Buochs (Stans) (LSMU) - 2012 MIL

[falcx]

Last Monday (Oktober 1st) the first 3 PC-7's departed on their delivery flight.
OD1/HB-HMF Dep. 0906
OD3/HB-HMH Dep. 0923
OD5/HB-HMJ Dep. 0918
All 3 had stickers covering their serials and Botswana DF titles.

OD2 & OD4 were also seen together with P 101 - P 105 for the Indian AF.

Further (ex) military aircraft noted were;
PI-03, PC-12 Finn.AF
578/AH, PC-7 FAF
A-925, PC-7 Swiss AF
A-105, PC-21 Swiss AF
C-409, PC-9 Swiss AF
A-813, A815, A-818, A-829 & A-873 P3-05 all ex Swiss AF.

Regards,
Charles

[leonard van T]

Buochs-Stans 8 & 9-10-2012

Flying over;
A-922 PC-7
3x F/A-18
1x AS-332/532 "SAR"

Halle 10 Pilatus;
578/AH PC-7 CEV
A-105 PC-21
A-106 PC-21
A-925 PC-7
PI-03 PC-12 Finn AF
? PC-6 Mexican ! Fuselage

Big hangar Pilatus;
P101/01 PC-7Mk2 HB-HCA
P102/02 PC-7Mk2
P103/03 PC-7Mk2
HB-HMR PC-7Mk2
HB-HMI/27 PC-7Mk2 [edit, should be Z7 not 27 =OD4 Botswana]

Flying;
HB-HPJ PC-9 Pilatus

All Serials by Remco,Michiel and me

Leonard

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[jreijmer]

Noted 26sep12
primer c/n 695, c/n 5100 ?, c/n HB LN103, HB-LN104

Could you let me know where your saw the HB LN103 and 104?

BR,
Jeroen

[pilatusmk7]

October, 11, was a very fine day:
The first PC 7 Mk II for the Indian Air Force - P 101, sn 690, temporarily registered as HB-HCA - was in the air (see the pictures at "military news").
Also in the air:
- PC 6 (HB FJB, sn 982, built 2012, it will be PK-VVW)
- PC 6 (FCF, sn 614, built 1967)
- PC 12 NG, HB FRE, sn 1379
- PC 12 NG, HB FVI, sn 1209
On the ground: PC 12 NG, PI-03, Finnish Air Force, sn 1212
PC 12 NG, HB FRF, sn 1380
Kind regards, Stephan Widmer

[F17_114PM]

Does anybody know, what registration took HB-FSK (cn 1333)? Should be A Indian one.

[pilatusmk7]

Yes, you are right - HB FSK, sn 1333, was for India: VT-JSC.
Kind regards, Stephan Widmer

[Hans van Herk]

October, 11, was a very fine day:
On the ground: PC 12 NG, PI-03, Finnish Air Force, sn 1212
Kind regards, Stephan Widmer

Finnish PC-12 serial PI-03 is msn 1213

Regards,
Hans van Herk

[jreijmer]

Buochs-Stans 8 & 9-10-2012
? PC-6 Mexican ! Fuselage
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This one is in the RUAG/Pilatus maintenance hangar down the road. I saw it yesterday also. Last year Andy Marden reported this on as 3304 (c/n 884). It's there for a rebuild after a mishap.

BR,
Jeroen

[F17_114PM]

Yes, you are right - HB FSK, sn 1333, was for India: VT-JSC.
Kind regards, Stephan Widmer

Thank you very much, Stephan!

[pilatusmk7]

Stans, 7.11.2012:
In the air:
- PC 7 Mk II, HB-HCC, P 103, sn 692, third aircraft for IAF
- PC 12 NG, HB-FRH, sn 1382
- PC 12 NG, HB-FRI, sn 1383
On the ground (big Pilatus Hangar): PC 12 NG, sn 1372, no registration:probably for a company in Poland ("Ursus"), see red sign on tail.
See some pictures on flickr ("Pilatus PC 7 Mk II" and "Pilatus PC 12 NG")
On the ground (Maintenance Hangar):
- PC 6, D-FSWB, sn 836
- PC 6, HB-FNI, sn 964
- PC 9, Swiss Air Force, C-411, sn 223
- PC 12 HB-FOQ, sn 349
Kind regards, Stephan Widmer

[falcx]

Noted Monday November 19th on a short stop were the following
all destinend IAF PC-7 MK.II
P 101/HB-HCA
P 102/HB-HCB
P 103/HB-HCC
P 104
P 105
P 106, cn 695
P 107, cn 696
P 108, cn 697
P 109, cn 698

Last 4 on the assembly line and construction numbers confirmed.
Mexican AF PC-6 was also noted in the other maintenance hangar.

Regards,
Charles

[pilatusmk7]

Thank you Charles
Noted Monday (morning), November 26 at Stans:
Big hangar Pilatus: (outside)
- HB-FVI (cn 1209) (Sauber Racing Team)
- HB-FVL (cn 1300( ("Da Vinci")
- HB-FQU (cn 1369) will be OK-PCD
- M-BISA (cn 1359)
- HB-FVP (cn 1385)
- HB-FRL (cn 1386)
- PC 7 Mk II, P 104, HB-HCD, sn 693 (engine testing)
Inside: PC 7 Mk II (P 105, HB-HCE, cn 694 and P 106, cn 695) nearly completed
Halle 10 Pilatus (Maintenance):
- HB-FOG (sn 134)
- PH-JFS (sn 477)
- HB-FPR (sn 544)
- HB-FPI (sn 551)
- D-FIBI (sn 773)
Kind regards, Stephan Widmer

[pilatusmk7]

Last Friday, 14. December, was a busy day at Stans:
PC 12 NG, in the air:
- HB-FVI (sn 1209)
- VH-MDH (sn 1370)
- HB-FRG (sn 1381)
- HB-FRM (sn 1387)
On the ground (big hangar): HB-FRN (sn 1388)
PC 7 Mk II in the air:
- HB-HCA (sn 690, P101)
- HB-HCB (sn 691, P102)
- HB-HCC (sn 692, P 103)
Kind regards, Stephan Widmer

[AVIJOY]

WOULD ANYONE KNOW THE DATE PC-12 HB-FPI ARRIVED AT BUOCHS ?
IT WAS REPORTED IN HALLE 10 MAINTENACE HANGAR ON 13.12.2012
HB-FPI WAS BASED IN EGYPT FOR CEMEX INVESTMENTS AND WAS NEVER "SPOTTED" AGAIN IN SWITZERLAND AFTER ITS TRANSFER FROM VH-PCE TO THE SWISS REGISTER
HB-FPI WAS NOTED VISITING (TRANSITTING ?) CORFU IN AUGUST 2012
THANKS FOR ANY HELP
AVIJOY

[pilatusmk7]

January, 18th was a fine day at Stans:
In the air:
- PC 7 Mk II, sn 695, P 106 (HB-HCF), sixth PC 7 for India Air Force
- PC 12 NG, sn 1391 (HB-FRQ)
- PC 12 NG, sn 1392 (HB-FRR)
- PC 12 NG, sn 1209 (HB-FVI)
On the ground (engine testing)
- PC 7 Mk II, sn 696, P 107 (HB-HCG), seventh PC 7 for India Air Force
- PC 12, sn 813 (N527DM)
See the pictures on: www.spotting-pilatus-aircraft.ch
Kind regards, Stephan Widmer