Commercial in a T210

[ALIMBO]

So I started my commercial rating in a T210 the other day and boy was it a workout. Does anyone have any helpful hints to get me through this? This has been a huge jump since most of my time is in planes south of 200HP. I know all the commercial maneuvers but I learned them in a 172 and I'm afraid its going to be too hard to transition to the 210 and do it proficiently. Any help would be greatly appreciated thanks.

 

[LR60BOY]

When I did my Commercial, (1991ish) I did all the maneuvers in a 172. Then I rented a cutlass (172RG) to do the whole complex thing for the checkride. We went around the pattern once! There was quite a difference in the price of the 2 airplanes.

FWIW

 

[deadstick]

Bingo! You already know them. So, why pay a ton to relearn the maneuvers?

 

[midlifeflyer]

I agree with the others. Why not split the commercial practical? Takeoffs and landings in the 210, everything else in the 172. A 210 is a heck of a lot of airplane for training in anything other than how to fly a 210.

OTOH, if you want to learn the maneuvers in the 210, 2 questions:

1. have you been flying the other aircraft "by the numbers?" Are you doing so in the 210? IOW, do you know what power/configuration settings will get you the performance you need? I'm asking because a lot of pilots are not introduced to the concept until either instrument training or complex/HP transitions. Knowing the numbers helps with...

2. Are you setting up for the maneuvers well in advance? Even for a student pilot doing basic ground reference maneuvers in a 172, it helps a lot to be stable on airspeed and on altitude =before= starting the maneuver (with, IMO, not being set up the #1 reason for screwing up the maneuver). That is going to be far more of a problem with a much more powerful and faster airplane. If you're still trying to configure the airplane for the entry speed on a lazy 8, you'll still be fighting with it when you (unsuccessfully) complete the maneuver.

 

[ALIMBO]

I called the examiner today she said we can do the maneuvers in the 172 and some landings in the 210 and call it a day, but I have to pay 50 dollars more. Still the 172SP is 138 on the tach and the 210 is 195 on the tach so I will still save.

 

[PURPLEHAZE21]

It all comes down to you in the seat...where do you feel the most comfortable ? Manuevers in a 172 is most likely easier and less of a workload. Although the T210 seems a little more daunting....staying in the pattern to prove HP/ Complex proficiency should'nt be hard. Just remember to check "3 green, Gear down and Locked" prior to landing and you should be fine.

 

[ALIMBO]

My biggest problem is getting the damn thing slowed down in time. You can't just chop the power and go down and once you throw the gear down and flaps it drops like a rock! So timing is key this has been a hard plane to stay ahead of but not impossible I only have about an hour in it. Hopefully tomorrow will go better.

 

[propilot]

just a thought

Instead of chopping power and diving toward the runway, perhaps now would be a good time to learn how to make a stablized approach. Your life will be much easier... .02...

 

[Amish RakeFight]

I did my commerical in two different planes too. Maneuvers in a PA28 and the performance takeoffs and landings in a M20J.

 

[ALIMBO]

Instead of chopping power and diving toward the runway, perhaps now would be a good time to learn how to make a stablized approach. Your life will be much easier... .02...

I know how to make a stabilized approach I was simply stating that you can't just chop and drop in this kind of plane.