Flyjets1

Orange County, FL Sheriff's C206H with Flir operating out of Apopka Airport (X04)

deadstick35

Did they really need the seaplane kit, too? And the $30k air conditioning??!? Just open the windows!

Grumble

You ever flown a cessna in fl in the summer time??? If my employer wanted to spend the cash on a/c I'd sure as hell let them!

Cubdriver

Great pictures! A-dot net stuff all the way. Airplane must want to turn left with that wind sock on the side...

Flyjets1

I'd be willing to bet that the air conditioning has more to do with the Flir electronics then the passengers...

I didn't understand the seaplane comment.. what am I missing??

Glen

Cubdriver

Wipaire makes an STC'd copilot door for the 206H, but this one does not have it.

deadstick35

The 4 eye bolts on the top are the Cessna seaplane kit. I think they'd interfere with the pod.

Geez y'all....everybody miss the smiley face?!?!

Flyjets1

What are the bolts used for? I'm assuming to lift the aircraft into/out of the water??
Or maybe its for one of those ballistic nylon luggage racks you see on the top of many cars...

Glen in Orlando

Grumble

Excellent point. If you can get them to let you take a peek inside, I'd be curious if that's the case.

mswmsw

I have quite a bit of time in a Cessna 210, equipped similarly, and flying similar missions, but no a/c in our aircraft. All of us that flew it in the summertime (in SoCal) would have loved to have a/c......... the guys flying it now are STILL asking for a/c to be installed, but it hasn't happened yet. And yes, we did open the windows! But the rush of wind - while it felt great - did have some disadvantages. Too much air flow on the Observer/sensor operator in the back, and not enough on the pilot, unless you hang your arm out the window to deflect some airflow onto you! And the rush of wind often wreaked havoc on the hot mic communications. The problem we ran into when looking into a/c was electrical capacity to power it, in addition to all the other non-standard mission gear. You need a big-ass generator/alternator to power it all, and while it can be done, it is not a simple thing on the 210, not sure about the 206.