While many pilots obsess about cruise speed or short field takeoff length, I always found the 210’s incredible load-hauling ability to be a breakthrough in performance. (Note that I’m excluding the pressurized P210 model, which is an entirely different animal, and exhaustively analyzed by Richard Collins here.) Love itįirst, the reasons to love a Cessna 210. I have very fond memories of the 210, but it is a love it/hate it type of airplane – its strengths are unique, and its weaknesses are maddening. I felt qualified to offer an opinion since I flew one for about five years in the early 2000s, but I also felt obligated to go beyond cliches. So when a friend recently asked what I thought of the Cessna 210 Centurion, I hesitated. Beauty is most certainly in the eye of the beholder when it comes to airplanes. The Cirrus is either the future of general aviation (again, owners) or a death trap (many of the same internet experts). The V-tail Bonanza is either a joy to fly (according to owners) or a doctor killer (according to the internet). Every airplane model has a personality some even have a stereotype.
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