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The Pilatus PC6 Porter
The Porter is a single engine turboprop utility aircraft known for it's Short Takeoff and Landing (STOL) capabilities. It is ideal for bush flying, cargo, skydiving, and a myriad of other uses. The Porter may be the most versatile aircraft ever built.The package includes three versions; Landplane, Amphibian, and Skiplane. Three models for one affordablle price.
The Pilatus Aircraft Limited was founded in 1939 in a small town called Stans in central Switzerland The Porter was introduced in it'smaiden flight on May 4 1959 . Powered by a 340 hp piston engine. During 1961 the first Turbo Porter was tested with a further engine upgrade in 1963 to the present specifications of
550 hp.
The Pilatus Porter is of a sturdy high-wing flying configuration, and is designed for a wide range of uses. It is commonly known for its Short Take Off and Landing (STOL) performance on almost any terrain . It can takeoff within a distance of 640 feet and land within a distance of 450 feet with a payload of nearly 2,000 lbs. At lower weights using less conservative pilot techniques, take-off distances are reduced dramatically. The Pilatus PC 6 is currently operating in more than 50 countries, while halving the cost of operating and almost double the payload of helicopters used for a similar role.
It can be converted quickly and in line with customer needs for a wide variety of different tasks. With its large sliding doors on both sides, the Porter is perfect for skydiving, ambulance transport and cargo/passenger flights. A configuration knob in the Porter's Virtual Cockpit allows changes that reflect these varied uses.
Bush flying is something at which the Porter excels. Although bush planes come in all sizes and shapes, a good bush plane will be very rugged and able to take-off and land in short distances, and the Porter fits this bill perfectly. The Porter is a well-proven bush plane. It has operated in some of the rougher environments on the planet - from the jungles of New Guinea to the Sahara desert and to lesser wilds, such as shuffling sky jumpers about in the continental United States.
The Porter can carry 12 people (more when flying skydivers) and, for its size, has phenomenal STOL performance. The Porter holds a world record for highest anding of a fixed wing aircraft when it was landed on the Dhaulagiri glacier in Nepal. The Pilatus Porter landed at an altitude just shy of 19,000 feet (an altitude that many fixed-wing planes cannot even attain).
Features
Custom models built individually for Flight Simulator X and Flight Simulator 2004.Takes advantage of all animation and texturing effects available to each version of the simulator.
Ultra-realistic flight modeling, with user selectable realism.
Full 2D panel/virtual cockpit systems.
Full system modeling.
Configurable cabin for passenger, skydiving or cargo.
23 additional paint schemes available.
Complete documentation and checklists.
Recommended System
Compatible Simulators:Flight Simulator 2004
Microsoft Flight Simulator X
Flight Simulator X Steam Edition
Prepar3D v3
Dual Core microprocessor or higher with 2 GHz MHz + speed. A quad core processor are recommended.
4 MB RAM minimum. 8 MB RAM or higher is recommended.
Windows versions 11, 10, 8, or 7 required.
Nvidia or ATI Radeon based 3D accelerator video
card with full antialiasing and T&L lighting capability.
A minimum of 8 GB onboard RAM minimum is recommended.
SoundBlaster Live or equivalent 128-bit DirectX sound device.
Up-to-date DirectX video and sound drivers.
Obviously, higher end systems with quad-core processors and 3.0 GHz+ speed CPU, 16 GB
system RAM or higher and 10 GB+ video RAM will perform much better.
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