C208B Grand Caravan EX HD Series for FSX | P3D

Hello all. I am trying to see if anyone is having trouble with panel lights in P3D v5.3. When I hit the switch nothing happens. I can turn the dials for for the panel and lighting increases but almost impossible to see switches at night. I used the number for lights with C130 lights from the effects folder to make the exterior lights bright (taxi, landing, beacon and nav lights). Just can't figure out how to get panel spot lights to work. I contacted Carenado but There was no help.. I had the GTN750 MOD installed and there said that might have something to do with it. I reinstalled a clean copy but with no luck. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank …

Hi, I see in another forum a C208 EX with 4 blades on sim, this is a Carenado update?

Hello , anyone have ideas with GTN750 Mod in the Caravan EX? Such as King Air C90GTX ,Phenom 300,TBM850... Thanks!

I got this great aircraft a few weeks ago and I've nearly got it as I'd like it but a couple of things seem beyond my skills. Any help or observations are welcome. It is the Carenado EX and I use FSX SE and FSUIPC4. Honeycomb yoke and Logitech quadrant. I have the power lever set (FSUIPC) so I have max, idle and then the Beta and reverse thrust positions. The lever in the VC does not march in step with my quadrant throttle lever so when the VC one hits the top stop my quadrant lever still has quite a way to go. Okay so that's a bit picky but has anyone managed to set it so the two are 'ganged' together better? (It took me a while to 'get' that the power lev…

If the niggles of Carenados G1000 are trying to you and you want an avionics package better appointed than Carenados older steam gauge caravan and can live with default textures then I have a recommendation. Go over to Simmarket and search out Friendly Panels. They have a Caravan package with Aspen EFD and GNS 530. If you have Reality XP it will hot swap in place of Friendly Panels' GNS 530. Also, with a little simple editing you can set up any configuration you like. 2 430s, a 530/430 combo, or GTN as I have already done on the FP Aspen Baron I use. The avionics are 2d and VC. Fully on the VC. But no annoying 3d texturing. Easy to work with. …

Is there a procedure to get this ac's autopilot to follow the FMS route (ie LNAV). I haven't been able to figure it out. I'm new to the ac and hopefully have missed something simple ~:) Thank you, Ken

Hey Folks, During the early months of Covid-19 I purchased the Carenado C208B HD Grand Caravan (with Steam Gauges) only to find it did not include immersive cockpit sounds which was a little disappointing. As such I've put together an immersive cockpit sounds package for the Carenado C208B HD Grand Caravan (Steam Gauge release). The package is based on Daniel Gauthier's "Cockpit Sounds V2" customised for x64 and the Carenado C208B HD. I've built it around P3D x64, meaning P3D 4 and above, but it should work Ok for FSX if the sound gauge is replaced with an x86 version (check Doug Dawson's webpage). See the readme file in the archive for details, a…

I've looked through the post titles and don't see anyone else reporting this, I just bought the C208 few minutes ago and installed into P3D v4.5 All the external lights that should show on ground either don't show at all or are extremely dim like strobes only reflect on ground at dusk but after dark there's nothing on the ground. Landing lights are just plain dim all the time. Switching both HDR and dynamic lighting on or off makes little to no difference. Is there any fix for this? I have the newest version of the plane (2.1) and the model I bought is the newest C208 EX HD Thanks Geoff

Is there one? I know there is for the cargomaster, but i really like the G1000s.

I recently installed the GTN750 mod downloaded from the Flight1 File Library into the Carenado Grand Caravan EX and although the GTN750 itself works satisfactorily and the autopilot will fly a GTN flightplan, the rotary knobs on the autopilot to select ALT, CRS and HDG will not function. This must be related to the mod as these knobs function without problems on a Caravan EX where the GTN has not been integrated. I have compared the two panel cfg files and I noted that the 'window' entry for the autopilot was not present in the addon panel that I downloaded from the Flight1 library (panel.gtn) so I copied that, renumbered the entry and added it to the panel.gtn cfg file …

Hi Folks. When I fly the Carenado C208 Caravan with my P3Dv3. Taxiing is virtually impossible. The throttle either speeds the aircraft to taxi at 21kts + with very little throttle, but when pulling throttle back just slightly the taxi speed drops to zero in no time. It seems all or nothing at all. There is no gradual action with the throttle. I tried setting the controls with FSUIPC, but I still got the same poor throttle results. Is there anything in the C208 .cfg that can be tweaked to enable the throttles to perform correctly please? John

I followed the normal Navigraph update procedure and it didn't work along with manual install for all Carenado products. I keep seeing this link get posted. https://carenado.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/205355057-Updating-G1000-Navigation-Data One of the sites it links to apparently doesn't exist anymore and the other one is completely useless. This doesn't seem to be a widespread issue or it would be posted about more. Any help? Thanks in advance Rob

I have a a bunch of questions about how to properly fly the C208B Caravan, specifically the Carenado for P3D v4. The included documentation is lacking. I get that this isn't a study level aircraft but I plan on streaming flights and I want to have all the procedures down. Thanks in advance if you can answer any of these! What do normal power settings look like? I've been using 1800 ft lbs and 1900 rpm for takeoff power, then once I hit about 1000agl I reduce prop speed to 1800 rpm, maintain 1800 ft lbs and hold airspeed to about 115KIAS, then for cruise I set about 1600-1700 ft lbs and 1700 rpm, usually cruising around 145KIAS. I understand all this varies bas…

Hello everyone! Many of you are using the GTN750 merge I created a couple of years ago and this package expands on that. While I'm not an expert at XML gauge programming, I was able to accomplish most of what I set out to do -which was create a huge realism boost to the Carenado Grand Caravan EX. I fly a 2017 Grand Caravan EX "in the real world" and these modifications are based on the training and experience I have had while flying it. Of course, not everything can be replicated with 100% fidelity in the sim for various reasons, but the goal of my modifications are to address several major things that I found needed tweaking. Please drop me a PM if you would like a copy …

I read several items here regarding a transparent C208 VC, but I haven’t seen any definitive solution to the problem. P3Dv4.5. I’ve downloaded/installed multiple times, ensuring correct serial number. Is there a solution? Thanks.

The latest version 2 of the Caravan EX has a few problems with the GTN750 Mod v1 available. I've started flying the Caravan again, so I decided to make an updated v2 panel.cfg for myself, to fix the problems. I will provide the update to anyone who requests it. DO NOT POST YOUR EMAIL IN THIS THREAD FOR ALL TO SEE. Send me a personal message with the email address you would like me to send the update to, and I will send it as soon as possible. Please specify that you want the update for the C208B Caravan EX, or I may send the update for the wrong aircraft. Replace the panel.cfg included in the original mod with the updated version, and everything "shoul…

Hi, In the hardware thread there was questions about using Spad.Next with Carenado planes....One of the specific planes was the C208EX which I owned and was using recently for Air Hauler 2 flights. I made a video to help the individual out on how to go about programming the switch panel. I will post it here so that users of the 208 can see how this can be used -- also helps with the "learn to fish" approach when trying to configure hardware with Carenado planes since they sometimes do weird things with Sim Variables and then LVARS for the 3D cockpit switch positions. Hope some people find this useful.

I like to control my aircraft switches (as I can) with hardware switches (party of a learning process towards home cockpit building). I would like to control this aircraft's No Smoking and Fasten Seatbelts switches, knowing they serve to real purpose in the simother that the visual switch position and chime, with the toggling of a couple switches on my Saitek Throttle Quadrant through FSUIPC. The commands are not in FSX by default, so are not availabvle as FS cointrol selections in FSUIPC. I tried logging the switch activity with FSUIPC but no information was gathered. (Maybe I was using this feature wrong). Has anyone managed to program hardware buttons to swit…

after replacing a harddrive I am trying to install the Cessna Caravan CE208EX HD V2.1 but keep getting 4o3 Error the number of installs for this serial number has been exceeded. Any advice would be appreciated Cheers SmiffyRebel

Hi, I purchased the aircraft in the Aerosoft website and I found these problems: Respecting the battery start-up checklist engine not start. Starting the engine with the CTRL + E keys, sometimes the aircraft, with the parking brake set and the throttle at idle, starts rolling and cannot be stopped. During taxi the speed is too high, even with a minimum of throttle (> 20 knots) From the checklist: "Fire detector test: Press" (cannot be pressed) Could I have your help? Thanks.

I know there are skins for the cargomaster, but I haven't been able to get the gtn mod to work in that variant. I have the gtn mod working the in the ex, but I can't find a fedex repaint anywhere. Anyone know of one?

I have the Carenado C208B Grand Caravan EX package installed into FSX. From a cold and dark scenario on the ground, after selecting "Static elements" from the INFO panel (SHIFT-5), the image does not update accordingly. No chocks, no pitot covers. Is anyone able to suggest a possible cause and perhaps a solution?

Recently purchased Carenado 208B V1.1 to use with X-plane. When calibrating the quadrant controls, the throttle will not work although it will go into full reverse... The quadrant controls work OK in the other default aircraft.. I have selected the Saitek default calibration but no success.. The propeller control and fuel condition lever work OK... Any thoughts.....

Hi, I was a user of V1 and recently installed V2 after a while away but I cannot work out how to use the ALT and V/S modes in Autopilot. In V1 I would just set my desired altitude using the ALT SEL knob, turn on Auto Pilot, press ALT and it would go to that altitude and I could change the ROC/D by adjusting the V/S slider. Now in V2 this is a bit different and I really don't know how to use it, and the manuals as usual from Carenado suck. Can anyone help? Specifically setting an altitude and automatically flying there and then holding it. Thanks!