Pilatus PC-7

Aircraft Information
> Aircraft Make: Pilatus Model: PC-7. Nickname: Turbo Trainer
> Aircraft Mil Civ Description: Airplane SE Turboprop
> FAA Category and Class: Airplane SE Land
> Engine Description: Single P&W PT6A-25A (650 HP)

Aircraft Experience
> As of: 11/2/2024
> Number of Hours Flown: 1.2
> Number of Times Flown: 1
> Other Aircraft Models Associated: none

First Flown Information
> Sequence First Flown: 59
> Date First Flown: 7/3/1989
> Location First Flown: Stans, Switzerland
> Who and/or What Organization First Flown With: Pilatus Corporation, Bernie Alder

Recollections: Read my PC-9 writeup, where I talk about my desire to fly in Switzerland to (as I say in that writeup) “zorch around the Swiss Alps”. Well, I finally achieved that goal during the USNTPS Staff Field trip in 1989.  That field trip included stops at the test centers in the UK (Boscome Down), Germany (Manching), Switzerland (Stans) and France (Istres).  

My flight in Stans was with famous test pilot Bernie Alder, a true pleasure to fly with.  I flew “A-934” and enjoyed comparing it to it’s bigger brother, the PC-9 (my DT-II airplane).