The utility and bush nook of MSFS 2024 is about to realize a well-recognized workhorse. Carenado’s subsequent plane is the turbocharged Cessna 206 Stationair, listed by the developer because the CT206G, and in contrast to many of the studio’s teasers, this one comes with a date already connected. The plane is scheduled to succeed in the in-sim Market on October 6, a element Microsoft confirmed throughout the September developer dwell stream, which we covered in full here.
Carenado normally posts just a few screenshots and lets a launch floor at any time when it’s prepared, so a selected on-stream date is a barely totally different method for a studio that tends to maintain its playing cards shut.
The preliminary choice of photos fills in a lot of what the dwell teaser left open. Carenado is advertising and marketing the plane because the “Two Oh Six Turbo,” and the screenshots present it in a number of configurations: on amphibious floats, on standard wheels, and with a cargo-net cabin filled with bins behind the entrance seats. A couple of liveries seem throughout the set, from a brown-striped basic look to a red-and-white scheme and a blue coastal design, which factors to a choice of paints within the bundle.
Inside, the panel is the normal analog six-pack the 206 is understood for, paired with the acquainted GNS 530/430 mixture, and the cluster of manifold strain and gasoline circulate gauges you’d count on on an plane like this. The cabin itself performs to the plane’s hauling position, with attractive crimson leather-based seats up entrance and the non-compulsory cargo tie-downs filling the rear.
The 206 has lengthy been the pickup truck of the Cessna single-engine household, a high-wing six-seater that shrugs off tough strips, floats, and heavy masses. That versatility is why float and cargo operators have flown it for many years, and it matches effectively with MSFS 2024’s bush and back-country flying. For simmers, the float and wheel choices imply one airframe covers each lake-hopping and dirt-strip operations.
This launch additionally continues a busy stretch for Carenado. The studio has stored a gradual tempo by way of 2026, with the Dornier Do 228, the King Air B200 and a run of high-wing Cessnas that features the CT210N Turbo Centurion and the unique Cessna 172. The Turbo 206 sits comfortably in that high-wing lineup and offers it a devoted float choice.
A couple of issues are nonetheless open. Carenado has not revealed a worth, although its current MSFS 2024 singles have usually landed at $14.99. There may be additionally no confirmed phrase on an MSFS 2020 model, however the developer’s standard sample has the 2024 launch come first and the 2020 version observe just a few weeks later. Characteristic specifics like Profession Mode mission assist and the studio’s RealXperience results have shipped with its current plane, although Carenado has not spelled out the complete record for this one but.
For now, the date is ready. The Turbo 206 Stationair is due on the MSFS 2024 Market on October 6.