Specifications
AI Description
- Maintenance: Maintained under FAR Part 91; Prop Overhaul due on February 1, 2024.
- Engine: TPE331-12JR model; TBO of 7000 hours; Engine total cycles: 3165.
- Additional Equipment:
- Hartzell 4-blade reversible prop.
- APE III gross takeoff & landing weight increase mods STC.
- Extended nose fork and large tires.
- Aft roller shutter door, skydiving handrails & steps.
- Omni Flash beacon and courtesy lights.
- Avionics:
- Honeywell KR-87 ADF.
- Bendix/King KFC-150 IFCS Autopilot and Flight Director.
- Bendix/King KX-155 and Garmin GTN-750Xi Communication and Navigation Radios.
- Bendix/King KN-63 DME.
- Garmin GTX-335 Transponder.
- Bendix/King KRA-10 Radar Altimeter.
- Bendix/King KGP-560 EGPWS TAWS.
- Bendix/King ART-2000 Weather Radar.
- Features: Equipped with ADS-B; standard Weather Radar, Flight Management System, SATCOM, Terrain Awareness & Warning System, Traffic Collision Avoidance System, and Emergency Locator Transmitter.
- Interior: Skydiving configuration; rated 5; air conditioning; aft bench seating with skydiving handrails and jump lighting.
- Exterior: Rated 6; white color.
About this Model
Overview
The Cessna 208B Grand Caravan is a high-wing, fixed-gear turboprop designed around payload, simplicity, and off-airport practicality rather than speed or high-altitude cruise. It is commonly operated as a commuter, charter, freight, medevac, and special-mission platform, where quick turnarounds, rugged handling, and a large, reconfigurable cabin are more important than jet-like trip times.
Mission Fit
The Grand Caravan fits missions that value access and payload over speed: short-to-medium legs, frequent stops, and airfields with limited infrastructure. It is especially well suited to operators needing a single type to cover scheduled commuter runs, ad-hoc charter, and freight with minimal changeover time. For longer legs, passengers may experience more cabin noise and weather variability than in pressurized twins or jets.
Cabin
Cabin comfort is utilitarian and highly dependent on the interior and operator configuration. The wide, boxy cross-section supports a range of seat layouts and quick conversion between passengers and cargo. The high wing and tall cabin volume help with headroom and loading, while the large cargo door and low sill height (relative to many aircraft) make bulky items easier to handle. Noise and vibration levels are typical of single-engine turboprops and vary with insulation packages and propeller configuration.