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Guptar 19th Oct 2019 05:37
PC-9 The Ultimate Toy?
 
I noticed that the entire fleet of PC-9's is coming up for public auction.

Is there any restrictions on who can buy them

Operating restrictions - believe they have a civil type certificate in Europe

Complexity/maintenance - I gather on par with a PC-12? just a small cable operated airframe with a PT-6.

Are live ejection seats approved in Oz?

Out of sheer curiosity, what does Pilatus charge for a new PC-21 of you walked up to their sales office with credit card in hand - as compared to the government per unit price that includes spares etc. Websites quote this at over $10 million per airframe.

Squawk7700 19th Oct 2019 05:48
They already sold a batch of them at Avalon Airshow this year along with a batch of Kiowa’s. There’s a thread here on it.

They came with no avionics or seats but I believe the wiring looms were included.

From memory, they all went to South Africa.

chimbu warrior 19th Oct 2019 06:43
Sorry but the PC-6 is the ultimate toy! PC-6 History s/n 564

flying-spike 19th Oct 2019 07:41
Originally Posted by chimbu warrior (Post 10598142)
Sorry but the PC-6 is the ultimate toy! PC-6 History s/n 564
very true......All hale the Porter!

mendi63 19th Oct 2019 07:55
Originally Posted by chimbu warrior (Post 10598142)
Sorry but the PC-6 is the ultimate toy! PC-6 History s/n 564
em nau, tok tru!

djpil 19th Oct 2019 08:28
Originally Posted by Guptar (Post 10598125)
Operating restrictions - believe they have a civil type certificate in Europe .... Are live ejection seats approved in Oz?
ejection seats required for FAR 23 certification as "equivalent safety" for stall speed exceeding FAR 23 rules.

junior.VH-LFA 19th Oct 2019 12:28
I loved flying the aeroplane but you’d be dumb owning one. They’ve had a hard life and Pilatus has zero interest in supporting them.

Slezy9 19th Oct 2019 22:41
I have almost 2000 hours in the PC9. It’s a great aircraft and is relatively easy to fly once you’ve flown it for a while. But I wouldn’t buy one even if I was rich!! They have been flown hard for a long time, I can only imagine they’d be expensive to run and maintain. I know it doesn’t come with avionics but the current fit out isn’t ADSB compliant (as far as I know). Also no GPS.

Capt Fathom 20th Oct 2019 10:12
No GPS! Well that’s a deal breaker!

Squawk7700 20th Oct 2019 10:24
Originally Posted by Capt Fathom (Post 10598988)
No GPS! Well that’s a deal breaker!
Well how the hell do the 18 year old gen-y’s navigate those things in the cloud then????

atakacs 20th Oct 2019 10:34
Originally Posted by Squawk7700 (Post 10598994)
Well how the hell do the 18 year old gen-y’s navigate those things in the cloud then????
With their smartphones obviously.

601 20th Oct 2019 11:05
Also no GPS.
The aircraft would have been designed when WAC were still in use so the aircraft should be ok using a WAC.

fab777 20th Oct 2019 11:27
Originally Posted by chimbu warrior (Post 10598142)
Sorry but the PC-6 is the ultimate toy! PC-6 History s/n 564
Any reason for mentionning this S/N?...;)

junior.VH-LFA 20th Oct 2019 13:28
Originally Posted by Squawk7700 (Post 10598994)


Well how the hell do the 18 year old gen-y’s navigate those things in the cloud then????
I almost took the bait :p


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