More good news for owners of newer T210s with the higher 4,000 pound gross weight: The 550 Centurion 'De-Turbo' retains 4,000-pound maximum gross weight, and useful load for all T210s after conversion is increased by the weight of the now-missing turbocharger and related plumbing. Fuel consumption is improved at lower altitudes. Costs and owner/pilot anxiety that accompany frequent unscheduled cylinder replacements fade from the picture. Exhaust system maintenance costs are reduced. Turbocharger maintenance and overhauls are eliminated. When TBO time eventually does roll around, engine replacement/overhaul costs should be lower. TBO is increased from 1,400 hours (1,600 hours for the most recent TSIO-520s) to 1,700 hours, and normally-aspirated engines generally have a better reputation for actually reaching TBO than their turbocharged cousins.

The 550 Centurion 'De-Turbo' offers T210 owners reduced operating costs in a number of ways. The new STC is Atlantic Aero's answer to requests received from many T210 owners for relief from the high maintenance costs, low TBOs, and less-than-desired reliability of their turbocharged engines. The latest in Atlantic Aero's 550 STC conversions of Cessna's popular 210 series, the 550 Centurion 'De-Turbo' STC replaces the T210's Teledyne Continental Motors (TCM) TSIO-520 engine with the modern well-regarded TCM IO-550L engine. Atlantic Aero announces its new 550 Centurion 'De-Turbo' conversion of the Cessna Turbo 210.

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