Carenado Citation II - Released

[SeanTK]

Around US$45...see their website for details:
http://www.carenado.com/CarSite/Port...uct&correl=142

[StormILM]

Is a must buy for me as I used to service Citation variants I/II/III back in the day. For now, I will observe comments from initial users & see how they like it while I plan my list of early to mid spring purchases. I was hoping their Hawker 850Xp would have come first but trust me, both will be in my hangar later this spring(after the Hawker comes out).

[Felixthreeone]

Seems the Carenado site is a bit overloaded at the moment....Been looking forward to this one for a very, very long time!

[flaviossa]

Found a bit step on the price but will get it too.

[ryanbatc]

$45 for a lite product? Getting too pricey! I'd expect Navigraph support at that price point.

[Felixthreeone]

Wait til the Hawker comes out at $60 or more. Yeah $45 is steep, but Carenado is smart enough to know that there are suckers like me out there that will go for it regardless.

[StormILM]

Not sure about what differentiates a Lite product versus something above that threshold but I'd point out in an aircraft like the Citation II the original aircraft did not have FMS systems nor EFIS. Most of the ones I handled back in the day had basic radio nav & dme equipment and Loran-C & RNAV systems. The first GPS units I saw & later FMS systems were very basic universal systems which were pretty limited in function. Looking at this product, it appears that Carenado has achieved a good balance of systems depth and added capability over rudimentary legacy systems found in the real legacy Citations. The real Citation is a very simple straightforward jet to operate.

[ejoiner]

Is a must buy for me as I used to service Citation variants I/II/III back in the day. For now, I will observe comments from initial users & see how they like it while I plan my list of early to mid spring purchases. I was hoping their Hawker 850Xp would have come first but trust me, both will be in my hangar later this spring(after the Hawker comes out).

Carenado always makes great products, but honestly unless it comes tacpack enabled I wont buy it...