Meet Cessna Caravan family
The Caravan programme began in the early 1980s, with the prototype flying in 1982. Its high wing, fixed gear and large cabin were organised around practical utility work. The longer 208B developed into the Grand Caravan as well as dedicated freight configurations.
Wheeled aircraft, cargo pods and amphibious floats give the family several recognisable forms. Simulator versions also differ sharply in cockpit philosophy, from modern glass panels to analogue conversions and new standalone aircraft. Those products are described separately below.
In your simulator
Systems, equipment and documentation for each developer’s aircraft.
208 B Grand Caravan EX
Microsoft Flight Simulator
Edition / package Standard
Cessna 208 B Grand Caravan EX
Microsoft Flight Simulator
Edition / package Standard
Caravan Professional
Black Square
A standalone Caravan with several working configurations
Black Square's Caravan Professional is a standalone aircraft, distinct from its earlier Analog Caravan expansion. The manual describes wheeled, cargo and amphibious configurations, a new exterior and cabin model, sounds and interactive aircraft features. Its analogue cockpit and systems form a different product from both the bundled glass-cockpit Grand Caravan and an instrument-panel replacement for it.
Black Square / Just Flight · Caravan Professional manual ↗Black Square Caravan Professional · PDF p.8; introduction and configurations
C208 Grand Caravan DGS
Thranda
Configuration and flight-model development
Thranda's Caravan development includes configurable avionics and changes to its X-Plane flight model. The published history records trim balance, propeller drag, G1000 pitch-button behaviour, landing-gear springiness and stall-warning calibration changes. The release number is useful context when comparing observations about this particular Caravan.
Thranda / X-Plane.org store · C208 DGS ↗C208 DGS; XP12 added v1.2 February 2023 · Version history; v1.2 and later XP12 tuning
Manuals & resources
Read the original documentation from the people who created it. Manuals open on their publisher’s website.
Manual
Microsoft Flight Simulator aircraft manualsMicrosoft / aircraft developers Caravan Professional manualBlack Square / Just Flight X-Plane aircraft and avionics manualsLaminar ResearchAircraft background
Cessna 208 CaravanWikipedia contributors · Research background · Wikipedia revision 1367834803 · retrieved 2026-09-12Resource
MSFS 2024 FAQ and edition aircraft inventoryMicrosoft MSFS 2020 FAQ and edition aircraft inventoryMicrosoft C208 DGSThranda / X-Plane.org storeDocumented interfaces
Source-documented identifiers. Documentation does not prove that every add-on populates a value correctly.
L:var_PilotCws
Pilot CWS button; aircraft-specific behavior.
- Units
- Boolean
- Access
- hardware control input; explicit readback contract unknown
Archived manual revision
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