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Cessna’s Caravan has staying power

December 5, 2015 By Thomas A. Horne
  • Cessna Caravan has staying power. Photography courtesy Cessna.
  • The Caravan program launched in 1982.
  • The Caravan’s new standard interior was introduced at Sun ’n Fun 2015. Textron says the new seats are more comfortable...
  • ...owing to ergonomically correct seat-back angles, and offer better sight lines to the cabin windows. Options include fabric sidewalls, carpeting, and headrests.
  • The Caravan’s high and wide instrument panel has been featuring the Garmin G1000 as standard equipment since 2008.
  • The massive exhaust stack directs exhaust away from the cowling—and wing struts and landing gear.
  • Yingling Aviation’s Oasis interior provides club seating, a refreshment center, and an aft potty.

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Thomas A. Horne
Thomas A. Horne
AOPA Pilot Editor at Large
AOPA Pilot Editor at Large Tom Horne has worked at AOPA since the early 1980s. He began flying in 1975 and has an airline transport pilot and flight instructor certificates. He’s flown everything from ultralights to Gulfstreams and ferried numerous piston airplanes across the Atlantic.
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