Post by Deleted on Jan 15, 2017 10:18:13 GMT -5
Without a doubt, one of my very favourite single Cessnas (and favourite planes, period) is the Cessna 210. I've seen them do exec duties and bush duties, sometimes on the same flight. They are big, rugged and very stable to fly, both IRL and in FSX. It was a no brainer for Caribou Aviation to have one.
Today I'm moving some company personnel down to Port Hardy from our Bella Coola base in the Turbo Centurion. We'd do a GPS departure out of Bella, following the inlet until we had enough altitude to go direct. Today's flight would be at 10,000 ft. The weather was decent, but this was an IFR filed flight plan.
On the ramp loading up with 3 passengers and a wee bit of gear. With half fuel tanks we were still well under gross
Bella Coola isn't lighted so we had to wait until there was enough light to see by before departing
At 8000 ft we were just starting to see the tops
Beautiful ride up top, with a ground speed of about 160 kts. We had a definite headwind on this trip.
It's not just the handling I love so much about the 210. It's a real looker as well!
A few wispy tops of the Cu were coming up to "greet" us as we made our way south.
The low sun was peeking out from behind the cloud deck which was starting to dissipate, revealing the Coast Range underneath
After about an hour, we were lined up for 11 at Port Hardy. I didn't need it, but I did use the ILS as a backup
Close final on a very stable approach
Down for the day. Great flight in all.
Thanks for looking. It's good to be "riding the Caribou" again
Today I'm moving some company personnel down to Port Hardy from our Bella Coola base in the Turbo Centurion. We'd do a GPS departure out of Bella, following the inlet until we had enough altitude to go direct. Today's flight would be at 10,000 ft. The weather was decent, but this was an IFR filed flight plan.
On the ramp loading up with 3 passengers and a wee bit of gear. With half fuel tanks we were still well under gross
Bella Coola isn't lighted so we had to wait until there was enough light to see by before departing
At 8000 ft we were just starting to see the tops
Beautiful ride up top, with a ground speed of about 160 kts. We had a definite headwind on this trip.
It's not just the handling I love so much about the 210. It's a real looker as well!
A few wispy tops of the Cu were coming up to "greet" us as we made our way south.
The low sun was peeking out from behind the cloud deck which was starting to dissipate, revealing the Coast Range underneath
After about an hour, we were lined up for 11 at Port Hardy. I didn't need it, but I did use the ILS as a backup
Close final on a very stable approach
Down for the day. Great flight in all.
Thanks for looking. It's good to be "riding the Caribou" again
. I did drop them a line and told them about that way back when. As you can see, it had a big impact.