I just couldn’t stand not having an airplane.
Jumped back into the pool with a 1970 Cessna 206.
STOL Kit, IO520. Getting the same fuel burn per trip as my old TravelAir but 20-30 knots slower......

are you carrying the travel air in the back of it ?

nice airplane - but quite a change in philosophy

It actually works for carrying the two German Shepards, the wife and two grandkids..
Plus it was a friends airplane who passed. I knew the airplane very well. Kind of an airplane DeJa Vu. I was looking at C206s when I bought the TravelAir.

I do like the three doors (its a P model) with the rear door on the left side.

Congratulations!

I agree about the doors. Having two in front is a bigger deal than it seems like it ought to be.

I'm still pondering selling the 210 For a T206. Like the barn doors and ability to add oversize tires and probably more suitable for my average trips.

Congrats!!
Love my 206! If I could change anything it would be the $20k Wipair passenger door.
Enjoy that P model

Dig it
Time for fat tires and Ideeho.
I’ll have to look you up. My buddy and I are hitting 395 in the planes before June.
Post updates often, very nice bird.
Mark

Chasing a fuel leak on the left right now. The cold weather we have had seems to shrink everything..... i think I found it but will be looking at a few more potential ares today.

Great looking and very useful airplane!

Only specific downside of the 206 that I know about is the rear door interfering with the flaps, making for one fewer doors in a runway LOC or off-field landing scenario. (And while that's a rare situation, it becomes an important one when it arises.) Not sure if that's the case for all years of 206 or not.

You definitely won’t lose it on the ramp!