Bob Berry, chairman of British distributor Pilatus UK says: “Demand will only grow for this aircraft. We do not have a competitor - that’s not arrogance but there’s nothing equal to the PC-12 and what it does. It can use 700m strips and 2,000nm range at 28,000ft with 8 people.”Berry is convinced that if or when the regulations on single-engined commercial operations in Europe change, he could sell aircraft into commercial operations. “The PC-12 NG has taken us into the 21st century. The difference is huge: you are going from King/Bendix equipment to pure glass. You can just call in so much information from that cockpit,” adds Berry. Berry expects the next UK-bound NG to be delivered in November this year.
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