Caravan version

[Sjef]

Hello,

I'm planning on adding a Cessna Caravan to my still small fleet.
I only have money for one so far so I was wondering: which version would start making more money, the passengers version or the
cargo version?
Currently I'm flying a Piper Cheyenne IIXL, seats 5 VIP. I always load as little fuel as possible so I can take cargo also.
I read on several forums that when carrying cargo you make more profit than whith passengers but looking at the revenue for the cargo I
take with the passengers flights I started wondering.

Has anyone here actualy tested this?

Sjef...

P.S. It won't be the grand caravan but the feelthere caravan deluxe.

[poden]

Generally, passengers will make you more money. You need a good reputation though, to get enough passengers to make this happen. The nice thing is though, if you have a low reupatation and aren't carrying all that many passengers, you can take on more cargo (assuming your payload model is set up for that).





Post Edited ( 01-19-07 18:16 )

[highlander]

The feelThere Caravan! Deluxe package *is* the Cessna 208B "Grand Caravan"; it's a much nicer model than the default MS one. Unlike MS, feelThere's
package included the Caravan Super Cargomaster.

I heard that when they release the revamped version of it (in future; unsure what they're developing at the moment), it'll also include the Caravan
Amphibian and the standard Caravan 675 (which does not feature the belly pod). Looking forward to it greatly; it's a superb add-on for FS2004 (and if
you coax it just a little, for FSX also... )

That said, I think MS improved the default Caravan for FSX; looks a whole lot nicer than it used to!

[Sjef]

OK, I bought it and are using it right now. The strange thing is that I can't go anywhere above 12.000 feet, even with the cabin pressurized
fspassengers will show pressurisation danger in the report. I thought a normal cruise speed for the caravan was somewhere around
20.000 feet!

[Dutch64]

Check the payload model and make sure it's pressurized.

[Sjef]

I checked and double checked both payload models, they're both pressurized.

[poden]

Sjef wrote:
I checked and double checked both payload models, they're both pressurized.

Make sure the "not pressurized" box is NOT checked. This is a common mistake. 12,000 ft is the cutoff in FSP where the passengers start complaining,
so it seems like you've still got a problem.

[Valoran]

Yeah, the pressurization box in the payload manager should be empty. This got me a few times until I took the time to actually
read it. You're not alone.

:cheers:

[Launchbury]

The caravan will make you a lot of money in passenger configuration.

[Sjef]

The checkbox in both versions is empty. I realy don't get it, it's getting annoying because at 11 or 12 thousand feet I get a lot of turbulence
which doesn't make the passengers very happy :-)

[Caravan King]

The real Cessna Caravan and Grand Caravan are un-pressurised. There may be some third parties offering pressurised conversions
but the real Cessna ones aren't. (I stand to be corrected....)

[Joeflyer]

Caravan King wrote:
The real Cessna Caravan and Grand Caravan are un-pressurised. There may be some third parties offering pressurised conversions
but the real Cessna ones aren't. (I stand to be corrected....)

You are correct sir That's why we Caravan drivers have to don O2 masks when flying above 12,000 for more than 45 mins.

[poden]

Sjef wrote:
The checkbox in both versions is empty. I realy don't get it, it's getting annoying because at 11 or 12 thousand feet I get a lot of turbulence
which doesn't make the passengers very happy :-)

Is it turbulence, or does it say they're complaining of getting sick? The other posibility is there's yet another Caravan payload model which is
getting used, and you're unaware of it.

[Caravan King]

So, I believe then that if the Caravan is an un-pressurised aircraft then FSPassengers will not allow you above 12,000ft without the
passengers screaming. In real life we know they can don oxygen masks but this is not allowed for in FSPassengers. Is my
understanding correct?

[poden]

Caravan King wrote:
So, I believe then that if the Caravan is an un-pressurised aircraft then FSPassengers will not allow you above 12,000ft without the
passengers screaming. In real life we know they can don oxygen masks but this is not allowed for in FSPassengers. Is my
understanding correct?

No, you can set any payload model file to be "pressurized". I usually do, to account for the possibility of using oxygen masks.