It’s a rather beautiful machine, Jim. Having a propeller on the nose would
normally be regarded as an ugly addition, but this machine is lovely. One
visited our base at RAF Wyton some years ago, appearing out of the murk in a
strange fashion. It was in gunmetal grey (stop me if I have already related
this story) and looked sinister, perhaps like a CIA model. But it was on
charter to a Swedish company and had had to divert from Cambridge airport in
really horrible weather. Indeed, I had been teaching at around 5,000ft when I
noticed fog approaching the airfield and had to perform a very swift recovery
to the field, under the cloud at around 400ft; the PC-12 got in behind me, just
before the fog took out the airfield.
Chris
> On 13 Aug 2015, at 19:00, Jim Nichols <jhnichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> I found a Pilatus PC-12, less than a year old, at the airport today. Since
> it would be sitting in the sun all day, the crew left both doors open for
> ventilation. This afforded a photo demonstrating this aircraft's utility
> features. As can be seen, it is configured for hauling people. With the
> large cargo door, if the seats are removed, it can carry a lot of freight,
> including large objects. Overall, a very pretty, useful machine.
>
> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Pilatus+PC-12.tif.html
> <http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Pilatus+PC-12.tif.html>
>
> Fuji X-E1 with 27mm
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