Black Square, via its marketing partner Just Flight, has released the Caravan Professional for Microsoft Flight Simulator. Announced a little over a year ago, the Caravan Professional offers significant improvements over the developer’s older “Analog Steam Gauge Series” Caravan. The Caravan Professional brings much more than a cockpit upgrade. Black Square says it offers “one of the most technically advanced aircraft simulations for Microsoft Flight Simulator, with 100+ possible failures, 12 hot-swappable radio configurations, Black Square’s turbine engine simulation with beta range implementation, and the most advanced cabin temperature simulation in MSFS.“
For an in-depth look at the Caravan Professional, check out our First Look article detailing the features and options included in the addon from a real-world Caravan pilot’s perspective.
Among the notable improvements in Black Square’s newest Caravan are a custom exterior model featuring the 675 shp Pratt & Whitney turbine-powered Grand Caravan with and without the cargo pod, the Super Cargomaster, and the Amphibian Caravan on amphibious floats. All aircraft feature refined turboprop simulation, CFD-based modeling, 12 hot-swappable avionics configurations, and Black Square’s tablet interface. A custom sound package by Boris Audio Works is also included for a truly immersive experience.
Caravan Professional Features
- IMPROVED – 145+ page Operating Manual with your complete guide to flying the Black Square Caravan Professional, including systems guide, tutorials, operating limitations, performance tables and electrical schematics.
- NEW – Tablet Interface for configuring options, payload settings, failure management, and real-time visualisers for engines, electrical schematics and environmental systems.
- NEW – 12 hot-swappable radios, configurable via tablet interface. Includes PMS & TDS.
- IMPROVED – 100+ random, scheduled or performance-triggered failures, settable via the tablet, including engine damage, compatible with third party UIs and instructor stations.
- IMPROVED – Fully simulated environmental control for heating, air conditioning, ventilation and ram air cooling. Cool things off by opening a door, or watch the aircraft heat up in the sun. Monitor via the new tablet interface.
- Completely simulated electrical system, with 80+ circuit breakers and failures.
- IMPROVED – Turboprop dynamics, including (ITT, TRQ, Ng, FF, FP), hot starts, residual heat, exhaust back pressure, P2.5 HP & LP valve simulation, and fuel-oil heat exchanger.
- NEW – Turbine engine failures, such as compressor stall and surging, fuel control failure, fuel filter clogs, propeller governors and fire detection system.
- NEW – FOD damage based on surface type. Use the inertial separator to avoid engine damage. Tablet interface displays the type and intensity of FOD.
- NEW – Physics-driven propeller governor and feathering simulation and beta range from the Black Square Duke & Starship.
- NEW – KLN-90B vintage GPS. Download here.
- IMPROVED – KNS-80 RNAV now supports autopilot coupling with No-GPS configuration.
- NEW – Gyroscope physics simulation for electric and pneumatic gyroscopes with precession and partial failures, based on a coupled quadrature oscillator.
- NEW – Magnetic compass effects, including fields from onboard circuits.
- NEW – Functional exterior elements (interactive in MSFS 2024) and control locks: chocks, pitot covers, engine covers, rudder lock and ground power cart. Pitot flags blow in the wind.
- NEW – Performance tables reflect fine-tuned aerodynamic and engine cruise performance.
- NEW – Fuel imbalance and inadvertent cross-feeding based on terrain and acceleration.
- NEW – Voltage-based light dimming, an immediately recognisable effect to night-time pilots.
- NEW – Strobe light system causes realistic distracting flashes in clouds.
- Mathematically accurate VOR and ADF signal attenuation and noise degradation.
- Physics-based instrument needles bounce and respond to aerodynamic forces.
- Improper engine management will slowly damage engines to failure.
- State saving for fuel, radio selection, radio frequency memory, cabin aesthetics etc.
- Crew/Passenger oxygen depletes according to pressure altitude and passenger occupancy.
- Ultra-custom dynamic registration number system for livery creators.
Black Square’s Caravan Professional is available in two packages and four airframes, which can be purchased separately or as a bundle from JustFlight.com. Options include: The Caravan Professional Passenger version, or Caravan Professional Amphibian & Cargo. Priced individually, each package is $47.99. A bundle featuring all four variants is available for $64.99. The aircraft is fully compatible with both Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 and 2024.
