And I'm doing a happy dance because it includes a cargo variation too!
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Default '24 C408 Backported to '20 Marketplace
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Bushpounder
SOH-CM-2024
Great news. I really wanted this one.
Don BP
Don BP
Yep - it's one of the default '24 planes built by Carenado. Marketplace only. I paid $9.99US for mine, but if you have the Premium Deluxe version of '20, it may be different.
Victory103
SOH-CM-2025
Can only find the MS24 reviews, looks typical Carenado. Long time King Air guy, but I can see retiring the Caravan in the sim.
I'm actually a little disappointed in this release. It's typical Carenado - ground steering is horrible when you don't have pedals and differential braking isn't activated in the configs, and you can't access the configs to enable it. There's no visible copilot inside the cockpit, so I have to use one of the invisible avatars to make the exterior shots match the interior views. Cabin environmental controls appear to be modeled, but I can't find anything that shows an interior temp.
But the worst part is the sounds. The engine sounds keep cutting sharply to different volume levels. It's a little distracting.
On the plus side, the Garmin keyboard actually works when entering waypoints on the center panel.
But the worst part is the sounds. The engine sounds keep cutting sharply to different volume levels. It's a little distracting.
On the plus side, the Garmin keyboard actually works when entering waypoints on the center panel.
The decal texture file has FedEx branding, but it's not used anywhere.
ezunino
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I think not being pressurized has made this aircraft a bit of a niche product
I figured I was missing something - thanks!
The 408 is essentially a twin Caravan, and it was designed with a lot of input from FedEx, since they're the launch customer, and bought something like 50 for their various feeder operators.
It's aimed at markets where operators have a need for something bigger than a Caravan but don't want the extra cost associated with something like a King Air (or the maintenance hassles of an aging Beech 1900), so the 408 is never going to be a spectacular sales success, but it'll likely do well enough to stay in production for a while.
Brian_Gladden
SOH-CM-2025
I think of it as a modern new build Twin Otter. Just not STOL
Rallymodeller
Charter Member
That's basically what it is, IMO. Meant for cargo feeder ops like FedEx and some short-haul commuters who operate from regular-length land runways but need the cargo capacity of a twin. A new-build Twotter without the STOL gubbins for operators who don't need 'em, as a lot of the Twin Otter's expense comes from the structure and wing complexity for short-and-rough (and water) operations
Probably better to think of it as a Beech 99 or EMB-110 replacement/alternative.
Are these even legal for US based scheduled pax ops. With the FAA, redundancy is the name of the game. There are two of just about everything on approved types, from avionics, to brake systems, to wheels per gear point. Even something as small as the Saab 340 has six wheels total. This one only has one wheel per gear.
srgalahad
Charter Member 2022
Yes. Caravans are also... with numerous operators. Regarding the C408, Wiki sez:
"The first 19-seat passenger variant was delivered in April 2023 for use by Western Aircraft, Inc. doing business in Hawaii as Lāna’i Air"
There's companies running PC-12's and Caravans in scheduled passenger service (usually on EAS routes) in the US, and there are also a bunch of piston singles (and piston twins) doing part 135 operations, so as long as an airplane type isn't certified in the experimental or restricted category, there's a pretty good chance someone has managed to use it in passenger service somewhere in the US.