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Can
I get information regarding pricing & financing?
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Yes,
you can. We have provided typically
equipped pricing and financing information on the
Caravan web site. Or, you can call 1-800-4CESSNA or
(316) 517-6056, or fill out our request
for more information form to have a sales person
contact you.
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Does
anyone buy a Caravan for personal use? |
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Yes.
It is a very popular airplane for those individuals who
need to carry a lot of people or cargo, but only need
to travel within a 400 - 500 mile radius. They often buy
the airplane without the passenger seats and put in an
executive interior. The cabin will accommodate a double
club (8 seats), but a single club and two forward facing
seats are the most popular. DVD players, storage/bar cabinets,
fold-out tables, and other amenities are often included.
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How
many Caravans are there in the world today? |
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Approximately
1,400 in 67 countries. |
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Doesn't
Federal Express have some of them? |
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Yes,
they are the largest Caravan fleet owner in the world,
with more than 250 Caravans. They are used all over the
United States to pick-up and deliver their packages to
the smaller communities. |
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How
are operators using their Caravans today? |
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The
Caravan's large, square cabin configuration and its
rough field landing capability makes it an airplane
that can be used almost anywhere to carry almost anything.
Transporting freight or a combination of freight and
passengers are two of the most popular uses. In many
countries, the Caravan is in regular airline service,
feeding passengers from smaller communities into larger
cities. It's also used by military and police organizations
for troop transport, supplies, surveillance, or prisoner
transport.
The
Caravan 675 on floats is used as a commercial airplane
or a personal airplane. Want some unusual examples?
It's used by game parks to transport animals, including
sedated lions! It's used to transport baby glass eels
(a delicacy in the Far East) to larger tanks where they
are grown for consumption. It's used to haul shrimp
in the same type of application. It's used to deliver
the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times. The
list goes on and on.
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If
you finance it, can you make enough money with a Caravan
to make the payments and earn a living? |
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The
majority of the Caravan fleet today are involved in some
kind of commercial operation and were financed at the
time of purchase. If they didn't make money for their
owners, we would have a hard time selling any more of
them. Over 50% of our total annual sales are from operators
that already own one or more Caravans. The direct cost
of operation on a Caravan is very low; usually about $200
(USD) an hour. We can't promise you'll make money with
it, but we can tell you that it has been done many times,
and we can give you many examples of successful Caravan
business operators. |
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