Specifications
AI Description
- Maintenance: EASA Part 145; Engine enrolled in MORE program with 8000-hour TBO; Hangared.
- Engine: PT6A-114A; TBO: 8000 hours; Engine hours: 237; Engine cycles: 184.
- Additional Equipment: Cargo doors; FIKI ice protection; McCauley 3-blade prop; Roll-up para-door with outside top handle & forward floater bar; Cargo pod available.
- Avionics: Garmin G1000 package; Autopilot: Garmin GFC-700 AFCS; GPS: Garmin G1000; Communication radios: Garmin G1000; Weather radar: Garmin GWX-68 (4-color); TCAS: Honeywell KTA-870; ADF: King KR-87; DME: AlliedSignal KN-63; EFIS: Garmin GDU-1040A 2-tube; TAWS: Garmin Class B; Transponder: Dual Garmin GTX-33 Mode S; Flight Director: Garmin GFC-700 IFCS; IFR flight rules.
- Features: Equipped with ice protection; ADS-B capable; Standard weather radar; Standard flight management system; Standard SATCOM; Standard terrain awareness & warning system; Standard traffic collision avoidance system; Standard emergency locator transmitter.
- Interior: Configuration for 18 passengers; Skydiving setup; Air conditioning available.
- Exterior: Matterhorn white with blue, red, and beige stripes; Completed in 2008.
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.