Little Cessna Caravan.....

http://caravanpilots.com/RURRE%2010.jpg

This isn't the one I fly, but it's the type of plane. Very simple, very forgiving little ride that's almost as reliable as a claw hammer.

vmax84

 

I'm glad this wasn't my caravan.

http://caravanpilots.com/oops.jpg

vmax84

 

I didnt ever think of carvans as small??? I usually fly a 172 when I fly fixed-wing.

I flew a cirrus sr22 the other night for the first time, glass cockpits are awesome, and VERY different.


Who do you fly for?

 

We fly the feeder routes here in Michigan.

vmax84

 

Awesome that guys are pilots. My dad works for Boeing, and my Grandfather worked for the business jet division of Firestone back in the day. I've only flown gliders so far. Hopefully I'll get my license one day...

Anyway, what size dash speakers did you use? 4"? I want to replace the speakers in mine, but don't know if 4"ers will be loud enough with the top off. I guess there is only one way to find out. Also, what did you use to mount your head unit in the dash? Did you buy a kit? I've done a ton of installs, but wondered if there is enough hardware on the stock radia to mount up an aftermarket unit.

 

I didn't want to know about it for that reason. I wanted to know about it because, I've worked security a couple times and with the truck running on chilly nights the lights automatically come on. It woul dbe nice to have a switch so that I could kill them for obvious reasons.

 

I've got Pyramid 4" in the dash and Bolt Lightning in the doors. Yeah, I know, they are cheapo speakers but they work. I've got blaupunkt 6" components mounted up in rear. Will also be driving a small sub. Will be running two amps for all of this.

As for mounting the cd player, I used the standard mount thing from Toyota to a cheapo Sony cd player. Very easy to install. Much easier than I ever would of guessed.

vmax84

 

Matter of fact, they looked just like this:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/84-88...spagenameZWDVW

vmax84

 

Not bad, I have only ridden in a Caravan up in alaska. Great dirt strip plane, lots of payload and power...

 

We are contracted to haul 3000 lbs. The plane will do it quite easily, however, you get caught in the ice very long with that much weight and it will give you some grey hairs. It is an ice magnet and slows down in a hurry with any amount of ice on it. I've been flying the caravan in Michigan for over 6 years now...........one starts to pay attention when there is ice forcasted.

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I can imagine. We get a lot of ice in Idaho. Helo's dont react to it well as the blade de-ice on the apace isnt hooked up, and 172's have no deicing euipment. Icing is one of those forcast where the forcasters cover there butt and forcast it...but i usually obey by it.