August 26, 201015 yr So far liking the Caravan quite a bit.But, some things that I noticed: No Cruise Power Tables? Refernce to them on Page 7 of the checklists - but have not found. Engine seems sluggish and poor at even mildly warm temps (mentioned elsewhere) and low altitudes . Maybe Power Tables would prove this a true trait?? Would love to see ability to only turn off 3D knobs for the GPS only, currently all or none for whole cockpit. Disappointed with the still lack of ability to modify the radio stack and add a GNS530 (unless you ditch the radar or squeeze it). No regrets at all, but hope some or all of these would be addressed.Joe Joe Lorenc
August 26, 201015 yr Well in my case ditching the radar creates major issues and the panel disappears, apparently that's a software security feature. Ty89m Ty J. Peres - KBZN
August 26, 201015 yr Joe,Cessna provides a PIM free of charge on their site. It's not the up-to-date, legal POH, (and it's for the 2009-2010 model equipped with the Garmin G1000) but it's sufficient for our purposes, and does have the cruise power tables we need. You can find it here: Cessna Grand Caravan Information ManualYou're right, the engine does run hot, since it appears to be under powered. Stay tuned for some tweaks that should improve things a bit. Best Regards, Kurt "Yoda" Kalbfleisch Pinner, Middx, UK Beta tester for PMDG J41, NGX, and GFO, Flight1 Super King Air B200, Flight1 Cessna Citation Mustang, Flight1 Cessna 182, Flight1 Cessna 177B, Aeroworx B200
August 27, 201015 yr Author Joe,Cessna provides a PIM free of charge on their site. It's not the up-to-date, legal POH, (and it's for the 2009-2010 model equipped with the Garmin G1000) but it's sufficient for our purposes, and does have the cruise power tables we need. You can find it here: Cessna Grand Caravan Information ManualYou're right, the engine does run hot, since it appears to be under powered. Stay tuned for some tweaks that should improve things a bit.Thank you Kurt ! Joe Lorenc
Create an account or sign in to comment