New Pilatus PC-24

Kritchlow said:
That was the biggest waste of 10 minutes ever. I thought it was going to be the legs bringing the airplane to Portsmouth. About 1/2 way through it dawned on me it’s the same damn airport.
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You wound have wasted those 10 minutes anyway. I could send you a video of me landing at Portsmouth but it's not a particularly interesting airport.
 
One cool thing I learned today. I already knew that they were going to incorporate the big cargo door that made the PC-12 so versatile. What I didn't know was that one important design criteria was that they required that it had an engine and wing configuration that allowed cargo to be loaded by forklift.
 
Overall it was a fun day. It's not so much that I get invited cool events, but more that I fly an airplane for a boss that gets invited to cool events. :)
 
Dave Theisen said:
One cool thing I learned today. I already knew that they were going to incorporate the big cargo door that made the PC-12 so versatile. What I didn't know was that one important design criteria was that they required that it had an engine and wing configuration that allowed cargo to be loaded by forklift.
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That forklift operator better be good at his job! There's not much margin for error.
 
MassPilot said:
You wound have wasted those 10 minutes anyway. I could send you a video of me landing at Portsmouth but it's not a particularly interesting airport.
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I’ve landed there more times than I can count... it was the delivery aspect I was looking for.
 
denverpilot said:
That thing ain’t very quiet, is it? That surprised me watching the video, considering the general trend toward quieter jets.
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I'm not sure what the exact requirements are for noise, but I think it has to do with decibel levels over a particular distance rather than right next to it. Higher frequencies will tend to dissipate faster than lower frequencies. Plus, when you've got a smaller jet, the fan is going to spin much faster (physics and such) so it's going to make a high pitched whine.

I find that a recording usually doesn't do a good job of accurately mimicing how loud or quiet jets/engines are. I'd imagine up close this is still pretty loud, but still meets the noise requirements.
 
MassPilot said:
That forklift operator better be good at his job! There's not much margin for error.
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I'd imagine the forklift mast height would be the item that wreaks havoc more than anything. Nothing like focusing on missing the engine cowling and mangling the upper-door in the process.
 
SoonerAviator said:
I'd imagine the forklift mast height would be the item that wreaks havoc more than anything. Nothing like focusing on missing the engine cowling and mangling the upper-door in the process.
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Yeah, I imagine long forks would certainly help.
 
Ted DuPuis said:
I'm not sure what the exact requirements are for noise, but I think it has to do with decibel levels over a particular distance rather than right next to it. Higher frequencies will tend to dissipate faster than lower frequencies. Plus, when you've got a smaller jet, the fan is going to spin much faster (physics and such) so it's going to make a high pitched whine.

I find that a recording usually doesn't do a good job of accurately mimicing how loud or quiet jets/engines are. I'd imagine up close this is still pretty loud, but still meets the noise requirements.
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Definitely a difference between dB levels and “annoying frequencies involved” levels. Ha.
 
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