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.
@AviationBase Жыл бұрын
Thank you for your tips, Marc!
@BlackAfro7711 ай бұрын
Can I ask why you say under 600?
@MarcPagan11 ай бұрын
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
@scottyt01907 ай бұрын
Just after 6 minutes your video is of a Piper briefly.
@stevenflattum1565 ай бұрын
Piper M600 accidentally in flight 🤣
@clipper601411 ай бұрын
It’s always better to buy a bit used jet than a new single engine turoprop.
@climbmaintain11 ай бұрын
uh..no lol
@Vladdy8911 ай бұрын
@@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.
@starkapoorz3 ай бұрын
Pretty useless airplane for 8 million bucks.
@gagewarner65023 ай бұрын
What's a better option at the same price point? Keeping in mind the base model of this plane is 4.4mil and the 8mil is with upgrades
@seralyncampbell47312 ай бұрын
pretty weird to call a machine that can fly through the air in plush comfort "useless". Expensive, maybe even overpriced? Yeah, sure. But not useless.
@starkapoorz2 ай бұрын
@@seralyncampbell4731 leave this conversation for actual pilots Go focus on your blog
@seralyncampbell47312 ай бұрын
@@starkapoorz whatever you say, cupcake 😉
@MichaelDeutschman27 күн бұрын
@seralyncampbell4731 you can add plush comforts to a garbage truck too
@micbrenoel545911 ай бұрын
Not an $8 million price tags;closer to 6
@AaronMeade-hd1np7 ай бұрын
Yeah I would think so
@silverhorder19696 ай бұрын
Was thinking the same thing. The limited weight capacity, and sub 300kts for $8 million seems too steep.
@GreatDataVideos5 ай бұрын
There's a 2024 being sold for $7,500,000 right now.
@nxfedlt13 ай бұрын
current factory positions are not far from 8. They told me 3 year wait.
@ChrisMichals4 ай бұрын
🤔 since when did it go from 5.5 to 8???
@veracite85174 ай бұрын
They propose you to buy two wings and one engine after you paid the 5.5
@cougarlove85423 ай бұрын
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.
@ruralparadise8901 Жыл бұрын
Awesome! 🎉
@armyranger93466 ай бұрын
The NGX model is five years old, time to come out with a new updated model with autothrottle and a "Home Safe" type option.
@GreatDataVideos3 ай бұрын
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.
@nxfedlt13 ай бұрын
@@GreatDataVideos garmin is coming.
@GreatDataVideos3 ай бұрын
@@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.
@beachbum15233 ай бұрын
The PC-12NGX has full FADEC, autothrottle, and "home safe" capability. I don't think they need to update it; no need to fix what isn't broken.
@nxfedlt13 ай бұрын
@@beachbum1523 there's no homesafe option. That is a garmin feature and as of now there's no Garmin decks in NG or NGx
@RicardoLemos-h1b3 ай бұрын
CUstava 5 agora custa 8 milhon 👎👎👎
@serhiishynkaruk6752Ай бұрын
Just a perfect bullet with propeller.
@grizzly31337 ай бұрын
What you boys smoke over there..get it together
@MoneyM2165 ай бұрын
8 million and no toilet 🚽 😒
@goMediaGenius2 ай бұрын
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 !
@jgrn433 ай бұрын
Nice plane. Thought it was cheaper
@AviationBase3 ай бұрын
I wish it was cheaper
@DavidLovesJesus9 ай бұрын
Thanks!
@AviationBase9 ай бұрын
Thank you very much, David!
@teamextras4life270 Жыл бұрын
👀🤔🧐😲🤯💪🏾💯
@DanielC__ Жыл бұрын
You can not buy this plane for 5M.
@climbmaintain11 ай бұрын
not an NGX but you can easily buy a nice legacy for that much
@randychristianlidster-clau8214 Жыл бұрын
No lavatory?
@samgramsam Жыл бұрын
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.
@micbrenoel545911 ай бұрын
it was shown
@Rubibi-saltwaterjim8 ай бұрын
I fly a pc12 without a toilet and have never needed one. 3500 hours on type.
@MrFreddyjack8 ай бұрын
@@Rubibi-saltwaterjimmost pilots never need the toilet, it’s really for the passenger that don’t plan