The Cessna 441 Conquest II was the first turboprop designed by Cessna and was meant to fill the gap between their jets and piston-engined aircraft. It was developed in November 1974 with the first aircraft delivered in September 1977 and was effectively a pressurised, turbine development of the Cessna 404.

Norbert Amberger is satisfied with the C441 maintenance support and very satisfied with the dispatch reliability, operating capability and value. "It beats the CJ1 giving more space and lower operating costs. The best things are the short field take off, cruise at FL290 with 300kts+, and ability to land on grass strips. The worst thing is SID - the supplemental inspection document." He would like an engine upgrade and an improvement in the load and cruise capability. But he says: "It is the right economical aircraft for this time - a workhorse and a money maker."

William Kennedy of Dawn Meats Ltd says he is satisfied with the maintenance support but that Cessna were "not much help with the SID problem." However, he is very satisfied with the dispatch reliability - "boringly reliable" - as well as the operating capability and value. "The best aspects are that it is fast, inexpensive, reliable, long range and has excellent load carrying ability. The worst thing is that it is noisy and the most desirable upgrade is RVSM. It is a great aeroplane."

Hordur Gudmundsson is very satisfied with the maintenance support, dispatch reliability and operating capability of the Cessna 441 and satisfied with the value. The best thing, he reports, is the range, economy and speed and the most desirable upgrade: again, RVSM.

He adds: "Our aircraft has increased MTOW, MLW and ZFW which helps a lot on long flights to and from Iceland."

Markus Salomon of CCF Manager Airline GmbH is another satisfied with the value and the maintenance support and very satisfied with the value and operating capability.