Cessna Caravan family
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| Product | 208 B Grand Caravan EX ↗ | Cessna 208 B Grand Caravan EX ↗ | Cessna Caravan family · Black Square ↗ | C208 Grand Caravan DGS ↗ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Developer / publisher | Microsoft Flight Simulator | Microsoft Flight Simulator | Black Square | Thranda |
| Simulator | MSFS 2024 | MSFS 2020 | MSFS 2020 · MSFS 2024 | X-Plane 11 · X-Plane 12 |
| Product type | AircraftIncluded / first-party | AircraftIncluded / first-party | Aircraft and enhancementsThird-party add-on | AircraftThird-party add-on |
| Availability | ReleasedStandard | ReleasedStandard | Released | Released |
| Products and variants | Caravan Professional - Amphibian & Cargo ↗MSFS 2020 · MSFS 2024 · Aircraft · Released Caravan Professional - Passenger ↗MSFS 2020 · MSFS 2024 · Aircraft · Released Steam Gauge Overhaul - Analog Caravan ↗MSFS 2020 · Enhancement · ReleasedEnhances the MSFS 2020 Caravan; separate from Caravan Professional. | Cessna 208 Grand Caravan DGS series XP12 /11 ↗X-Plane 11 · X-Plane 12 · Aircraft · Released | ||
| Documented highlights | A detailed documentation summary has not been added yet. | A detailed documentation summary has not been added yet. | Avionics choices persist between flightsThe tablet saves avionics selections and allows several radio/GPS arrangements. The manual explains which selected GPS can drive the HSI and autopilot, including a limitation when the Working Title GNS 530 occupies NAV2. Confirming a changed arrangement reconfigures the avionics and disengages the autopilot. Watch the electrical system respondA live tablet schematic shows powered connections, inactive equipment and circuit paths. This gives the simmer a visual way to follow the electrical model as aircraft switches and equipment change state. It complements the analogue cockpit with a diagram of what the simulation is doing. | Two airframes and configurable cockpitsThe DGS package includes the Caravan 675 and Grand Caravan, each with passenger and cargo arrangements. Its expansion adds plain and amphibious floats, landplane options and a G1000 choice in the configurable panel. Instrument presets and an in-sim livery editor let the cockpit and exterior be personalised. The gathered store page lists version 1.2.2, dated June 2023. Configuration and flight-model developmentThranda'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 changes are identified by release number. |
| Manuals & resources | Microsoft Flight Simulator aircraft manuals ↗ | Microsoft Flight Simulator aircraft manuals ↗ | Caravan Professional manual ↗Microsoft Flight Simulator aircraft manuals ↗Caravan Professional - Amphibian & Cargo ↗Caravan Professional - Passenger ↗ | X-Plane aircraft and avionics manuals ↗Cessna 208 Grand Caravan DGS series XP12 /11 ↗ |