Aircraft Information
> Aircraft Make: Cessna (with Soloy STC for turbine engine) Model: 206T Nickname: Turbine Stationair
> Aircraft Mil Civ Description: Airplane SE Turboprop
> FAA Category and Class: Airplane SE Land
> Engine Description: Single Rolls-Royce B-17F2 (450 SHP)
Aircraft Experience
> As of: 11/2/2024
> Number of Hours Flown: 1.1
> Number of Times Flown: 1
> Other Aircraft Models Associated: Cessna 206 (Piston engine)
First Flown Information
> Sequence First Flown: 167
> Date First Flown: 9/15/2024
> Location First Flown: Olympia Airport, WA (KOLM)
> Who and/or What Organization First Flown With: Soloy, Paul Leckman
Recollections: Counting this as a separate airplane, if only as a way to communicate the many, many interesting projects I was able to fly as an FAA Test Pilot.
The Soloy Aviation is a relatively small engineering and aircraft modification firm based in Olympia, WA. They have a number of Turbine conversions and other significant aircraft modifications.
Illustrating the huge variety of projects at FAA, I’ve flown twice at Soloy, once in an AS350 helicopter and then in the C-206 Turbine conversion. The C-206T project was configured with a camera pod on the left wing and the purpose was to remove an existing limitation on the autopilot. It was a successful one flight check of the autopilot’s ability to manage the asymmetric drag.
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