Thanks for another great video. As a former airline pilot and instructor who's been fortunate to fly to a ton of non-airline served airports ...the PC-12 is "the one" for anyone with constant missions of under 600 nm or so. Most people don't know that there's a 250 knot speed limit under 10,000 feet. So, the shorter the route, the less time a jet saves one in trip time. The combo of fuel burn, speed, and pax capacity has been unbeatable. We'll see how the new Beechcraft Denali competes.
Fuel burn /use. A turbo-prop uses less fuel per NM than a Jet - however, it's slower. But, with a short enough trip, a jet doesn't save that much time. Plus, there's a 250 knot speed limit under 10,000 feet. @@BlackAfro77
I have been a pilot since 1983 and have flown a lot of planes ............if you like single engine piston and I do because twins are more dangerous (P-factor) and more maintenance 2 engines not 1 ....... the Pilatus checks a lot of boxes .....safety, reliability, and luxury are just a few ................Swiss made ain't bad either !
I believe that it does have autothrottle already. They don't use Garmin avionics, so I suspect a "Home Safe" type option won't be any time soon. I don't know if Honeywell is working on such an option. Must be massively complex.
@@nxfedlt1 That would be nice! A 'Home Safe' feature would be a huge boost, plus many pilots moving up to an NGX would already be familiar with Garmin avionics.
This is the most versatile and cost effective aircraft after it is purchased. The TBM 960 is great and faster but how many passengers can go 1,700 miles without needing a bathroom? 4 or 5 hours holding it, just doesn’t work for most. The PC-12 is a little slower but if you have to stop to let grandma Betty pee, well their goes that speed performance advantage. That’s just my opinion. Both are absolute beast aircraft.
@@climbmaintain It depends. For short flights at low altitude, the Pilatus will be superior to a jet, even with the current Pilatus price of over six million $. For long-haul flights at high altitude with a comfortable cabin altitude, a jet is much better than the Pilatus. You won't feel good on a five-hour flight with a cabin altitude above ten thousand feet in a Pilatus. And you won't save so much on expenses. Jets are also safer thanks to two engines, much faster climb rate, better anti-ice systems and high altitude cruise.
Can’t remember if it’s this video or another (I watched a few back to back), but there is one in the front of the plane. I noticed none of the videos showed it, just mentioned it existed.
