JD-Slow-Thumbs Posted September 15, 2016 Share Posted September 15, 2016 I am looking for TurboProp Singles (as opposed to twins) that are especially good at visiting new places, navigating-to, and landing-at, interesting airports. Searching the internet, so far I have found the following: Trainers: T-34C Mentor Pilatus PC-7, PC-9, PC-21, Tucano, Texan-II, series Utility plus … Cessna C208B Grand Caravan Pilatus PC-12 Socata TBM-700-850 Pilatus PC-6 TurboPorter DeHavilland DHC3 TurboOtter Piper PA-46 Malibu, JetProp Quest Kodiak Of course simple wikipedia searches only tells me so much. What do people “like†and what do people think are “fun� Thanks in advance JD BTW, this list was shorter than expected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bernies Posted September 15, 2016 Share Posted September 15, 2016 You can add the Epic LT, Cessna 441 and Fletcher FU24. The Cessna 441 from Flysimware is a treat to fly and is very well modeled. The Garrett turboprop engines and propellers are particularly interesting. There are a number of Porters and they can be fun on very short strips too. B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mithras Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 Carenado's Grand Caravan for me every time. A beast that can handle the shortest runways and the toughest approaches, a real bush plane. Fab. - Paul Elliott [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Come and follow my recreation of this historic light here: HERE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ViperPilot2 Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 Depends on what you mean by 'interesting'... are you looking for long distance, going fast, or being able to land 'almost' anywhere? The airplanes you listed all have their strengths, but there's always a trade off. For example, mithras named the Caravan... will land just about anywhere, but it'll be a relatively slow trip. Include the PC-6, Kodiak and (especially) the Otter in that Category. The Epic LT, TBM, Malibu, 441 and the various Trainers have the speed the others above don't, but you'd better plan on a 'solid' Runway with plenty of length to get in and back out of. Think of Concrete & Asphalt... Personally, if you're looking for a 'jack of all trades' Airplane that can do a little bit of everything, I would choose the PC-12. It's pretty fast, has good Range, and can land in less gentle tracts of real estate. The Royal Flying Doctor Service down under have been using them for years. Hope this helps... Alan :pilot: "I created the Little Black Book to keep myself from getting killed..." -- Captain Elrey Borge Jeppesen AMD 1.9GB/8GB RAM/AMD VISION 1GB GPU/500 GB HDD/WIN 7 PRO 64/FS9 CFS CFS2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
napamule2 Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 +1 . The PC-12 is known as the "Swiss Army Knife" of general aviation. 1,750 nm range. You can't go wrong with this one. Chuck B Napamule i7 2600K @ 3.4 Ghz (Turbo-Boost to 3.877 Ghz), Asus P8H67 Pro, Super Talent 8 Gb DDR3/1333 Dual Channel, XFX Radeon R7-360B 2Gb DDR5, Corsair 650 W PSU, Dell 23 in (2048x1152), Windows7 Pro 64 bit, MS Sidewinder Precision 2 Joy, Logitech K-360 wireless KB & Mouse, Targus PAUK10U USB Keypad for Throttle (F1 to F4)/Spoiler/Tailhook/Wing Fold/Pitch Trim/Parking Brake/Snap to 2D Panel/View Change. Installed on 250 Gb (D:). FS9 and FSX Acceleration (locked at 30 FPS). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JD-Slow-Thumbs Posted September 26, 2016 Author Share Posted September 26, 2016 Thanks for the suggestions, I will try out both of them, First the C-208B Caravan, Then the PC-12. JD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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