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HB-FAW in the snow at Stans prior delivery to Nepal - Photo by Bundesarchiv © Jan-61 |
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| 26-Apr-2012
A very sad day - Pilatus PC-6/B2-H4 # 965 PK-VVQ of Susi Air crashed near Ritan, East Kalimantan killing the pilot and the passenger. My deepest sympathy goes to the families and friends of the victims ... ASN |
| 25-Apr-2012
# 561 new registered F-HIHA - Pilatus PC-6/B2-H2 # 561 is new registered as F-HIHA owned by BNTB SARL - previous D-FJMO. |
| 25-Apr-2012
F-HMTA with new ownership - Pilatus PC-6/B2-H4 # 860 is new owned by Lixxbail SA and is operated by Bertin Stephane for Fly Tandem. |
| 2-Apr-2012
# 702 FOR SALE - Pilatus PC-6/B2-H2 # 702 powered with a PT6A-27 is for sale with a price of EUR 550.000 - more details HERE |
| 27-Mar-2012
74-2082 accident - Fairchild AU-23A 74-2082 # 2082 of Royal Thai Air Force has been damaged in an emergency landing on an open field on 23-Mar-12 near Panom Tuan District, Kanjanaburi Province. All crew members were safe but the plane most likely a written off. |
| 21-Mar-2012
D-FSWB in new livery - Pilatus PC-6/B2-H4 D-FSWB # 863 of Swissboogie Parapro SA / Giorgio & Pasquale Gagliardi is flying now in a new white livery and with new wings and new brake system after a complete 14 years overhaul. |
| 21-Mar-2012
# 882 new registered EC-LQH - Pilatus PC-6/B2-H4 # 882 is new registered as EC-LQH of Jump Aviation SL - previous OO-PCV. |
| 21-Mar-2012
# 977 new registered PK-RKA - Pilatus PC-6/B2-H4 # 977 is new registered as PK-RKA of AMA - previous HB-FNW - after its delivery flight. |
| 21-Mar-2012
# 947 new registered N205TP - Pilatus PC-6/B2-H4 # 947 is new registered as N205TP - previous OK-PTP. |
| 21-Mar-2012
N181DA with new owner - Pilatus PC-6/B2-H2 # 790 is new owned by TST Humanitarian Surveys LLC. The new registration N354AK is reserved. |
| 19-Mar-2012
# 860 reregistered F-HMTA - Pilatus PC-6/B2-H4 # 860 is new registered as F-HMTA - previous D-FMTA - remaining owned by BTNB Sarl. |
| 27-Feb-2012
New aircraft # 981 - The factory new PC-6/B2-H4 # 981 is registered now as HB-FJA with Pilatus Flugzeugwerke AG. The aircraft will be delivered to Mauretania as 5T-MAR. |
| 19-Feb-2012
24 PC-6 on one day at Gap-Tallard - Most porbably a world record of numbers of PC6s on the same airport on the same day at Gap-Tallard. Most aircraft for a maintenance visit at icarius Aerotechnics: Present on 13-Feb-2012: N361F/2025 N699SA/669 F-GTDZ/693 F-GIBV/651 F-GKDM/670 F-GOBR/944 F-GTHA/939 F-GVTF/915 F-HAMR/892 F-HBSF/949 F-HFLC/798 F-MMCD/890 D-FCLG/636 D-FREE/731 G-BYNE/631 G-CECI/936 - G-WGSC/848 F-GRVZ/901 HB-FCT/637 F-GIHM/581 F-GPRO/524 F-GJDA/721 EC-LAU/713 F-GMVS/518 |
| 19-Feb-2012
# 693 to be registered F-GTDZ - Pilatus PC-6/B2-H4 # 693 has been cancelled as ZK-JMP on 14-Nov-2011. The PC-6 has been sold to France. |
| 14-Feb-2012
D-FSCB in the air again - After nearly 2 years on ground, Pilatus PC-6/B2-H4# 634 powered with a PT-6A- 34 becomes equipped with "Beringer" wheels and starts its regular operation again in April with the "Skydive-Westerwald" club in Breitscheid and Ailertchen. The aircraft is used for Para Operation and Proficiency Check Flights. |
| 23-Jan-2012
# 779 FOR SALE - Pilatus PC-6/B2-H4 # 779 powered with a PT6A-27 is for sale now with a lower price of USD 550.000 - more details HERE |
| 18-Jan-2012
# 2064 on display in Royal Thai Army livery - Fairchild PC-6/C-H2 # 2064 - previously 1606 of Royal Thai Border Police - is now painted in full Royal Thai Army livery to represent the original PC-6/B1-H2 0704 # 704 flying with the Army from 1977 until its sale in 1991. The Turbo Porter is displayed at the new Army Aviation Museum at Saphan Nak. |
| 15-Jan-2012
D-FROH with new owner - Pilatus PC-6/B2-H4 # 654 is new owned and operated by K&D Aviation. The aircraft will be on duty at Calw and Herrenteich. |
| 8-Jan-2012
# 979 new registered S5-CEH - Pilatus PC-6/B2-H4 # 979 is registered now in Slovenia as S5-CEH. The home base is at Lesce Bled LJBL. |
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Thanks to all visitors for a great 2011 with 542 visits every day and a total of more than 639'000 page views in 2011 !!! A special thanks is going to all peoples sending me photos and information and of course a big thanks to all sponsors of PC-6.com |
| 18-Dec-2011
New aircraft # 977 - The factory new PC-6/B2-H4 # 977 is registered now as HB-FNW with Pilatus Flugzeugwerke AG and is already painted in full AMA livery. |
| 18-Dec-2011
# 979 delivered to Helica - Pilatus PC-6/B2-H4 # 979 has been cancelled as HB-FNY after the delivery to Helica. |
| 19-Nov-2011
F-GJBC with new owner - Pilatus PC-6/B2-H4 # 868 is new owned by Atlantel Aero Services. The Turbo Porter is currently under the 14 years overhaul and will also receive a new painting. |
| 9-Nov-2011
New aircraft # 980 - The factory new PC-6/B2-H4 # 980 is registered now as HB-FNZ with Pilatus Flugzeugwerke AG. |
| 30-Oct-2011
F-GKIA converted to B2-H2 - Pilatus PC-6/B1-H2 # 689 of Fly 2 Sky GmbH has just been converted to B2-H2 by Icarius at Krems airport. The Turbo Porter is also fitted with an MT prop. |
| 23-Oct-2011
PC-6 V-12tdi - Request for Expressions of Interest: RED AO3 liquid cooled 550hp V-12 Diesel engine STC conversion proposed for the PC-6! Estimated EUR40,000 overhaul cost and a fuel burn of only 70 litres per hr.(Jet A-1)! Engine has been successfully flying on a Yak-52 test aircraft since 2010. EASA engine certification expected July 2012. Any PC-6 owner/operators interested in participating in a cost/risk sharing not-for-profit private trust (NZ based) to develop and share in the conversion STC is invited to contact Andrew Wallace. STC will be exclusively available to participants only, at-cost. More information on the engine can be found at www.raikhlin.com. |
| 23-Oct-2011
HS-EFS with new owner - Fairchild PC-6/B2-H2 # 2026 is new owned by Thai Sky Adventure Co Ltd. The aircraft will receive in these weeks a new 4 bladed prop. |
| 28-Sep-2011
FACTORY NEW PC-6 FOR SALE - PC-6/B2-H4powered with a PT6A-27 is for sale with a price of CHF 1'800'000 - Special discount for 2011 delivery - more details HERE |
| 22-Sep-2011
A very sad day ... vivanews.com ... My deepest sympathy goes to the families and friends of the victims. Pilatus PC-6/B2-H4 # 943 PK-UCE of Yajasi Aviation / JAARS Aviation crashed at Passvalley, Papua. |
| 21-Sep-2011
PC6/B2-H4 FOR LEASE - A Pilatus PC-6/B2-H4 powered with a PT6A-27 is available from February 2012 - more details HERE |
| 27-Aug-2011
# 653 new registered ZK-XIT - Pilatus PC-6/B2-H4 # 653 owned by Skydive Nelson Ltd has been reregistered as ZK-XIT, previous ZK-JML. |
| 25-Aug-2011
Fairchild Program FOR SALE - The Fairchild PC-6 Heli-Porter AU-23 Aircraft Production Program, Aircraft Parts and Documentation are for sale - more details HERE |
| 20-Jun-2011
New aircraft # 979 - The factory new PC-6/B2-H4 # 979 is registered now as HB-FNY with Pilatus Flugzeugwerke AG. |
| 17-Jun-2011
# 972 new registered JU-1911 - Pilatus PC-6/B2-H4 # 972 - previous HB-FNR - is now registered in Mongolia as JU-1911 operated by Thomas Air LLC. The Turbo Porter left Stans on June 13, 2011 via Warsaw and Moscow-Vnukovo on the delivery flight to Mongolia. |
| 8-Jun-2011
ZK-JML with new owner - Pilatus PC-6/B2-H4 # 653 is new owned by Skydive Nelson Ltd and is based now at Motueka on the South Island. Further on, the PC-6 will be converted to B2-H4 by Icarius Aerotechnics this month in New Zealand. |
| 27-May-2011
# 931 FOR SALE / LEASE - Pilatus PC-6/B2-H4 # 931 powered with a PT6A-27 is for sale - more details HERE |
| 27-May-2011
# 921 FOR SALE - Pilatus PC-6/B2-H4 # 921 powered with a PT6A-27 is for sale - more details HERE |
| 23-May-2011
Beringer goes Germany - Beginning of May 2011, ICARIUS AEROTECHNICS has sold the first Beringer Kit for a PC-6 with German registration to AIRDROP GbR in Breitscheid ( EDGB ). The PC-6/B2-H4 D-FROH is mainly used for flight training and para dropping. Especially during the training flights for pilots which wants to get the Pilatus SET class rating, the brakes have a essential higher load than in normal operation. Therefore, the Beringer system with it`s " long live time " components and safety devices is a great technical progress. The modification was carried out in the Mönchengladbach maintenance base of the German Pilatus specialist E.I.S. which offers all maintenance services for Pilatus PC-6, PC-9 and PC-12. |
| 10-May-2011
OO-PCV in new livery - Pilatus PC-6/B2-H4 OO-PCV# 882 of Para Centrum Vlaanderen VZW is flying now in a new white look with light blue trims. |
| 6-May-2011
# 572 PROJECT FOR SALE - PC-6/B2-H2 # 572 is for sale as project without engine - more details HERE |
| 4-May-2011
HAPPY BIRTHDAY - Today is the 52nd anniversary of the PC-6 maiden flight. On May 4, 1959 the first Pilatus PC-6 Porter HB-FAN # 337 took off into the air - and today, the PC-6 is still in production. No other commuter aircraft has such a long production run .... |
| 29-Apr-2011
# 2040 FOR SALE - PC-6/B1A-H2 # 2040 with recently installed Beringer Brakes System is for sale - more details HERE |
| 25-Apr-2011
# 954 now registered D-FGPG - Pilatus PC-6/B2-H4 # 954 - previous PH-LLL - is now registered as D-FGPG, operated by Swissboogie Parapro SA and owned by Giorgio & Pasquale Gagliardi. |
| 12-Apr-2011
New aircraft # 978 - The factory new PC-6/B2-H4 # 978 is registered now as HB-FNX with Pilatus Flugzeugwerke AG. The aircraft will be later delivered to Brazil. |
| 12-Apr-2011
HB-FKT with PT6A-34 - Pilatus PC-6/B2-H4 HB-FKT # 876 of Flying Devil SA is now powered with a PT6A-34 engine. |
| 4-Apr-2011
PARTS FOR SALE - Various Pilatus Parts are up for sale - available May 2011 - more details HERE |
| 4-Apr-2011
D-FATA accident - Pilatus PC-6/B2-H4 D-FATA # 894 of Giorgio & Pasquale Gagliardi has been written off in an accident on 2-Apr-11 at Ravenna - altarimini.it |
| 3-Apr-2011
HS-EFS now with Exit prop - Fairchild PC-6/B2-H2 HS-EFS # 2026 of Sri Racha Aviation Co Ltd is new fitted with the 4 bladed composite prop from Exit GmbH after recieving the full approval from the Thai DCA. It's further planned that HS-EFS will be upgraded to B2-H4 with a -34 engine later this year. |
| 15-Mar-2011
ZK-PCI with new owner - Pilatus PC-6/B1-H2 # 523 is new owned by Andrew J. Wallace, previous registered to Highland Air Ltd. |
| 14-Mar-2011
F-GKIA with new owner - Pilatus PC-6/B1-H2 # 689 is new also owned by Fly 2 Sky GmbH. The aircraft is flying at Kems/Austria and Bruchsal/Germany. |
| 7-Mar-2011
7T-VCH accident - Pilatus PC-6/B2-H4 7T-VCH # 929 of Tassili Airlines has been damaged in an accident on 3-Mar-11 in Algeria. |
| 24-Feb-2011
F-GMVS in new livery - Pilatus PC-6/B2-H2 F-GMVS # 518 of OJB Parachutisme SARL is flying now in a new white-red look. After 4 months and over 1'200h of work in the ICARIUS Aerotechnics workshop, F-GMVS had it's rollout with a 14 years complete overhaul, new painting and new fitting with BERINGER brakes - and it's 50th anniversary! This Turbo Porter is built in 1961 and today the 4th oldest flying PC-6 in the world! |
| 20-Feb-2011
# 975 registered PK-BVM - Pilatus PC-6/B2-H4 # 975 - previous HB-FNU - has been delivered to Indonesia and will join the fleet of Susi Air as PK-BVM, the 7th PC-6 in the fleet. Any photos of this aircraft would be very welcome! |
| 30-Jan-2011
# 892 I-INOT reregistered - Pilatus PC-6/B2-H4 # 892 I-INOT of Toni Airways has been cancelled in the italian aircraft register. This PC-6 will be powered by a PT6A-34 engine in the future and will be new registered in France as F-HAMR, still based at Cumiana, Italy. |
| 6-Jan-2011
New aircraft # 976 - The factory new PC-6/B2-H4 # 976 is registered now as HB-FNV with Pilatus Flugzeugwerke AG. The first Porter built in 2011 - The 53rd year in the PC-6 history. |
| 28-Dec-2010
# 906 reregistered HB-FLB - Pilatus PC-6/B2-H4 # 906 - previous 5A-FLE - has been reregistered again in Switzerland as HB-FLB operated by Zimex Aviation Ltd. |
| 21-Dec-2010
# 973 registered PK-BVY - Pilatus PC-6/B2-H4# 973 - previous HB-FNS - has been delivered to Indonesia and will join the fleet of Susi Air as PK-BVY, the 6th PC-6 in the fleet. |
| 6-Nov-2010
F-GKDM with new operator - Pilatus PC-6/B2-H4 # 670 is new operated by Ecole de Parachutisme de Lyon Corbas. |
| 24-Oct-2010
New aircraft # 975 - The factory new PC-6/B2-H4 # 975 is registered now as HB-FNU with Pilatus Flugzeugwerke AG. |
| 5-Oct-2010
# 966 registered DU-333 - Pilatus PC-6/B2-H4 # 966 - previous HB-FNL - is new registered in Dubai as DU-333. |
| 19-Sep-2010
# 971 registered HC-CJF - Pilatus PC-6/B2-H4 # 971 - previous HB-FNP - has been delivered to Ecuador and will join the fleet of Petro Ecuador as HC-CJF. |
| 19-Sep-2010
N4795P with new owner - Pilatus PC-6 # 341 is new owned by SkyXpress Inc of NJ. N4795P is one of the worldwide last flying piston powered Pilatus Porter. |
| 9-Sep-2010
# 724 back home - Pilatus PC-6/B2-H2 # 724 - previous in service as HC-BJS - has been sold back to Pilatus. The Turbo Porter will be rebuild at Stans to a B2-H4 version. |
| 6-Sep-2010
New aircraft # 974 - The factory new PC-6/B2-H4 # 974 is registered now as HB-FNT with Pilatus Flugzeugwerke AG. |
| 6-Sep-2010
New 4 Blade Prop certified - The new 4 blade propeller from MT Propeller offered by Exit GmbH is now EASA certified for PC-6/B1-H2, PC-6/B2-H2 and PC-6/B2-H4. For more details check out the OFFER off Exit GmbH. |
| 21-Aug-2010
# 902 registered T7-SKY - Pilatus PC-6/B2-H4# 902 - previous F-GSAC - is new registered in San Marino as T7-SKY and is now owned and operated by Tangosette Srl. |
| 14-Aug-2010
New aircraft # 973 - The factory new PC-6/B2-H4# 973 is registered now as HB-FNS with Pilatus Flugzeugwerke AG. |
| 29-Jun-2010
# 968 and 970 on delivery - Pilatus PC-6/B2-H4 # 968 and # 970 left Switzerland today on the delivery flight to Jayapura where they will start there operation as PK-BVT with Susi Air or PK-RWM with Tariku Aviation. Check out the daily reports from the ferry pilot. |
| 20-Jun-2010
# 912 registered E3-AAS - Pilatus PC-6/B2-H4 # 912 - previous HB-FLE - has been noted registered E3-AAS with EMIC titles. This is the very first registered PC-6 in Eritrea, the 72th country with a registered Pilatus Porter. |
| 20-Jun-2010
New aircraft # 972 - The factory new PC-6/B2-H4 # 972 is registered now as HB-FNR with Pilatus Flugzeugwerke AG. |
| 5-Jun-2010
# 912 HB-FLE cancelled - Pilatus PC-6/B2-H4 # 912 HB-FLE of Zimex Aviation has been cancelled in the swiss aircraft register. The new home of this PC-6 is not yet known to me. |
| 23-May-2010
F-GTHA with Beringer brakes - Also PC-6/B2-H4 # 939 F-GTHA of CERPS Gap-Tallard is flying with Beringer brakes and CNC wheels. The Turbo Porter has already 500 landings with these outstanding new feature for the PC-6. More details and order information you find HERE |
| 9-May-2010
# 2025 FOR SALE - Fairchild PC-6/C2-H2 # 2025 powered with a 665 SHP Garrett TPE-331-1-101F is for sale - make an offer - more details HERE |
| 30-Apr-2010
# 907 registered N907AW - Pilatus PC-6/B2-H4 # 907 - previous N106SF - is now registered as N907AW owned by the US Department of State Air Wing, Patrick AFB, Florida. |
| 4-May-2010
HAPPY BIRTHDAY - Today is the 51st anniversary of the PC-6 maiden flight. On May 4, 1959 the first Pilatus PC-6 Porter took off into the air - and today, the PC-6 is still in production. No other commuter aircraft has such a long production run. Take your time and have a look through the 50 years PORTER HISTORY |
| 30-Apr-2010
# 969 registered T7-TBZ - Pilatus PC-6/B2-H4 # 969 - previous HB-FNN - is now registered in San Marino as T7-TBZ. The Turbo Porter is based at Fano, Italy. |
| 30-Apr-2010
New aircraft # 971 - The factory new PC-6/B2-H4 # 971 is registered now as HB-FNP with Pilatus Flugzeugwerke AG. |
| 25-Apr-2010
New PC-6 Wheels and Brakes - Beringer and Icarius present a new performance for PC-6! Tubeless aluminium CNC machined main wheels in a complete set with brakes and tailwheel. More details HERE |
| 24-Apr-2010
D-FSKY flying in Poland - Pilatus PC-6/B2-H4 # 878 is currently flying for Aeroklub Dolnoslaski at Miroslawice in Poland. This is the first PC-6 operating in Poland. |
| 12-Apr-2010
F-GKIA with new operator - Pilatus PC-6/B1-H2 # 689 is new operated by Fly 2 Sky GmbH, remaining owned by KIAS Airlines. The aircraft is based at Kems, Austria. |
| 7-Apr-2010
New 4 Blade Prop - Exit GmbH finished the ground flight tests with D-FEJE equipped with a new 4 blade propeller from MT Propeller. The new prop with reduced vibration and significant inside and outside noise reductions meet the new German enhanced noise restrictions. For more details check out the OFFER off Exit GmbH. |
| 6-Apr-2010
HB-FKT with a new look - Pilatus PC-6/B2-H4 HB-FKT # 876 of Flying Devil SA is flying now as well in the brand new silver-white-red livery as the sistership HB-FLI # 893. |
| 28-Mar-2010
EC-IBY with a new look - Pilatus PC-6/B2-H4 EC-IBY # 815 of Skydive Lillo is flying now in the company colors after an overhaul at Pilatus Aircraft. |
| 21-Mar-2010
HB-FLI with a new look - Pilatus PC-6/B2-H4 HB-FLI # 893 of Flying Devil SA is flying now in a brand new silver-white-red livery after an overhaul at Pilatus Aircraft. |
| 20-Mar-2010
F-GFDC with new owner - Pilatus PC-6/B2-H2 # 656 is new owned by SPV Sky Service. The aircraft is based at Saint Florentin. |
| 9-Mar-2010
New aircraft # 970 - The factory new PC-6/B2-H4 # 970 is registered now as HB-FNO with Pilatus Flugzeugwerke AG. |
| 18-Feb-2010
F-GIHM with a new look - Pilatus PC-6/B2-H2 F-GIHM # 581 of EFP Le Blanc is flying in a new "Nemo" livery. After 3 months of work at Icarius Aerotechnics "Nemo" had its rollout of the aquarium on Feb 16, 2010 freshly repainted, modified to B2-H2 with PT6A-34 Icarius STC and new 4 blades propeller. |
| 18-Feb-2010
PK-RCQ in full AMA livery - Pilatus PC-6/B2-H4 PK-RCQ # 911 of Associated Mission Aviation is flying since a few month repainted in the standard AMA livery. |
| 2-Feb-2010
HB-FNL ferried to Dubai - Pilatus PC-6/B2-H4 # 966 HB-FNL of Flying Devil SA / Nasser Al Neyadi has been fferried to Dubai and the Flying-Devil Team has the pleasure to announce the opening of Skydive Dubai!!! After an amazing ferry flight of 25 hours via Bari (Italy), Heraklion (Greece), Luxor (Egypt), Jeddah and Riyadh (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia) the Turbo Porter arrived at the final destination, Dubai (United Arab Emirates). On Saturday January 30th, a sandy runway of 1300 feet was prepared on the famous Palm to allow the first Porter to land after dropping the Fazza Sky Team. Let's dream until the next vacations.... |
| 2-Feb-2010
New aircraft # 969 - The factory new PC-6/B2-H4 # 969 is registered now as HB-FNN with Pilatus Flugzeugwerke AG. |
| 2-Feb-2010
New aircraft # 968 - The factory new PC-6/B2-H4 # 968 is registered now as HB-FNM with Pilatus Flugzeugwerke AG. |
| 17-Jan-2010
HB-FNL with new owner - Pilatus PC-6/B2-H4 # 966 HB-FNL is now owned by Nasser Al Neyadi and operated by Flying Devil SA. The Turbo Porter is flying in Dubai for Fazza Sky. |
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PILATUS urges all pilots to adhere to the procedures given in the AFM. Special attention must be paid to correct trim settings prior to take-off. PILATUS also strongly urges all operators to install the trim warning system as offered thru SB 180. This system will warn the pilot already on the ground about a dangerous out of trim situation!!! |
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