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    Description

    Take to the skies with the T206H, known for its payload versatility and easy handling. Perfect for a wide range of missions, this aircraft is your reliable partner for any adventure.

    Fly an early 2000s (2000-2005) model 206H, equipped with a turbocharged Lycoming TIO-540-AJ1A engine providing 300 hp. With seating for six passengers and a useful load of 1,320 lbs (600 kg), you'll have the capacity for all your needs.

    Enjoy a 3.5 hour cruise range and the capability to use smaller fields. Experience the flexibility and fun of flying the T206H, the true "SUV of the skies."

    Disclaimer

    This project has no connection to Textron or the Cessna brand and is intended to offer a commentary about the flight characteristics and immersion of an aircraft with this type of configuration. The modeling was based on photographs of several different aircraft and was not intended to bear the likeness of any individual actual aircraft. 

    Installation

    Unzip and copy the sal1800-cessna-t206h-stationair folder into your Community folder. 

    MSFS 2024 Native Package

    Sept. 01, 2025 - You can download either the original 2020 version or the new 2024-native version. There are some minor differences.

    In this Package:

    This addon package comes with three flyable aircraft: 
    Standard Tires T206H Stationair -15" nosewheel and 17" mainwheels. 

    Tundra Tires T206H Stationair - Same flight model but with 22" nosewheel and 25.5" mainwheels. This variant also has the more detailed ground handling configuration. 

    Standard Tires with fairings T206H Stationair (2024 only)
    15" faired nosewheel and 17" faired mainwheels. 

    Amphibious T206H Stationair - 3450 size floats add an additional 532 lbs (241 kg) for an empty weight of 2,708 lbs (1,228 kg). There are two liveries available, in red or blue.

    More livery designs and colors will be available in future versions. A paint kit will also be released in a future update to allow anyone to make mods.

    Features

    This package features several special features:

    • Pilot and Copilot models will appear automatically in exterior view if their payload weight is more than 80 lbs.
    • No camera barriers, you can move the cockpit camera anywhere
    • Pilot's door can be opened via the lever or by the tablet interface
    • Rear doors can be opened by first operating the lever in the forward door and then operating the lever on the edge of the aft door. These doors can also be opened/closed via the tablet.
    • Windows can be opened by their latches or via the tablet
    • Cowl flaps are operable via the lever in the virtual cockpit or using the hardware axis for spoilers.
    • Four vents in the forward part of the cockpit can be opened via mouse.
    • Sun visors can be moved down and slid left and right via mouse dragging
    • Belly-mounted cargo pod can be enabled via the tablet
    • Belly pod door can be opened with the tablet or clicking the door (if you move the cockpit camera outside)
    • Rear seats can be removed via the tablet
    • Cargo can be loaded via the tablet. To load the center and aft cargo, the seat must be removed first. You can set whatever weight you want for the cargo and/or passengers
    • Glove box can be opened using the latch
    • Instrument views. Close up of different parts of the panel. Plus some "GoPro" camera views. You can switch through the instrument views with the keybinds (default is ctrl + 0-9)
    • Overhead flood lights with dimmer controls and swivel.
    • Tundra tire variant uses SU15 ground handling.
    Takeoff

    Takeoff Performance:
    Ground Roll: 910 ft (277.37 m)
    50 ft. obstacle: 1740 ft (530.41 m)

    Normal takeoffs should not require flaps. Trim up a bit, more if the CG is forward. Cowl flaps closed. Prop and mixture in, full throttle. Manifold pressure should be kept at 39 in. Hg max. There is a limiter to the throttle to keep the MAP from going too much higher than that. It should begin to lift around 70 knots. When it picks up some speed it will climb easily at 1,000 fpm. 

    Cruise

    As you level off, reduce the propeller to around 2,300 RPM and reduce the throttle to below 30 inches of MAP. Trim up the aircraft for level flight. 

    You can reduce the mixture to improve economy. Monitor the fuel flow gauge as you lean the mixture. You should be able to reduce the flow rate by at least 5 gal per hour without any reduction of engine performance.

    If you want to lean to the most efficient condition, monitor the TIT temperature to find the peak. 

    This is not the fastest G.A. cruiser out there so expect around 120 kts (222 km/h).


    Landing

    Landing Performance:
    Ground Roll: 735 ft (224.03 m)
    50 ft. obstacle: 1395 ft (425.51 m)

    Your decent and landing should be smooth and uneventful by slowing down and keeping the nose level. Maintain around 10 inches of manifold pressure to keep the engine happy. 

    When your speed is below the white arc and weather conditions permit, lower the first stage of flaps. At this point, you can fly a controlled pattern and as slow as you want. 

    The landing is typically a bit nose high. You can use the landing view to improve the view of the runway or look to the sides. 

    More information can be found in the documentation folder in the zip file or Online: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1oFyF2EGmUocwZD4VE2RztpE8SXW_9Ux7RBk5zsC6vgE/edit?usp=sharing

     

    Special thanks to bagolu and Birk for assistance in the development. A huge thanks go out to all the beta testers who helped find errors. 

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    2 days ago

    Hello!

    I'm loving flying with the T206H!

    As someone with 700 hours in real T206s I think some engine data is off.
    Currently, at cruise at 28 Inches I have to keep my cowl flaps completely open to keep cylinder heads under 400 CHT. Additionally, I can not reduce the RPMS below 2400, or at least what's reflected on the gauge. In theory, you should be able to cruise along at anything below 30 inches, and below 2400 RPM all day long with the cowls shut. I have T206 POH cruise tables I can provide
    EDIT: This is in MS2024
    Thanks! Its a really good rendition otherwise

    6 days ago

    Bravo pour cette merveille , digne d un payware , sons inclus.. Un top de monomoteur

    10 days ago

    Hi Thanks for the airplane!
    A point and a request:
    1. I notice in your aircraft.cfg you list the plane as a turboprop. It probably doesn't matter, though maybe it might be used a search term, but it's a (turbocharged) Piston, as far as the ICAO is concerned, and the plane, too... The plane certainly doesn't think it's a turboprop ;)
    2. I noticed in your 2024 native version: Is there anything you can do about the surfaces of the instrument panel so the pilot's red light can light it up at night when starting up cold and dark? It's impossible to start at night because there's no way to see the instrument panel and its buttons.

    16 days ago

    Just a heads up, the VOR navigation does not work. It wanders quite a ways off the established radials and course doesn't match the airway radial information.

    22 days ago

    I'm flying the 206H in FS2020. First impressions: The 206H handles much like the Asobo C-172. It's easy to maneuver while hand-flying it, or, you can make ILS and RNAV approaches if you have mounted a GPS and autopilot that support these features. The two best included GPS modules are the GNS 530, or, if you like a GPS with a keypad, the GTN 750. The G3X doesn't seem to be fully functional; the settings knobs aren't working, so I couldn't load an airport. The GNS 530 and GTN 750 offer all the functionality you could ask for in a C-207 sized GA aircraft, so the lack of a functioning G3x isn't a problem.
    I really like that the developer didn't use a cockpit mesh. I hate these, because I want to be able to move the camera viewpoint wherever I want without having to manually edit the camera.cfg file to force a camera point outside of the cockpit. The textures and surfaces are really nice for a freeware plane! Not quite as detailed as the best of the Asobo and Carenedo planes, but way better than the usual freeware planes that are imports from FSX. I really like the optional cargo pod, and the animated cabin doors. The only thing missing on the FS2020 version are landing gear shrouds for the wheels. The amphib version is accurately modeled, and the water rudder and wheel gear on the floats actually extend and retract! Many of the Asobo amphib planes with floats and water rudder don't have animated gear, so this is really nice to see on a freeware plane.
    The modelling of engine performance seems very comprehensive: if you are going to fly above 10,000 feet, you have to start paying careful attention to throttle, mixture, and prop pitch settings to keep RPM, cylinder head temp, and EGT/TIT temps within safe limits. Above 12,000 feet, it starts to become difficult to maintain a rate of climb above 100 fpm: even with the cowl flaps wide open, using a throttle setting that results in fuel feed above 25 gals per hour, or MAP above 35", will quickly drive the cylinder heads above 400°F and the TIT above 1650°F. If you can exercise patience, it's possible to climb the 206H to 18,000 feet, maybe higher, then establish cruise at 30" MAP/20 gph, and the plane will cruise at 124 KIAS (148 kts ground speed), with the cylinder head temp at about 275°F and TIT at about 1,500°F, and the prop spinning at 2,200 rpm with the pitch knob all the way out. While the plane will climb higher thanks to the turbocharger, it starts to get impossible to keep the propeller rpm below 2500 rpm while still maintaining a reasonable airspeed and safe engine temps. The behavior of the prop pitch control is altitude dependent, which it isn't on a lot of other MSFS planes with constant speed props. This plane forces you to monitor the engine parameters as if it was real. It's essential to open the cowl flaps at higher altitudes to keep the engine from frying itself. I find this really cool! A freeware MSFS plane that encourages me to act as if this was the real world, flying a million-dollar airplane, and not just a sim.
    The only problems I've found, other than the non-functional G3X, have to do with instrument panel lighting at night. The instrument panel lighting needs to be improved; several of the instruments are completely invisible unless you use your headlamp/flashlight. The gauges that need better night lighting are: Fuel, Oil Pressure/Temp, Vacuum/Amps, MAP/Fuel Flow, and Engine RPM. The electrical switch panel on the lower left is also invisible at night unless you use the headlamp. The landing lights don't illuminate the runway very well, making it difficult to fly at night into an airport without runway lighting. The Asobo G36 Bonanza and 172 Skyhawk both seem to have better landing lights.
    Balance and CG modelling are perfect. With a typical load of passengers, cargo, and fuel, the 206 will cruise on 20 gph fuel flow (30" MAP), at any altitude below 10,000 feet, with the trim set to 2%~3%. With it's mix of available avionics options, turbocharged 6 cylinder engine, wheels or floats, and easy handling, it's way more fun to fly than the 172, especially since the extra fuel consumption (20 gph vs 10 gph in a 172) doesn't actually cost me anything, this being a sim and not the real world.

    30 days ago

    Great plane! Nearly complete customization of the instrumentation is amazing. There is a bug with the taxi light, it points up into the sky instead of in front of the airplane.

    30 days ago

    Any chance of a fix for the NDB needle on the RMI? It's the only instrument I've found that doesn't work.

    about 1 month ago

    Hi when I pull throttle fully out the prop just cuts off. Also is it normal for amphibian version to be near MTOW with pilot + 2pax + 50kg bags?

    about 1 month ago

    Got it to work. With the exception of the RMI.
    Any suggestions?
    Thank you

    about 1 month ago

    This plane won't load on 2024 it gets stuck while showing the aiport and the clouds.
    I only installed the file that is 737,007 KB
    I GIVE YOU 5 stars but maybe some help here a have a PC RYZEN 7, NVIDIA RTX 5070
    Please help.

    about 2 months ago

    Just trying this out for the first time, was trying to hide the 2024 EFB by clicking on and around it, and now its stuck in this state where it keeps flashing like a strobe in and out of visibility, any fix? [edit] I found the hide button in the custom EFB. Seems like theres a bug though where if you click around or behind the 2024 EFB it will start doing this weird flashing thing. At least now I got it to just hide. The plane is pretty cool, love all the options.

    I am having a couple of issues. When I try to use VS mode on the AP, it doesnt let me select a rate, it just seems to trim all the way up or down depending on which way I want to go, so that basically doesn't work. Also on the KLN90B option, for some reason it wont let me use keyboard mode when I click on CRSR like usual.

    2 months ago

    Fun plane to fly!!! Thx!!!

    2 months ago

    If i am from ps5,¿how can i dowland this ?

    about 2 months ago

    You cant

    2 months ago

    Feels like something in the flight dynamics is wrong, tried to take the amphibian off at close to MTOW and it wouldn't lift off, wouldn't climb, wouldn't even hold altitude. Was constantly hitting the stall horn even at 100 knots indicated. Maybe an update messed this up? This is in 2020.

    2 months ago

    I might have figured this out. I think the icing scalar is set pretty high so it immediately starts behaving like you have icing buildup.

    3 months ago

    A fantastic aircraft. I can hardly believe it's free. It's absolutely on par with good payware and is updated regularly. What I find totally outstanding is the ability to customise the avionics yourself. I can't find enough superlatives to describe it. I also wonder why payware providers don't do the same.

    If I had to say something "negative", it would be that I would like to combine the GTN 750 with a GTN 650. I currently use the GTN 750 with the GNS 430, so it would be nice if both were GTNs (or if Sal finally gave in to Zill and integrated the G1000 :D).

    In short: Sal1800 has done a truly fantastic job here!

    3 months ago

    This is a really cool plane. You can see and feel that it was created with a lot of love =).
    The only thing I don't like is that the rear windows are darkened... I think they should be a bright as the front windows... but that's just my opinion ^^. It's because I'm using the plane mainly for sightseeing flights and my rear passengers could see better with brighter windows ^^.

    3 months ago

    Greetings, just wanted to say thanks, this plane is great! Way better than I was expecting, look forward to many hours with it!

    3 months ago

    Love this aircraft! Great job, thanks.

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    Cessna T206H

    Explore the skies with the versatile Cessna T206H, equipped with a turbocharged Lycoming engine and seating for six. This addon offers two flyable aircraft with unique features like operable doors, windows, and cargo options. With detailed performance guidelines for takeoff, cruise, and landing, the T206H is your perfect companion for a variety of missions.

    Downloads23K
    Version1.3
    File Size649.98 MB
    Published1 year ago
    Updated1 year ago

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    CategoryAircraft
    Sub-CategoryGeneral Aviation

    Version History

    3D model improvements to allow livery painting KLN90B GPS added to avionics options Garmin GFC500 Autopilot Controller added to avionics options G5 PFD and HSI can be added to the co-pilot's panel G5 Enhancement mod

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