Massachusetts-based regional carrier that serves Cape Cod and other Northeast destinations (as well as Florida and the islands in the Bahamas and Caribbean), ordered Travellers to augment its fleet of Cessna 402s. Today, Cape Air operates 27 P2012s, three more will arrive by the end of 2021, and there are options for 75 more. I caught up with the P2012 at the National Business Aviation Association's convention in Las Vegas in October 2021. It was fitted out in its nine-seat airliner configuration, and Tecnam Sales and Development Manager/Experimental Test Pilot Francesco Sferra gave me the rundown. The electronic engine control system (EECS) is the big news. It's an electronic, microprocessor-controlled system that continuously monitors and adjusts ignition timing, fuel injection timing, and fuel mixture based on the current operating conditions. This eliminates the need for magnetos and manual adjustment of the fuel-air mixture, and electronic controls enable single-lever engine controls in the cockpit.
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