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Kodiak 900: Rugged Hauler

Larry Anglisano
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The Kodiak 900 is a runway star—getting in and out in under 1500 feet at MTOW. On The Cover: That’s a new Daher Kodiak 900, which was unveiled at AirVenture last summer. Several years in development, the new FAA-certified Kodiak 900 turboprop single isn’t a replacement for the well-executed Kodiak 100 backwoods turboprop single. Instead, it fits nicely in the Daher line of turboprops, serving as a refined (and rugged) people and stuff hauler and we took a close look at it for the field report starting on page 4.

Spot on with the marketing that the new Kodiak 900 combines DNA from Daher’s TBM and Kodiak 100 outback turboprop into one airplane, the clean-sheet 900 introduced at AirVenture last summer for certain is not a replacement for the Kodiak 100 Series III bush plane. 

Instead, the new FAA Part 23 certified Kodiak 900 is a fitting option in a healthy lineup of Daher turboprop singles, perhaps sitting between the Kodiak 100 and the TBM 910. 

Larry Anglisano

Editor in Chief Larry Anglisano has been a staple at Aviation Consumer since 1995. An active land, sea and glider pilot, Larry has over 30 years’ experience as an avionics repairman and flight test pilot. He’s the editorial director overseeing sister publications Aviation Safety magazine, IFR magazine and is a regular contributor to KITPLANES magazine with his Avionics Bootcamp column.