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 Post subject: intro: Mark deLevie, T210 in Tucson
PostPosted: 12 Aug 2017, 10:50 
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Greetings, I've been enjoying BT and am overdue to start contributing. I'm Mark, current bird is a somewhat unusual Cessna 210 that might as well be a 'T206RG' -- it's the 1966 model with a wing strut AND a turbo, and other than the retractable gear it is pretty much a 206.

This is Airplane 2.0 for me, first was a straight-tail 172 in which I earned my PPL in 1990. Took a break from flying at about 450 hrs (life, career, the usual reasons) and got back in with this plane starting in 2015. I never understood what 'getting behind the airplane' meant until my transition training into the T210... now I get it. Currently at 800 hrs and working on my instrument rating.

Aerospace engineering is my day job, hobbies are dogs, adventure travel, prepping (the self-reliance type, not the zombie apocalypse type), building stuff, amateur radio, photography. Still falling in love with the desert SW after ten years here.

I am somewhat fastidious about maintenance, esp. preventive maintenance. The doomsayers all told me that keeping ahead of a T210 would bankrupt me, but I'm very aggressive with maintenance and have the plane right where I want it. A big fan of LOP operation (econ cruise for me is 10gph at 140 KTAS in the high teens) and my spectrographic oil analysis shows wear metals trending about 40% of typical for type. The engine is right in the middle of the 'bathtub' if you're familiar with the reliability growth curve model, i.e., past its break-in period, but not yet into wear-out and life limit types of failures. (knock on wood)

So a warm hello from sunny, beautiful Tucson AZ.


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 Post subject: Re: intro: Mark deLevie, T210 in Tucson
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Nice Centurion. Welcome to BT.

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 Post subject: Re: intro: Mark deLevie, T210 in Tucson
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Hi Mark, the plane looks beautiful! :thumbup:

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 Post subject: Re: intro: Mark deLevie, T210 in Tucson
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Welcome aboard, Mark. Good start with the photos - you're gonna fit right in.

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 Post subject: Re: intro: Mark deLevie, T210 in Tucson
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Welcome out of lurking, Mark!


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 Post subject: Re: intro: Mark deLevie, T210 in Tucson
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Welcome aboard Mark!
Beautiful airplane and it looks like its immaculate!

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 Post subject: Re: intro: Mark deLevie, T210 in Tucson
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Welcome aboard Mark!

Nice looking airplane! I'm not familiar with 210s, did certain year models have the wing struts?

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 Post subject: strut-braced wing was 1960-1966
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Thanks, guys.

Ray, the 210 had a strut-braced wing thru 1966 model year (the 210F & T210F models). In 1967 Cessna introduced the cantilever wing in the 210G & T210G models.

So prior to 1966, there was no turbo, and afterwards there was no wing strut. That made my search pretty narrow, LOL. There were 197 T210Fs made; this is number 193. I don't know how many are still flying fifty years later.


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 Post subject: Re: strut-braced wing was 1960-1966
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Thanks, guys.

Ray, the 210 had a strut-braced wing thru 1966 model year (the 210F & T210F models). In 1967 Cessna introduced the cantilever wing in the 210G & T210G models.

So prior to 1966, there was no turbo, and afterwards there was no wing strut. That made my search pretty narrow, LOL. There were 197 T210Fs made; this is number 193. I don't know how many are still flying fifty years later.



Nice bird... I flew a 66 for 8 years. N6703R. Highest service ceiling of all models. They're a great airplane and if you can close the doors, it will haul it...

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 Post subject: Re: intro: Mark deLevie, T210 in Tucson
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Greetings, I've been enjoying BT and am overdue to start contributing. I'm Mark, current bird is a somewhat unusual Cessna 210 that might as well be a 'T206RG' -- it's the 1966 model with a wing strut AND a turbo, and other than the retractable gear it is pretty much a 206.

This is Airplane 2.0 for me, first was a straight-tail 172 in which I earned my PPL in 1990. Took a break from flying at about 450 hrs (life, career, the usual reasons) and got back in with this plane starting in 2015. I never understood what 'getting behind the airplane' meant until my transition training into the T210... now I get it. Currently at 800 hrs and working on my instrument rating.

Aerospace engineering is my day job, hobbies are dogs, adventure travel, prepping (the self-reliance type, not the zombie apocalypse type), building stuff, amateur radio, photography. Still falling in love with the desert SW after ten years here.

I am somewhat fastidious about maintenance, esp. preventive maintenance. The doomsayers all told me that keeping ahead of a T210 would bankrupt me, but I'm very aggressive with maintenance and have the plane right where I want it. A big fan of LOP operation (econ cruise for me is 10gph at 140 KTAS in the high teens) and my spectrographic oil analysis shows wear metals trending about 40% of typical for type. The engine is right in the middle of the 'bathtub' if you're familiar with the reliability growth curve model, i.e., past its break-in period, but not yet into wear-out and life limit types of failures. (knock on wood)

So a warm hello from sunny, beautiful Tucson AZ.



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 Post subject: Re: intro: Mark deLevie, T210 in Tucson
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Beautiful airplane Mark! :thumbup:

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 Post subject: Re: intro: Mark deLevie, T210 in Tucson
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Yes, it came with a 78 cubic foot bottle mounted behind the cargo bulkhead, and a six-place manifold system with bayonet plugs in the headliner.


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Beautiful plane! Hit me up for breakfast at AVQ sometime.


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 Post subject: Reintro: Mark deLevie, Aerostar 702P in Tucson
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After five years and 750 hours in the T210, my ambitions for a twin have finally caught up to me. The new (to me) airplane is an Aerostar 702P, N377RC, which I just purchased from a fellow BT member. Perhaps this warrants my reintroduction?

Of course I'm eager to start my training in the new bird, and totally conflicted about selling the 210. It makes no sense to keep both; someone is going to get a nice airplane.

Mark deLevie
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After five years and 750 hours in the T210, my ambitions for a twin have finally caught up to me. The new (to me) airplane is an Aerostar 702P, N377RC, which I just purchased from a fellow BT member. Perhaps this warrants my reintroduction?

Of course I'm eager to start my training in the new bird, and totally conflicted about selling the 210. It makes no sense to keep both; someone is going to get a nice airplane.

Mark deLevie
Tucson AZ


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