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Reims Aviation and Cessna developed the F406 Caravan II as a twin-turboprop utility aircraft. It has a separate airframe and systems from the single-engine Cessna 208 Caravan family despite the shared name.
Aircraft background
Wikipedia contributors · Read more ↗Returning to an old aircraft with a former pupil as his teacher
Gibbs returned to the F406 after nearly eleven years away and had to repeat much of its type training. The instructor was someone he had taught earlier in his own career. That reversal accompanied a move back into fisheries protection and pollution-monitoring work after other airline and contract flying.
FLYER interview · September 2021. F406 maritime patrol captain for Marine Scotland, based at Inverness; his separate Tipsy Nipper flights are not F406 experiences.
FLYER · Read more ↗Cockpit lighting and electrical controls have individual functions
The announcement lists individually adjustable cockpit lighting with rotating stalks and a selection of working circuit breakers. It does not describe every breaker as functional.
Reims F406 Caravan II · iniBuilds · MSFS 2020 · MSFS 2024
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Meet Reims F406 Caravan II
Reims Aviation and Cessna developed the F406 Caravan II as a twin-turboprop utility aircraft. It has a separate airframe and systems from the single-engine Cessna 208 Caravan family despite the shared name.
Reims F406 Caravan II
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Reims F406 Caravan II
Wikipedia contributors · Reims-Cessna F406 Caravan II ↗iniBuilds · MSFS 2020 · MSFS 2024 →Aircraft type designators
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History & design
Development milestones
First flight: 22 September 1983
Developed from: Cessna 404 Titan
Wikipedia contributors · Reims-Cessna F406 Caravan II ↗Reims-Cessna F406 Caravan II · family/variant named by the source · Wikipedia revision 1360940604
Pilot accounts
Returning to an old aircraft with a former pupil as his teacher
Gibbs returned to the F406 after nearly eleven years away and had to repeat much of its type training. The instructor was someone he had taught earlier in his own career. That reversal accompanied a move back into fisheries protection and pollution-monitoring work after other airline and contract flying.
His favourite patrol followed Scotland’s western coast, combining active flying around inlets with the chance to see dolphins, orcas and occasionally whales. The scenery came with a demanding job: keeping track of fishing vessels, coordinating around other aircraft and working with a copilot and task specialist. He described the satisfaction of a successful flight in changeable weather, alongside the simple enjoyment of being out over those waters.
FLYER interview · September 2021. F406 maritime patrol captain for Marine Scotland, based at Inverness; his separate Tipsy Nipper flights are not F406 experiences.
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MSFS 2020 · MSFS 2024Reims F406 Caravan II
iniBuilds · Released
Reims F406 Caravan II
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Aircraft specifications
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| Specification | Published value |
|---|---|
| Length | 11.89 m (39 ft 0 in) |
| Wingspan | 15.09 m (49 ft 6 in) |
| Height | 4.01 m (13 ft 2 in) |
| Wing area | 23.48 m² (253 sq ft) |
| Empty weight | 2,283 kg (5,033 lb) |
| Max takeoff weight | 4,246–4,700 kg (9,360–10,361 lb) |
| Powerplant | 2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A -112 turboprop , 373 kW (500 hp) each |
| Maximum speed | 424 km/h (263 mph, 229 kn) |
| Cruise speed | 388 km/h (241 mph, 209 kn) |
| Range | 2,135 km (1,327 mi, 1,153 nmi) |
| Service ceiling | 9,145 m (30,000 ft) |
| Rate of climb | 9.4 m/s (1,850 ft/min) |
Manuals & resources
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Simulator documentation
Cockpit lighting and electrical controls have individual functionsReims F406 Caravan II · iniBuilds · MSFS 2020 · MSFS 2024
The announcement lists individually adjustable cockpit lighting with rotating stalks and a selection of working circuit breakers. It does not describe every breaker as functional.
MSFS2024 announcement; not transferred to the earlier simulator edition
iniBuilds · Read the source ↗Hear the aircraft’s working detailsReims F406 Caravan II · iniBuilds · MSFS 2020 · MSFS 2024
Echo 19 Audio Productions supplies the listed cockpit and exterior sound suite, covering the PT6A engines and three-bladed McCauley propellers.
Developer attribution; sound-source description does not establish physical fidelity
iniBuilds · Read the source ↗Some mission equipment is visual onlyReims F406 Caravan II · iniBuilds · MSFS 2020 · MSFS 2024
The MSFS2024 announcement explicitly labels the aerial survey station, SLAR, AIS dome and interior operations station as models only. It separately describes the surveillance camera as animated and gyro-stabilised.
iniBuilds 2025 announcement · feature-list distinction; no working boat-detection system inferred
iniBuilds · Read the source ↗Choose a mission configurationReims F406 Caravan II · iniBuilds · MSFS 2020 · MSFS 2024
The package lists passenger, cargo, surveillance, maritime-patrol and environmental-response variants with different interiors and equipment.
iniBuilds F406 product listing · MSFS2020 and MSFS2024
iniBuilds · Read the source ↗Swap the navigator and manage the loadReims F406 Caravan II · iniBuilds · MSFS 2020 · MSFS 2024
The listed GTN650 choices include Asobo, PMS and TDS. The EFB provides chart and map support through Navigraph, with dynamic loading responding to simulator or tablet payload entries.
Developer feature list; third-party services and navigator options retain their own requirements
iniBuilds · Read the source ↗Pilot account
Returning to an old aircraft with a former pupil as his teacherFLYER interview · September 2021. F406 maritime patrol captain for Marine Scotland, based at Inverness; his separate Tipsy Nipper flights are not F406 experiences.
Gibbs returned to the F406 after nearly eleven years away and had to repeat much of its type training. The instructor was someone he had taught earlier in his own career. That reversal accompanied a move back into fisheries protection and pollution-monitoring work after other airline and contract flying. His favourite patrol followed Scotland’s western coast, combining active flying around inlets with the chance to see dolphins, orcas and occasionally whales.
Paul Gibbs
FLYER · Read the source ↗Read the original documentation from the people who created it. Manuals open on their publisher’s website.
Aircraft background
Reims-Cessna F406 Caravan IIWikipedia contributors · Research background · retrieved 2026-09-12Product
F406 Caravan II for MSFSiniBuilds · Official developer / designated store catalogue · checked 2026-09-12Developer documentation
Announcing iniBuilds F406 Caravan II for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024iniBuilds · Developer announcement · 2025Type designator
ICAO Doc 8643 — aircraft type designatorsInternational Civil Aviation Organization · Public search data retrieved 2026-09-14; authority update 2026-09-03Built-in force-feedback profiles
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Catalogue programme-20261022-v1 · 2 profile choices
iniBuilds F406 Caravan II
iniBuilds · Free and Pro · Revision 5 · Inherited starting point
MSFS 2020 · MSFS 2024
iniBuilds F406 Caravan II: The profile supplies selected twin-transport resistance.
Reims F406 Caravan II
Free and Pro · Revision 1 · Partial review
MSFS 2024 · MSFS 2020
Reims F406 Caravan II: The profile supplies selected twin-transport resistance.
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