hoym 0 #1 September 17, 2003 Congratulations to Jay Speckeen and Paradise Skydives in Vinton, Iowa on the arrival of their new Dash 27 powered Pilatus Porter. The first flights were this last Sunday!! Very nice Jay!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rmsmith 1 #2 September 17, 2003 Did they put a PT6A-27 in the PC6 that had been for sale for some time, or did they get newer PC6/H2B4? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hoym 0 #3 September 17, 2003 The one that had been for sale is sold and gone. The replacement is a newer H2B4. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rmsmith 1 #4 September 17, 2003 That's great news! Jay is an MBA holder. I would be interested in how the decision was made for another Porter rather than a Grand Caravan, which can accommodate more souls for roughly the same operating costs. However, if you have lots of European visitors like DeLand then the Porter is a wise choice. Maybe Jay has a significant inventory of spares for the Porter? The Pilatus company has refined their successful design over forty years. Porters are an awesome STOL aircraft! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
