Pilatus PC-12 shortest takeoff Locher Airfield

shortest takeoff Pilatus PC-12 with a 5 blade MT propeller

[@embrj1453]

I was more concerned with that taxiway than the runway lol

[@GRIDAJH]

me too ;)

[@DDG2023]

Seriously. Looks like somebody's driveway!

[@LoanwordEggcorn]

Ja, auch. Me too.

[@Manintoga]

My driveway has more clearance XD Holy shit!

[@eloyex]

the guy is not only a great pilot but also knows fucking perfect the place !!

[@OFFICIAL_VIDEO_AWARDS]

Let's leave the city and buy a home next to the forest. Ah the tranquility..... neighbour buys a turboprop and flies out of his back yard 6 times an hour.

[@ch.roughhabit5002]

outwestlawns hahahahaha mate

[@pablorabe782]

Dont be a pussy

[@jcraigshelton]

Hey, if you play your cards right, he might let you clean his pool.

[@jettelo]

Ok they need to sell a plane and get a excavator and clean some of that stuff up. Accident waiting to happen. Hanger is on a incline that's how the plane rolled out

[@Humza1]

LMAO that was good haha 😂!

[@lonewolf-jf4fl]

Wife: Hunni we ran out of milk Husband: be back in a jiff

[@sebrofc]

Pretty insane I've seen a Cessna 172 with a longer takeoff and landing roll than that thing. Pilatus and TBM definitely one of my "if I were rich" airplanes.

[@evolicious]

That's an absolutely gorgeous plane!

[@uavpilot6715]

I've always been a fan of the Pilatus aircraft, especially the PC-6 and PC-12.

[@uavpilot6715]

lol

[@evolicious]

***** Its slow, but fast

[@mattador3696]

slow but fast......hmmm yeah keep taking the meds

[@evolicious]

matt robinson Something flew over your head.....

[@pschroeter1]

Forget the runway, that taxiway is insane.

[@slabbadanks5829]

its a fucking sidewalk lol

[@cap.erwintamayo9677]

I had the opportunity to put 8 hours on this type of aircraft and I loved it, it is very versatile, powerful, stable, comfortable, pilots cabin very roomy as it is for passengers in the back, the luggage compartment is great. I love this airplane.

[@wetter4293]

Show us a review or it didn't happen Alternatively; Give me a ride in it or it didn't happen LOL

[@philsara1476]

No wonder the flying doctor service here in Western Australia use them, they have carried me twice when I had heart attacks and I never felt so at ease, grateful to both the aircraft and the men who fly them and of the nurses onboard. The heart attacks, surgery and recovery were pretty awful but.

[@uelihaligali4266]

God bless him

[@fangzahn]

That taxiway though! xD

[@BKFirst]

M8 you might as well call it a footpath

[@kabfighter]

For real!

[@OperatorVulpes]

Hey itsyour boi skinny taxiway

[@fim5485]

Du also auch hier?:D

[@Imintune...]

Fangzahn Aviation Studios resembles more of a pathway then taxiway.

[@techsta72]

Didn't need to be sped up, i was happily enjoying it taxi up the hill.

[@jameschristiansson3137]

I wish the same, but it's still a nice video.

[@zorilaz]

me too, i really wanted to see that actually...

[@RobbieKiama]

you know you can slow down that part of the video if you like :)

[@lemono1664]

@@RobbieKiama yeah but it's better with sound

[@brucethomas1720]

Come one people, that was the fakest part of this whole fake. You believe anything!

[@garydell2023]

Watching your videos is rewarding. Your travels etc., and all the short and rough fields that you go in & out of. Your plane sure takes it. The PC-12 was designed for that and that's what sold me on the PC-12.

[@TheFlightLevel]

Love the sounds! Very cute little taxiway. Appreciate the power on liftoff!

[@sp-pz8uc]

It's a shame he has OCD and has to keep coming back to check he locked the doors, must cost a fortune in fuel.

[@769270865]

Michael Collier haha, keep taking off and landing to check if you closed your hangar door. Rich people's frustration

[@FLAMEalan]

That’s not OCD

[@Broker205]

😂

[@diaphanoux]

LMFAO

[@9HighFlyer9]

@@FLAMEalanUnless he had another condition causing him to obsessively return and check to ensure the door is locked it would be OCD. According to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, the official OCD definition is: A presence of obsessions, compulsions, or both ✓ The obsessions or compulsions are time-consuming ✓ The obsessive-compulsive symptoms are not attributable to the physiological effects of a substance or another medical condition✓ The disturbance is not better explained by the symptoms of another mental disorder✓

[@electronicsNmore]

Beautiful plane, but it was no surprise to me that it was able to take off on a short runway like that. You have a powerful engine, variable-pitch prop and a light plane. Cool video!

[@LoanwordEggcorn]

The main reason why is the downhill slope of the runway. Can also make landings very short in the uphill direction, if needed.

[@laurentd9980]

Plus the sheer "downhill" power of the PT6A... :-)

[@marzolian]

No laws of physics were violated in the making of this video.

[@zak2u2]

If I were doing this demo, I would have no passengers or bags. I would have absolute minimum fuel. Takeoff and landing distances are dependent on aircraft weight. The aircraft we are seeing probably has enough fuel to take off and land with little reserve. .

[@Milesco]

@@zak2u2 : I think we all assumed that.

[@johnrriygo3083]

One of my most memorable events of the 80's was landing on the Tasman Saddle (NZ, 2435m) in a Pilatus. Fantastic aeroplane! Spent a week in a snowcave.

[@jeremiahshaw713]

Omg, The PC12 we and always been my favourite plan, the sounds of its start up and landing is so mesmerizing

[@klesmer]

Thank you so much! A video of my favorite airplane with no music.

[@v1rotait23]

The best big turbine single! Love the underground hangar and steep taxi way to the grass strip. Very unique, and a perfect location for a Pilatus PC-12 to live!

[@raytrotta]

v1rotait 5

[@keithjurena9319]

US registration?

[@TherconJair]

@@keithjurena9319 confused me to since that airfield is in South Tyrol.

[@niceguy2171]

Love the location, the storage place of the aircraft, and wondered where he was going when he started on ramp up..but that aircraft is completely amazing! To takeoff and land at that strip, all in a beautiful comfortable very capable plane, is just mind blowing!

[@zuckfacegobbels4527]

I heard the guy who owns the plane & property manufactures kitchen utensils.

[@miniena7774]

One of my all time favorite KZbin videos.

[@ildeuraimundodasilva8230]

Mr. Christian Oberkofler,Fantastic Take-off and Fantastic Pilatus PC-12. Thanks for posting. Greetings from Brazil.

[@ChristianOberkofler]

Thanks

[@imamsukamto8648]

+Christian Oberkofler tesumakasi atas menerbangan pesawat kaoakan dibapat kan uwang 10.000.000.000

[@johnguy8223]

I have seen a c130 take off in that short run , when I was in the service

[@CockatooDude]

Holy fuck that took off way faster than I was expecting! That's amazing!

[@meauxbull4321]

Triple thumbs up to Mr. Gebhard!! Beautiful machine!!! One of my favorite planes is the Pilatus PC-6...

[@salto1994]

This video never gets old. I hope we'll be able to see more videos in the future again :)

[@deldridg]

That runway would make for an interesting go around. Friends here in Australia have a Pc12 and I've had the privilege to fly in her. Makes very short work of very long distances and is very comfortable. I most certainly want one! Thanks for the vid - cheers, David

[@RedwoodGeorge]

There has *got* to be an easier way to mow the lawn! ;-)

[@ksamos]

Yea, but mowing with your airplane is more fun and faster.

[@nielsvl9073]

@@ksamos yeah and also waaayy cheaper

[@calebryan4467]

Niels vL wAy ChEaPer... fueling up an aircraft is not cheap though.

[@TRIPONCODEINE]

@@calebryan4467 you missed the joke

[@heavyizthacrown-5842]

Those short take offs and flawless landings! 🤩😍

[@goneflying140]

Great pilotage!!! I thoroughly enjoyed this video.

[@SquirrelFromGradLife]

that taxi way LOL

[@Feuergraf]

There was a taxi way? XD

[@bargainboondocker3420]

I thought that was a bike path!?

[@jorge_781]

If this crap is called "airfield" so any piece of grass stripe is potentially an airport

[@aapoforever2734]

I don't know what but there's something sexy about turboprops

[@Finallybianca]

tobagotb10 yeah sounds like everyman opening their mouths.

[@fitrianhidayat]

Probably the props

[@dennism103]

U are right

[@builderbob295]

Your absolutely right

[@davecrupel2817]

Charm of a prop Modern power of a jet. Damn good middle ground. Efficient as hell too.

[@Altenholz]

Amazing performance and comfort, no question!

[@yUnEtArDs]

Großartige Videos und eine soooo geile Maschine, vielen Dank fürs Teilen! Super wäre auch mal ein Video mit ein paar technischen Details und Einblicken.

[@quinnjim]

That's pretty amazing. Big airplane operating out of a tiny field in the mountains. Nice.

[@jimbass7867]

That is one gorgeous aircraft!

[@ZicajosProductions]

The PC-12, especially the NG variant is sooooooooo nice. Dream plane.

[@metroflyboy86]

I love Pilatus and I’m happy to have one of their facilities in my city!

[@Roxas99Yami]

the pilot was like : " ladies and gentlemen, my name is Johnny Knoxville and this is jackass "

[@howardhuggins6744]

PC12 is a fine aircraft and relatively easily maintained as only RARELY does something break. Sorta miss working on them amd other aircraft.

[@alexchubbymclynn6060]

What a lovely bird! She is so beautiful! The guy at the controls knows the ropes for shure. The place is beautiful, nature is marvelous...

[@stevevassallo4323]

I’ve been a passenger on this dependable aircraft many times in the Canadian north. More than a bit of a workhorse.

[@raygale4198]

Used in Australia by the Flying Doctor service to provide medical care and evacuations to outback properties. They often land on graded tracks that pass as roads here in Australia. Also used by some regional airlines for local commuter runs to small country air strips.

[@angleofattack]

He's not practicing takeoffs and landings, he's just mowing the grass. srlsy

[@michaelangel6952]

Angle of Attack 😂🤣😂

[@kikoreyna8749]

Angle of Attack

[@Will-pl4tp]

👌

[@synthoelectro]

someone thinks like me.

[@Qwiks]

Heh

[@tony5826]

Holy S__t I'm glad this came back up on my phone love ur channel.

[@Adam-pm2ce]

Best paint job ive ever seen on a pc12. Looks phenomenal

[@peterbridge9394]

Christian, lovely aircraft, nice video, thanks, well done.

[@ChristianOberkofler]

Many thanks

[@Gentlemanrgbg]

Super Pilot und geile Maschine...respekt :-)

[@TheChrisCCole]

Coolest video I have and probably will see all day!

[@turkosmopolit633]

Thats so cool to have your own airport ;) Thanks for sharing !

[@RCHeliJet]

Very nice. Bellissima from Switzerland greetings.

[@9HighFlyer9]

I'm sure that's a very experienced and obviously competent pilot. But does the insurance agent know what he's doing? 🤣

[@timothyarcher7611]

HighFlyer lol Locher airfield is a registered airfield so I’d suggest he’s covered

[@bauTom]

AZFlyer is it ur life? Exactly. Then thats actually none of ur biz dot com.

[@9HighFlyer9]

@@bauTom relax bro, maybe take a walk if you can or have your parents read a bedtime story for you.

[@bauTom]

AZFlyer eat more fibers, bossy queen. constipation and jealousy stopped being cute in 1973. ur welcome.

[@9HighFlyer9]

@@bauTom the f**k are you going on about? I made a simple joke. It seems most people understood that. You're either an idiot, a child or a troll. Which is it?

[@haydenharris3059]

No wonder this beautiful aircraft takes of fast, look how powerful and efficient that prop is.

[@xdkubilay55]

Die Ortschaft sieht ebenfalls sehr schön aus. Danke für das Teilen des Videos🖖

[@user-ct8ld9st4x]

Есть на свете счастливые люди! Рад за них!

[@ChippyOutdoors]

Man I love turbo props 👌

[@lorenzodunn3226]

Excellent film footage and sound.

[@betty8226]

That's flying art right there, beautifull 👏

[@JP-fe4ke]

Wow great video sir. Love the sound of that turbine starting up. The PC12 is the plane I would have liked to have gotten next head my situation been different. But I'm glad to see you flying this one it's a beautiful ship and it does everything well . It's fast and way cheaper to operate than a jet. Safe travels ! ☺

[@VardagsrumsDatorn]

How do you know you're replying to a "sir" KZbin has become disgustingly polite in a exaggerated manner.

[@jc317]

@@VardagsrumsDatornat 0:26 you can clearly see a man boarding the plane. And in previous shots you can see a masculine figure in the cockpit.

[@ozenilamor]

Eu achei magnífico... É uma aeronave que pousa e decola em pistas curtas. Parabéns...

[@FOG2006]

Decola com 1/4 da pista de grama e pousa freando só com os flaps.

[@riccardoman1973]

Amazing. Thus guy has his own factory and airport all in the same yard👍😁

[@Liamthepilot]

and this is where I found my love for pc12 turbo props!!!

[@southjerseysound7340]

I've spent a lot of time in my uncles old Porter and its nice to see Pilatus hasnt lost its STOL roots.I'd actually think twice before bringing my Maule or 206 in there but he makes it look easy.........Lots of people dream of private jets but little do they know this is probably the best private/exec aircraft out there.Not only will it cruise fast enough to hang with the big boys and get up as high as you need to go.But it will still get into places like this and that opens up so many more destinations.I mean seriously what good is a private aircraft if it wont get you into a nice private destination...........Although if more people bought these I'd probably be out of business ;)

[@martinlongbow3519]

This a/c can fly non stop from Montreal to Miami at roughly 400 kts. The next closest competitor in a jet a/c has to refuel in CLT or RDU and is still over 30 minutes behind the PC-12. Same altitude as well. Let"s see...uses less fuel, flies just as high , seats as many ppl and gets there with time to spare. I"d buy the Pilatus.

[@sanfranciscobay]

0:42 you can hear the introduction of fuel into the combustors and the engine sounds like a blow torch burning.

[@TevinP]

It starts up like a grill, with the spark plugs igniting an all...

[@mjohansen]

Spark plugs? It's a turbine engine.

[@TevinP]

How is the fuel ignited then? Pardon my ignorance.

[@js250]

Michael, that video is very limited in explaining the workings, and does not even explain that the burning of fuel vastly increase the volume of the exit gas compared to the volume of in going air, thereby creating the thrust. Also to get the fuel to burn it must first be ignited and a turbine engine does indeed use igniters (or spark plugs) as Tevin said. It is not used to sustain burning but sure is needed to start the process.

[@2R0bin0]

Suck squeeze bang blow. The PC-12 uses a turboprop and as any other turbine engine ignites the fuel/air mixture in the combustion chamber with igniters. Turbine engines even have multiple igniters which are used during the critical flight phases (take-off, landing, or even during abnormal situations e.g. severe turbulence) to prevent a flame-out. During cruise igniters often aren't used

[@techmaniac43]

That was the best taxiway I ever seen in a long time xD

[@user-ss6zt2mo1l]

I’d give anything to fly this. What an awesome machine. I miss my flying days. 😢

[@kurtroosli5713]

Fantastic Plane the PC12

[@davidringo4672]

Me: "Honey?" She: "Yeah" Me: "I think we should go for that other house with the steeply rolling backyard." She: "Why" Me: "Well, in case we decide to get a Pilatus." She: "🙄"

[@trijetz3562]

lol

[@olivierfritzfeller7654]

Magnifique avion. Quelle ligne. Quelle élégance. Merci pour cette vidéo. Cordialement. Olivier F

[@bretyoung1869]

Amazing Machine and Pilot !! Simply beautiful !!

[@markleji]

1:14 the taxi way tho 😂 😂 😂

[@MrBenjjamin77]

Did you just emerge from a secret underground lair? Very cool video, thanks

[@ronaldglider]

kudos to the pilot - he certainly performs perfect landings every time!

[@TheCornstalker]

Thats a nice take off and landing love the hide out air strip

[@Leitao526]

Aeronave linda demais 😍🇧🇷

[@Parker-di7ef]

Better make sure that front strut is fully inflated! That bump on the downhill runway looks like a prop strike waiting to happen.

[@haydenharris3059]

Fabulous everything in this video!

[@johnnatarosendoreis9372]

É muita potência!!Excelente decola praticamente em curta distância!!

[@jbviajero]

I love all the videos you've posted from this airstrip. It must be one of the few in the world to include sharp turns up a steep hill to get from the hangar to the airstrip. Question: I'm not aware of any electric drive in the wheels for the PC-12.... How does it roll out from the hangar without a Tug on the front wheel?

[@Jolinator]

slight incline downhill out of the hanger for sure

[@acridotherestristis]

Invisible Nr:5 fishing line!

[@seanriley1603]

Those planes are so well built. Very rugged.

[@coldfusionspacexxx9814]

Sean Riley Just do not buy them used... Border dogs will sniff out some substance...

[@righteouscitizen2656]

Somebody is havin fun, I'm jealous. Beautiful plane

[@estebansegovia7365]

Monomotor versatil y económico... para pistas cortas... Hermoso el PC-12 Pilatus... ideal para Argentina 🇦🇷

[@matthiashaenni]

Almost nothing is impossible with a Pilatus aircraft!

[@lelele1408]

belp moos

[@user-td1zo3tv9p]

AMEN! Just short of 100% Bullet Proof for maintenance, too!

[@jwb2814]

Matt's Aviation Channel Thing is a fucking beast😍

[@williambattaglini2198]

IMPOSSIBILE IS NOT PILATUS!

[@baturrez7485]

Lo único difícil es tener el dinero para comprarlo.

[@Jakelol1980]

Fuck that taxiway is like a bike path :P

[@starpawsy]

No idea how you did it, but great to see a propellor aircraft video that doesnt have the VERY distracting strobing quasi-stationary propeller. :O

[@oscaraguirre602]

Congrautlations for this video, Pilatus PC 12 wonderfull place, the sky, the wood, the césped,,, realy great,,, thanks and have a good time,,, your friend Oscar de Pachuca HGo Estados Unidos Mexicanos,,,

[@lembarinfo000]

Wife: where are you going? Me: cutting grass.

[@rlyle5804]

"Locher Airfield" or Lochers' front yard? at 3:21 the pilot was doing some weed eating!

[@canonphoto]

No weed eating, just some weed blowing

[@franzschaefer4002]

Beautiful aircraft! Great STOL performance!

[@captainwesb57]

Short-field, Soft-field, Takeoffs and Landings... *My favorite!* Mmmmm-mmmm delicious!

[@drno3887]

It's going to be a nightmare for landings when gophers start digging up holes in that lawn-runway.

[@jaymercha3859]

got a wolf for a pet to groom the field.

[@capitalv8062]

The pilot probably got his experience in Colombia.

[@trijetz3562]

oop

[@motokid032]

Damn good pilot! Awesome ground skills too!

[@stanislavsmiley193]

Самолет просто красавец: и цвет, и огоньки, да и вобще!Уже хочу себе такой или похожий приобрести. Взлетает/садится просто класс!

[@alexkirchner882]

Seems like a demonstration catered for king pins, looking to move their product from remote airstrips in the Colombian jungle...

[@smoothuncut]

That is a Dream for some, But not me! lol

[@ericstyles3724]

that was no airstrip.. just where the grass grew after a landslide.

[@SpiraSpiraSpira]

I hear the pay is good, but the benefits suck.

[@justpassingthrough3166]

@@SpiraSpiraSpira it's not that bad of a job as long as you're hauling for the CIA or Mossad.

[@SpiraSpiraSpira]

@@justpassingthrough3166 Mossad, maybe. CIA have significantly less loyalty to their contractors than even the Zeta cartel.

[@undisclosedmusic4969]

"Positive Rate- Gear up" took long... or do they keep it out longer in STOL scenarios?

[@daltoncope6537]

Undisclosed Music probably just simulating an obstacle to be cleared.

[@allenc5108]

That is a tight spot, pilot is focused on terrain clearance, the gear can wait. Any wind will be a big issue.

[@masboyrc]

Pilatus such a beautiful as always

[@Ripper13F1V]

The thing is literally made to do that. AWESOME!

[@RangeTime]

So that is how you mow the lawn in your country? Very cool!

[@canonphoto]

It's just blowing loose grass

[@MorganBrown]

The Wimbledon of general aviation

[@tituspapana7406]

Wow!! Nice airplane!! Powerful engine... looks like a “Spitfire”!!

[@kevinbaird7277]

That has to the scariest setup, taxi way looks unbelievable, how would one describe this, it is as if the plane goes off road before as it approaches the grass strip, it looks like a James Bond escape, fascinating, this is where aircraft come into their own, in the mountains maybe hours from anywhere, start the propellor and Bob's your uncle, stunning aircraft also, what a setup.