thought too. No idea where I'll head to yet, only just started my planning. Recently finished my CPL and doing my FIR at the moment. Who knows where I will end up?

[facthunter]

Twin will cost a lot and it doesn't give you the facility to rack up some hours and getting paid for it. I wouldn't employ someone with just a bare multi engine endorsement and no hours otherwise. Where do you stop spending? Pressurisation and turboprop would be good too. Who's going to give a low hours CPL a job with a Caravan straight off unless you score a job in PNG? 3 or 4 trips through the NT in a 210 will be good experience, and it's got a useable groundspeed and payload. Know your weather and be able to slow the plane up and don't pull a wing off it by manoeuvring at too high a speed. Nev

 

 

[poteroo]

Thanks @SSCBD that's worth some thought too. No idea where I'll head to yet, only just started my planning. Recently finished my CPL and doing my FIR at the moment. Who knows where I will end up?

 

The C210 is definitely the one to gain time on. Much better 'value' than a 206, which itself is much better value than a C182. Generally, you will need 500PIC before anyone will allow you onto twins - possibly more if the company has a stiff insurer. You may not have any opportunity to further your FIR up north because there are no flying schools, and those there are - probably wouldn't see value in having to supervise a G3. (take it you mean instructor rating and not instrument rating?) If it's an instrument rating single engine - that's not much use to you up north either as you can't do IFR charter in singles. A NVMC is often just about as useful as it allows you to fly a single without pax for repositioning, or a freight run. I think you'll find that, after your C210 'investment' - the next best spend might just be to gain a single engine turbine qualification. Again. you'll probably not access a turbine in real life until after 500 - 750 PIC, but it's an investment in your professional future. happy days,