My new feelThere Caravan

[ardypilot]

I turned 17 on Thursday, and decided to treat myself with my birthday money, purchasing the feelThere Caravan! Deluxe package for fs2004. I used to really enjoying flying the default C208, and am happy to report that the new payware version hits that spot too

Here are some screenies I took on my maiden flight in her, from Fairbanks International (PAFA), to Valdez Airport (PAVD), Alaska, painted in the FedEx Feeder paintjob.

Here are 12 screenies I shot enroute (1.08mb). Enjoy!

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Thats the lot.

Does anyone know if there are any C208's in NZ, or even better, any ZK- schemes for this model?

[Naki]

Great shots

There are currently 5 in NZ

ZK- PDM Cessna 208 - Sounds Air Travel and Tourism Ltd -PICTON

ZK-SKB Cessna 208 -Air Milford 2000- QUEENSTOWN

ZK-TZR Cessna 208 - Izard Pacific Aviation - Wellsford

ZK- MYH Cessna 208B - Www.air2there.com -PARAPARAUMU

ZK- SRI Cessna 208B 208B -Air Safaris & Services (NZ) -LAKE TEKAPO (check out Robin's scenery - there is one in the hanger)

The 208B is a stretched version.

Sounds Air use to have two but one crashed in 1995 (I have a connection to this unfortunate accident)

I don't know of any NZ schemes available.

[AlisterC]

Nice new toy!
Love that final shot especially.

[ZK-Brock]

I see the Air2There Caravan in Nelson sometimes.

Naki, would you mind explaining your connection to the soundsair caravan?

[FlyingKiwi]

Nice shots, that's going to be a lot of fun to fly.

[Charl]

Naki, would you mind explaining your connection to the soundsair caravan?

Yes that sounds interesting...
Also, I think TZR is not on the register? I thought I had them all covered!

[Jimmy]

wow you do not need a new pc! excalent shots your sim just looks so good, what kind of fps do you get? Im cruiseing over the tasman and all I can see is some clouds and I have 3-15 fps and Stuuters! lol

anyway very nice looking aircraft

James

[ZK-Brock]

And was it taken in FS04or FSX?

[ardypilot]

Thanks all!

Jimmy, this plane is actually a surprisingly hard hitter on FPS, with the detailed interior eating away at my CPU just like the PMDG 1900d cabin model. I was only getting about 13-16 FPS on cruise above the Alaskan wastelands, when in any other plane I would normally be getting around 25. Unfortunately, there is no '2D panel' only model, unlike the PMDG 1900d.

By the way Monkey- all my screenies are from FS2004. I won't be changing to FSX for a long time yet B)

[Naki]

ZK-TZR is a recent arrival and is privately owned with leather interior (toilet?) etc. The guy that founded Alpha Aviation (whom builld Alpha 120s & 160s in Hamilton) owns it.

As for the Soundsair crash my friends/flatmates (male/female) were killed in this crash. They were on their honeymoon. Went to their wedding one weekend and their funeral the next which was rather traumatic. Anyway life goes on.

Cherrs Naki