That little trip got fairly interesting… ( have a good look at the altimeter )
Simple and fast to operate - by the time you’ve got your Caravan turbine ready the Islander’s already off the ground - vice free, extremely capable ( all that nav gear and all the STOL performance ) and it’s still an airliner so you’ve got a sense of purpose. Not the most efficient thing ever but it still costs a little less than half an Otter to run ( albeit it can only carry half an Otter’s worth! ). Occupies it’s niche perfectly, it’s just one of those things that was done just right.
Do we know if it’s an update or a new Islander? I only know from the comment in the Trislander thread.