| Pilatus
Porter
History
by Markus Herzig |
S/N 653 |
| S/N: 653 | Built: 1967 | TSN: 9'309 | |||
| Registration | Type | Operator / Owner | From | To | Remarks |
| HB-FDL | PC-6/B1-H2 | Pilatus Flugzeugwerke AG | 1968-01-03 | 1968-02-14 | Ferry registration |
| A14-653 | PC-6/B1-H2 | Australian Army | 1968-02-16 | 1992-12-18 | |
| N101CP | PC-6/B1-H2 | Freefall Express Inc | 1994-06-01 | 2000-08-22 | |
| N101CP | PC-6/B1-H2 | Bird of Paradise Inc | 2000-08-22 | 2003-10-09 | opf Paradise Skydives |
| N101CP | PC-6/B1-H2 | Hauptman Thomas L | 2003-10-09 | 2005-09-14 | opf Pacific Helicopters,Hawaii |
| N101CP | PC-6/B1-H2 | Styles Sales & Leasing Inc | 2005-09-14 | 2006-01-25 | |
| ZK-JML | PC-6/B1-H2 | Mercer Aircraft Leasing Ltd | 2006-03-14 | 2006-05-01 | |
| ZK-JML | PC-6/B1-H2 | Vertical Descent Adventures (2005) Ltd | 2006-05-01 | 2008-02 | cvt to B2-H2 by Icarius in NZ |
| ZK-JML | PC-6/B2-H2 | Vertical Descent Adventures (2005) Ltd | 2008-02 | 2009-03-20 | powered with PT6A-34 |
| ZK-JML | PC-6/B2-H2 | Skydive Auckland Ltd / Pokeno Daries Ltd | 2009-03-20 | 2010-06-30 | |
| ZK-JML | PC-6/B2-H2 | Face Finance Ltd (In Receivership) | 2010-06-30 | 2011-05-25 | |
| ZK-JML | PC-6/B2-H4 | Skydive Nelson Ltd | 2011-05-25 | 2011-07-27 | cvt to B2-H4 by Icarius in NZ |
| ZK-XIT | PC-6/B2-H4 | Skydive Nelson Ltd | 2011-07-27 | Current | |
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| ZK-JML of Skydive Auckland Ltd - Photo by Peter Williams © 2010 | A14-653 in the first years with the Australian Army - Photo Mike Madden/Tony Arbon collection © 1970 |
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| ZK-JML
ready for the next jump
Photo by Shane Walsh © 2010 |
ZK-JML
at Mercer Dropzone
Photo courtesy by Len Avery © 2007 |
N101CP
- waiting for its new owner
Photo by Steven Styles © 8-Jun-05 |
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| N101CP
of Bird of Paradise Inc in its new look
Photo by Paradise Skydivers © 6-Aug-01 |
N101CP
of Freefall Express at Flagler Beach
Photo by Ken Figa |
A14-653
at the Australian Army Aviation Centre
Photo by Australian Army |