| Pilatus
Porter
History
by Markus Herzig |
S/N 540 |
| S/N: 540 | Built: 1962 | TSN: 10'237 | |||
| Registration | Type | Operator / Owner | From | To | Remarks |
| HB-FAL | PC-6/350 | Pilatus Flugzeugwerke AG | 1962-04-09 | 1965-03-26 | demonstrator on floats |
| CF-RZZ | PC-6/350-H1 | B.C. Air Lines | 1965-03 | 1965- | after demotour in Canada |
| N17077 | PC-6/350-H1 | Fairchild-Hiller Corp. | 1965- | 1967-09-26 | also reported as N13700 |
| N17077 | PC-6/350-H1 | Northern Light Gospel Missions / Shank Walter A | 1967-09-26 | 1970-04-09 | |
| C-FBGL | PC-6/350-H2 | Northern Light Gospel Missions | 1970-05-19 | 1990-07-17 | ops on floats |
| C-FBGL | PC-6/350-H2 | Mackenzie Mountain Outfitters (1978) Ltd | 1990-07-17 | 1991-09-18 | ops on floats |
| C-FBGL | PC-6/350-H2 | Wayco Aviation Ltd | 1991-09-18 | 1993-09-22 | ops on floats |
| C-FBGL | PC-6/350-H2 | Coyote Air Service Ltd | 1993-09-22 | 2002-02-27 | ops on floats |
| N283SW | PC-6/350-H2 | Kennicott Wilderness Air LLC | 2002-03-06 | 2009-04-15 | |
| N283SW | PC-6/350-H2 | Mc Carthy Air LLC | 2009-04-15 | 2015-07 | among the 10 oldest PC-6 worldwide |
| N283SW | PC-6/350-H2 | Flyporter LLC | 2015-07 | 2017-09-14 | mod to PC-6/340 in Yeti HB-FAN c/s |
| N283SW | PC-6/350-H2 | Sturm Philipp | 2017-09-14 | 2019-11-18 | displayed at VHS Luzern in Yeti HB-FAN c/s |
| N283SW | PC-6/350-H2 | YETIFLYERS GmbH / Plane Fun Inc TR Trustee | 2020-01-02 | 2023-08-28 | 1st flight 14-Jan-22 after overhaul |
| HB-FAN (2) | PC-6/350-H2 | Yeti Flyers GmbH | 2023-08-29 | Current | |
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| HB-FAL of Pilatus Flugzeugwerke on demo tour in Sweden - Photo by Pilatus Flugzeugwerke © 1964 | HB-FAL was the 1st PC-6 on floats used as demonstrator - Photo courtesy by Walter Blumer jun. © 1964 |
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| CF-RZZ of B.C. Air Lines at Vancouver Seaplane - Photo by Harvey Gooch © 1965 | CF-RZZ of B.C. Air Lines at Vancouver Seaplane - Photo by Roger Mc Donald © 31-Jul-65 - AHnet |
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| C-FBGL of Northern Light Gospel Mission at Red Lake - Photo by Peter Garwood © Jun-1990 | C-FBGL of Wayco Aviation in the beautiful nature of Canada - Photo by Coyote Air Service © 1-Jul-93 |
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| C-FBGL of Coyote Air Service Ltd on a glacier in Canada - Photo by Coyote Air Service © 1997 | N283SW of Coyote Air Service Ltd at Anchorage - Photo by Gary Green © 25-Feb-02 |
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| N283SW of Mc Carthy Air Service at Mt Blackburn in the Wrangells - Photo by Gary Green © 6-May-02 | N283SW of Mc Carthy Air Service on the Kennicott Glacier - Photo by Gary Green © 15-Jul-04 |
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| N283SW PC-6/350-H2 of Mc Carthy Air Alaska - Photo by Edwin Mc Keithin © 5-Jul-11 | N283SW PC-6/350-H2 of Flyporter LLC at McCarthy - Photo by Philipp Sturm © 10-Jun-15 |
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| N283SW of Flyporter LLC during preparation for the Yeti project - Photo by Philipp Sturm © 20-Jun-15 | N283SW of Flyporter LLC during preparation for the Yeti project - Photo by Philipp Sturm © 2-Jul-15 |
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| S/N 540 painted as HB-FAN 'Yeti' at the Aero Friedrichshafen - Photo by Mirko Bleuer © 20-Apr-16 | S/N 540 painted as HB-FAN 'Yeti' at the Aero Friedrichshafen - Photo by Mirko Bleuer © 20-Apr-16 |
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| S/N 540 painted as HB-FAN 'Yeti' at Museum of Transport Luzern - Photo by Mario Richard © 12-Feb-17 | S/N 540 painted as HB-FAN 'Yeti' at Museum of Transport - Photo by Martin Dällenbach © 1-Jan-18 |
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| S/N 540 of YETIFLYERS GmbH at Bleienbach during progress work - Photo by YETIFLYERS © Jul-20 | S/N 540 YETI at Bleienbach with assembled wheels - Photo by YETIFLYERS GmbH © 25-Aug-20 |
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| S/N 540 YETI at Bleienbach back on own wheels - Photo by YETIFLYERS GmbH © 5-Nov-20 | S/N 540 YETI during assembling of the wings - Photo by YETIFLYERS GmbH © 23-Feb-21 |
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| S/N 540 YETI at Bleienbach ready to get a revised engine - Photo by YETIFLYERS GmbH © 2-Mar-21 | S/N 540 YETI at Bleienbach again powered with a Lycoming O-540 - Photo by Yetiflyers © 14-Apr-21 |
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| S/N 540 YETI at Bleienbach under a blue sky - Photo by Yetiflyers GmbH © 22-Apr-21 | S/N 540 YETI at Bleienbach near in flying conditions - Photo by Mario Richard © 22-May-21 |
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| N283SW of YETIFLYERS GmbH at Bleienbach soon ready to fly - Photo by Mario Richard © 1-Oct-21 | N283SW of YETIFLYERS GmbH during a runway run at Bleienbach - Photo by Yetiflyers © 9-Nov-21 |
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| N283SW of YETIFLYERS GmbH above a snowy landscape - Photo by Yetiflyers © 14-Jan-22 | N283SW of YETIFLYERS GmbH before touchdown at Bleienbach - Photo by Mario Richard © 21-Jan-22 |
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| N283SW cockpit of YETIFLYERS GmbH - Photo by Mirko Bleuer © 19-Mar-22 | N283SW tail with the partly historic registration HB-FAN - Photo by Jean Etienne Allet © 15-May-22 |
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| N283SW of YETIFLYERS GmbH at Sion airport - Photo by Jean Etienne Allet © 15-May-22 | N283SW of YETIFLYERS GmbH at Thun with the castle - Photo by Adrian Romang © 11-Jul-22 - AHnet |
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| N283SW during the Porter pilot event at Bleienbach - Photo by Mario Richard © 11-Feb-23 | N283SW of YETIFLYERS GmbH taking off at Grenchen - Photo by Mario Richard © 14-Apr-23 |
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| N283SW of YETIFLYERS GmbH at Stanserhorn OldtimAIR - Photo by Mario Richard © 8-Jul-23 | HB-FAN of Yeti Flyers GmbH at Bleienbach - Photo by Mario Richard © 3-Sep-23 |