Moving Up To A Cessna P210

I hope all of you eventually get to do this: Moving up into a bigger airplane. Recently I have moved up into a Cessna P210 and this airplane is a big difference from my Cessna 177.
When I was talking to my pilot friends who fly 737s and other large jets they all said the same thing- that you have to treat this airplane like a little airliner. And that you do. The 210 is fast and it’s got a ton of power it’s got a 310hp engine on it a ton of torque is produced by this aircraft when it’s taking off and it is pressurized. That brings a whole set of new circumstances to your flying.
Now all of us know that we just don’t hop in an airplane and go flying and even if you’re going from a Cessna 177 to a 172 or from 150 to 172 it’s a different aircraft but jumping up to a Cessna P210 is a Unique experience.
The checklist in this plane is almost an inch thick. That includes all the emergency procedures and everything. There is a lot to the Cessna P210.
Now this plane has a ton of power so taking off is actually fun but you have to stand on that right rotor because this engine produces a ton of torque
And the Cessna P210 climbs like crazy ….
We were leaving Merritt Island and it was really busy so I took a right turn directly after takeoff but I was unfamiliar with the area and the delta around Patrick Air Force Base was right there and I turned directly into it so I had to immediately climb to 2500 feet . The Cessna P210 climbed at 1100 - 1500 fpm.
Yes! I bought an airplane! This program has some initial numbers and breaks down the monthly expenses. Owning an airplane can be affordable... but the upgrades.... That is what will get me. Watch this program to find out what ownership costs.
Have you always wanted to learn how to fly but now you are over 50? Get out there and start and learn! There are so many people in there 50's and 60's who are just starting to fly so what are you waiting for?

[@jimmykingsborough6549]

I have a P-210N and have owned it for 25 years.....GREAT airplanes

[@planeflyer21]

Congrats, Ted! I agree with all your observations. I had to rent a 210 with an instructor, to go retrieve my 172 that blew a cylinder and had been repaired. It was like transitioning from a Toyota Camry to a Dodge 4x4 with no power steering. FWIW, after later transitioning to 182RGs, an instructor berated me for touching the gear lever during my preflight checklist. "Don't touch it! Just check its position," he said. He was retired Air Force and went on to explain funny things happen when you touch levers and buttons.

[@Bigpeat190]

Great idea for your take off phase is to verbalize your call outs as you start the roll…. R.E.A.C.T. Rpm normal, Engine gauges in the green (oil temp / pressure) Airspeed alive, Centerline, Take off abort point. Every take off is an engine failure and every landing is a go around. If you’re prepared, you’re one step ahead of the emergency.

[@Flygupp15]

This is genius!

[@quikstop4347]

That’s a great mnemonic for when you’re rolling and I certainly like the idea of “covering your brakes” (motorcycle parlance for anticipation) for staying ahead of the aircraft, but I’m going to throw this out... there seems to be a lot of training/flying in the US (from the videos that I’ve seen) that entertain the notion of nominating an abort point. From my experience, a lot of single engine and some small twins don’t publish accelerate-stop distances in the POH. If you’re concerned about runway distance available and aircraft performance, do a full calculation. If the book says you can do it, then you can do it (don’t forget to add a safety factor). After all they charts were created by the manufacturer and a test pilot - don’t be one your self, hesitating two thirds the way into a take off run with insufficient distance to stop is only asking for much more trouble than you’re prepared to counter. My penny spent... Love the C210, and have flown the pressurised version too. Great aircraft for teaching high performance flight management, have fun!

[@genxpilot69]

Congratulations!!

[@danboone8499]

Ted, this AWESOME!! When I saw this video, my first thought was how much it will affect your work with IA. Long legs, speed, and carrying capability. Sometimes called, "The Suburban of the Skies", the 210 series has always had my eye also as a beautiful, graceful, utilitarian aircraft. CONGRATULATIONS!!!

[@thesearcherman6652]

Love the P210 and 340. Thanks!

[@Allegan49010]

I had a 79 C210N, great family wagon for travel. Very stable IFR platform. Enjoy your new plane...! 🙂

[@scottsimpkins350]

I noticed you having to really “stretch” your neck trying to look down the runway… there is also a great sight picture out your left window you may want to start adding to your landing scan. Your iPad is blocking a large chunk of this view , but watch your video and look and see if maybe you could use some of that info (picture). Great video. Thanks for posting! Scott KLZU

[@jimydoolittle3129]

Awesome aircraft , huge upgrade ✈️💪

[@sactu1]

Wow! Pressurized speed machine - well done Ted! Congratulations and enjoy (as if you need to be told that).....

[@NotTelling51]

Well, I think I made a comment on a prior video about a 210 in the background....lucky guess. I had many many yrs. in a skyhawk. I went from that to a 210. They're great planes and yes those suckers climb and right now. One of the best things is the freight. They'll haul just about anything you can put in the door. Great planes! Congrats.

[@arnoldbell]

Congrats Ted!! great step up, glad you are keeping the cardinal as well. I am looking for a possible upgrade for my 177. The 210 is on the short list, but probably going to go for a 182.

[@Newstatejournal1]

Excellent! Great IFR airplane.

[@Parr4theCourse]

Nice, love the 210’s and the pressurized ones as well, still going to be hard to picture you in it over the Cardinal for a while!!!

[@chrisr4815]

Awesome video!

[@scottwebster7114]

Hey Ted, I'm a 59 year young student pilot flying out of Lakeland. Really enjoy your videos and would love to meet up and fly sometime. Thank you for putting in the effort to produce these videos.👍

[@flyingnp4924]

Love the 210.

[@T_210]

P210- I hear that's a good plane... Congrats!

[@dragthatsht]

Congratulations.

[@scottfranco1962]

My friend with a p210 got it equipped with a spoiler, it makes a world of difference in coming down for a landing.

[@rfriesen1644]

Congratulations!. I was fortunate to own at T210 and a P210. Enjoyed both. Once flying in a pressurized airplane you will never go back.

[@rfriesen1644]

Can i contact you privately to share some P210 info?

[@mikeratcliff1446]

Hey great video. I know exactly where that AP is. My daughter lives in the Melbourne, FL area and I have seen many planes flying over head from the Merritt Island and Patrick SF Base. It’s a beautiful area of East Central Florida.

[@maritestaylor8458]

Awesome 😎😎😎😎

[@guy999]

great Ted, good job at keeping it a secret for so long...

[@georgemixelogj9749]

You must have something against wing struts :p Thanks for the video!

[@md4droid]

Congrats on the 210! I'm really gonna miss the Cardinal, though. I'm waiting on a 182 to get finished so I can fly it. Can't wait to feel what more power is like. :)

[@Over50andLearningToFly]

I still have the cardinal! :-)

[@davidtesch3205]

210 is a big step up, purchase costs, insurance, maintenance costs? Blue skies

[@thetruth8206]

Small useful load compared to other planes same category.

[@brianparkman8183]

My dream plane is the P210 with the Vitatoe engine conversion.

[@jonathanmcphail5254]

The 210 is a great platform.

[@daviddefelice6997]

I couldn't tell if you have any sort of engine monitor, but if you don't, it should be the first thing on your list to add. That's an expensive engine, and you definitely want to run it at the power and temperature settings that are best for it. I have the turbonormalized IO550 in my Bonanza, and the engine monitor is a life saver regarding knowing what is going on with your engine at any given moment (as well as fuel flow). Plus, you can download after your flights, and review all of your engine data on your home computer. Congratulations on the new bird !!

[@Over50andLearningToFly]

Absolutely I do have an engine monitor in there it was covered by the other pilot and it wasn’t in the shot but absolutely I wholeheartedly agree with you and I would be clueless without it. Thanks for the good wishes and thanks for watching!

[@alfaranha]

Um excelente avião! Parabéns! Porém, cuide bem do trem de pouso dele, para não precisar fazer um pouso de barriga.

[@PaulGarthAviation]

Congrats, Ted. This is a big accomplishment and has been fun to watch the progress. What's the story on the avionics, interior, work needed, etc?

[@Over50andLearningToFly]

I’m gonna leave everything as is right now this plane is going to be used for invisible angels. The only upgrade I have planned for it is 2 G5s but no date for that yet. Thanks for cheering it on!

[@oscardiazjr.5826]

I just sold my trusted 182 fix gear and possibly I might get a 210 but not a pressurized.

[@sxf093020]

Great video - thank you! Any tips for learning to fly a constant speed propeller? I'm working on switching from a 172 to a 182 currently.

[@Over50andLearningToFly]

You have to look at your POH and memorize your manifold pressure numbers and your RPM. That’s really important that you know those numbers. Thanks for watching! Don’t worry you’ll get it down in about 10 minutes and it’ll be second nature to you in no time.

[@andrewg.ribera8117]

You should come visit at Albert Whitted!

[@Over50andLearningToFly]

I’m there all the time!

[@marksill8020]

Nice to have you back. I guess you sold the Cardinal? Are you going to be doing upgrades to this plane?

[@Over50andLearningToFly]

No I still have the cardinal! Thanks for watching!

[@paulsworld07]

Miss the videos. Its been five months since the last. Hope everything is still on the up and up.

[@Over50andLearningToFly]

Everything‘s all good just taking a break… I will be making a new program soon I just passed 1000 hours!

[@paulsworld07]

Awesome. You inspired me to try flying again. Hope to see you soon

[@cjpatz]

Hope everything is alright. Haven’t seen a video in a while.

[@Over50andLearningToFly]

I’m back I just put a new video up and more content to come I just took a break for a while😇 Thanks for watching!

[@cjpatz]

@@Over50andLearningToFly That’s awesome! I got a second wind on life at 40… Well 43 now. But thank you for the videos and keep inspiring!

[@chrisvreeland7239]

Cool airplane Ted! What happened to your 177 Cardinal? Did you sell it?

[@Over50andLearningToFly]

I still have it ! 😁😁😁😁 no plans to sell it …😇

[@StefBelgium]

So do you apply the 2 inches, 2 minutes rule during descent to slow down without cold shocking the engine?

[@Over50andLearningToFly]

Yes !

[@malachiwhite356]

Why has Cessna ceased building airplanes like this (200 plus knot high-wing piston singles)?

[@Over50andLearningToFly]

Basically there aren’t enough people to buy them and they can’t make money on it.

[@nelsonfarias181]

Still waiting for your new "movie"....Best regards

[@Over50andLearningToFly]

So sorry I’ve been so busy and I still plan on making more Content!!!Thanks for watching!

[@daviddefelice6997]

What did this airplane do to your insurance premium? That's a lot of airplane and systems to add, based on the Cardinal.

[@Over50andLearningToFly]

I removed the section about the insurance on it because it would’ve made the program too long. I think I’m going to do another separate program on the insurance. The insurance on this was outrageous it was $5100 to ensure me annually in the plane and then it was another $3000 for the training so it was $8100 just to get into the airplane. That’s crazy - but The aircraft is being used for a nonprofit so we went ahead with it. Next year the insurance premium won’t nearly be $5100 it’ll be much much lower and I won’t need to do the $3000 recurrent training that’ll probably be maybe $1000. So I don’t know I’m still thinking about doing a separate program on the insurance but I think I’ll scare everybody off… Thanks for watching!

[@kaceyd5272]

@@Over50andLearningToFly Ouch! That is crazy money for insurance.

[@chrisvreeland7239]

Are you selling the Cardinal?

[@Over50andLearningToFly]

I still have it ! 😁😁😁😁 no plans to sell it …😇

[@flyingby4072]

Wait- you sold the cardinal?

[@Over50andLearningToFly]

No - I still have it ! 😇

[@jamesharkness1058]

What are you doing with your Cardinal?

[@Over50andLearningToFly]

I still have it ! 😁😁😁😁 no plans to sell it …😇

[@jamesharkness1058]

@@Over50andLearningToFly That is awesome news! You have worked so hard to make that into a great airplane. Would love to see an update video on it if you have the time. Love your channel!

[@Over50andLearningToFly]

@@jamesharkness1058 I made one with the new interior … it’s a couple videos ago … thanks !

[@spiro5327]

So does this mean you now have 2 planes ??

[@Over50andLearningToFly]

Expensive!!!! 🤣🤣🤣😇

[@Oscardjr08]

Where are you?

[@Over50andLearningToFly]

Still taking a break - all is good - I will be back shortly!!! 😎

[@kaceyd5272]

Did you sell your C177?

[@Over50andLearningToFly]

Nope I still have it and I’m gonna keep it! It’s an awesome Airplane. Thanks for watching!

[@kaceyd5272]

@@Over50andLearningToFly Just wondering since you just put that new engine in. I’ve got a 77, C177R. Awesome plane.

[@workinonhouse]

Where the heck are you? No more videos?

[@Over50andLearningToFly]

Yes - I am still here - just taking a break for a while … keep flying !!!!