From The Archives: Pilot Report - Pilatus PC-9 Trainer

In our July 22, 1985 issue, we featured a Pilatus PC-9 Trainer pilot report by David M. North, our senior editor for business flying.

Pilatus upgraded its trainer performance systems with a PC-9 turboprop. 

Both the No.1 and No. 2 prototype PC-9 trainers were flown by North in Stans, Switzerland, the home of the Pilatus manufacturing facility, to evaluate the PC-9's handling characteristics and assess the differences between the PC-7 and the newer PC-9. 

You can read the full report on page 46, including the aircraft specification and an image of the cockpit.

The PC-7 had been evaluated, and the report appeared in our December 19, 1983, issue, on page 65. 

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