I’m happy we’re getting the Beaver for free. However, I would have gladly paid for it as the LL if that’s what it had been. And honestly, the Beaver is an iconic Canadian-made plane that has an unparalleled history in Canadian aviation - both military and civilian. It would have been a better choice and people would have bought it.
Personally, I own none of the other LL planes, so having the Cessna is no loss to me. I actually gain from it because I get the plane I would have wanted for free. It’s just that the C195 is not very representative of Canadian aviation history, even though it was used extensively in Canada. The same could be said for Boeing planes. Or Honda cars. It doesn’t make them a piece of Canadian history simply because they’re used a lot here.
It really feels like they just had to pull something out of their hat, Carenado happened to have a195 in the works, and they figured that would fit the bill. Name it a LL and work is done. And in honestly, this whole world update, including the promo video, feels like it was done this way.