I like the Pilatus PC-6 to bad is here the Pilatus PC-8 Twinporter missing, the PC-8 was a 2 engined Version , a sol prototyp was build, but the proiect was stopt when the PC-6 get the Turboprop engin. later was also the Project PC-10 a 2 engin Turbopropversion of the PC-6T but never made it over the dravingboard.

Got to make a few skydives out of these. Very short takeoff roll, climbs like a bandit, we built an 8 way in freefall and I looked over and the Pilatus was nose down staying with us. Great aircraft. What is the difference between a Porter and a Helio Courier?

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I flew a PC-6 with the Garrett TP-331 and it was an efficient skydive lift device, and a whole lot of fun. Three loads to 15,000ft/hr was not unusual. A number of skydivers would opt to ride the plane down with me, as it was an experience that had to be experienced. Next to my F-16 time, this is the most fun I've had in an airplane.

I first flew Porters with Air America in S.E. Asia. By 1967 AAM had converted all their Porter engines from Astazous to Garrett TPE-331s. This engine was a geared turbine unlike the P&W PT6 free turbine. I personally believe that the TPE-331 was better than the PT6 for critical STOL ops as the response from idle was quicker. Regardless of what engine, the Porter is a great airplane.

I read a novel in which a Turbo-Porter with 5 terrorists and a nuclear device flew trans-Atlantic to D.C. At least Santa Claus is real. Shoulda used a Junkers 390.

I flew the PC-6 as a U.S. Army airplane in Berlin Germany. The flt detachment had two of them. We flew them on missions over the wall...
Great for gaining and losing altitude very fast.

I first flew a PORTER (N185X) in Bangkok, Thailand on 5 December 1964. It had an Astazou engine at that time.

We had a PC-6 in Thiene airstrip for skydiving. What a powerful lifter! With 9 skydivers + pilot the PC-6 gains 4200 meters in 12 min. Wonderful. And smell of kerosene in the cabin...