Pilatus PC-6 end of an era

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14th Dec 2022, 11:29

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chopper2004

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Pilatus PC-6 end of an era

lovely to see PC-6 in my other neck of the woods (Flying Bulls, Bundesheer) but last ever one has been delivered to Indonesian customer

cheers

14th Dec 2022, 14:19

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More on the "yellow and red" Yeti :

And, PK-SNF

Porter Production List

15th Dec 2022, 09:26

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And, quite an "era," since 1959. That production list is interesting, so many listed as "written off," does the PC-6 have an airframe life-limit? (Like 10,000 hours, for example?)

15th Dec 2022, 11:03

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PK-SNF has crashed off Crete, six minutes after departure during its delivery flight. One dead, one reported okay.

https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/302776