Although it began life as a box hauler, the Grand Caravan competes ably with Socata’s TBMs, Piper’s Meridian and the PC-12.

By Rick Durden

What do you get when you take Paul Bunyan out of the nort’ woods, force him to part with Babe the blue ox, exchange his wool shirt, boots and blue jeans for an Armani suit and bring him to a trendy cocktail party? A great-looking guy with muscles that fill the sleeves of his suit, who curses, spits on the floor, drains the entire punch bowl and, after offending everyone, staggers out with as much of the buffet as he can carry. …