| Pilatus
Porter
History
by Markus Herzig |
S/N 523 |
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| HB-FBA
prior delivery to Bührle & CO 1962
Photo courtesy by Bundesarchiv |
XW-PCI
in SE-Asia, in the new CASI livery
Photo © by Mac Alan Thompson |
A
bright red in the NZ sky - like a swiss flag
Photo by Andy Heap © Feb-05 |
| S/N: 523 | Built: 1961 | TSN: 11'400 | |||
| Registration | Type | Operator / Owner | From | To | Remarks |
| HB-FBA | PC-6 | Buehrle & Co | 1962-05-01 | 1965-05-04 | tmp opb ALAG |
| HB-FBA | PC-6 | Pilatus Flugzeugwerke | 1965-05-04 | 1966-03-04 | converted to A-H2 |
| XW-PCI | PC-6/A-H2 | Bird & Sons Inc. | 1965-08 | 1965-09 | company taken over by CASI |
| XW-PCI | PC-6/A-H2 | Continental Air Services Inc. | 1965-09 | 1974-12 | cvt to B1-H2 in this period |
| N62158 | PC-6/B1-H2 | Continental Air Services Inc. | 1974-12 | 1977-07-01 | std 6/75 in Thailand |
| 0523 | PC-6/B1-H2 | Royal Thai Army | 1977-06 | 1991-03 | |
| N523SA | PC-6/B1-H2 | Shark Air Aviation Inc. | 1991-07-24 | 1993-12 | sold to New Zealand |
| N523SA | PC-6/B1-H2 | Highland Air (NZ) Ltd | 1993-12 | 2004-02-25 | registered to Seattle Aviation |
| ZK-PCI | PC-6/B1-H2 | Highland Air (NZ) Ltd | 2004-03-30 | Current | powered with PT-6A-34 |
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| ZK-PCI
returning from its first flight after 30 years
Photo by Andrew Wallace © 11-Feb-05 |
The
first photosession for ZK-PCI - wonderful !
Photo by Andy Heap © Feb-05 |
ZK-PCI
over the coast at Bridlington,UK
Photo by Craig Smart © 19-Apr-07 |
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| #523
in New Zealand on the way back to the scene
Photo by Andrew Wallace © 2001 |
Turning
by over green-brown nature
Photo by Andy Heap © Feb-05 - Large Photo |
The
owner of 523 with the just fitted PT-6A-34
Photo by Andrew Wallace © Aug-04 |