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What's next? Pilatus PC-6 Turbo Porter!

Started by Mathijs Kok, Apr 30 2011 09:24

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#1 Mathijs Kok

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Posted 30 April 2011 - 09:24

See what Marcel has been doing, lucky bastard!
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Posted 03 May 2011 - 10:33

At least I was able to do some work for the other project... ;) It is very seldom to have two PC-6 at your homebase so I had to use this chance.

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#3 MarcelFelde

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Posted 03 May 2011 - 10:42

To fly this aircraft is such an amazing experience! At least I realized once more the large difference between simulation and real flying: There is no "level-flight" as we know it from flight simulator. It is impossible to get 0° bank angle and also a zero on the vertical speed indicator. No flying to the decimal place. An interesting detail: the stick rattles and moves in your hand because of the airflow at the elevator.

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Posted 03 May 2011 - 13:18

But the power is amazing isn't it?
As long as the back is not stuffed with parachutist and several hanging on the doors and wings....
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Posted 03 May 2011 - 14:02

I haven't bought the Katana, simply because I'm not really interested in that type of aviation. But a Porter with all the added functions that the Katana has ? Oh yes please!!! This will be absolutely perfect for my New Guinea Air-Hauler operations. Its going to be a best seller, without a doubt.
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Posted 03 May 2011 - 18:08

Nice! Very interesting aircraft!

Maybe after that you could think about modifying the VCof the Katana a bit and attach longer wings.. so we could get a HK36TTC Super Dimona ;)
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Posted 03 May 2011 - 19:47

But the power is amazing isn't it?
As long as the back is not stuffed with parachutist and several hanging on the doors and wings....


You are right, it is! Even with "dropable cargo" : 10 parachuters, climb to 12000ft: 10 Minutes, descent without 'beta mode': 5 Minutes.

The last time I had the chance to pilot a PC-6 for a while it was even more impressive above those nice clouds. Airliner feeling! The picture below is already in descent after the pilot had to pull my hands away from the flight stick. ;)

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Posted 03 May 2011 - 19:53

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...and of course these days were about collecting ideas for 'special features' :D
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Posted 04 May 2011 - 11:00

To fly this aircraft is such an amazing experience!


This must be the most ugly plane I have ever seen! :blink:

Nevertheless I am looking forward to the result of your project. :D
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Posted 04 May 2011 - 15:45

This must be the most ugly plane I have ever seen! :blink:


In this case, you have never seen a Shorts.. :D
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Posted 04 May 2011 - 18:39

Lucky one! PC-6 is one of my favourites. Yes Shorts is probably one of the ugliest aircraft of all times. And you are right Marcel, there is no 0ş bank, 0 ft/min, or constant 360ş in flight. You just have to scan always the instruments to maintain that altitude steady and that AI as it should be. At least when I took my CPL/IR (H) you are always scanning and correct things to maintain it flying well. I am really jealous of you PC-6 flight. Maybe one day. Regards and I hope you can transmit the feeling you had in your next add-on. ;)
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Posted 06 May 2011 - 09:41

Hi, have to say, iam not really interested in light aircrafts, but as an Austrian, i see these Katys every day flying around, and with your infatuation on details and the idea of an complete executible checklist, maintenance and service... i bought it straight on the first day!
Thanks for this aircraft, it feels really alivefrom the physics and makes awesome fun to fly- in my opinion you´re now on one of my rare top favourite planemaker of fsx, the´re only 5 on my list who have this honour :-))


By the way, nice screenshots on your page! http://www.marcelfelde.de/ !
-looking forward to your addon and the Pc6!

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P.s: had an 40nm flight in the swiss alps, with a bit of a "misscalculated altitude problem", in words i had to push the engine really hard :)
after landing, i heard a ticking noise -the engine was cooling down-- thats really AWESOME nice!!
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Posted 07 May 2011 - 13:06

I have a PC-6 that was done by another publisher, initially for an earlier version of FS and I confess it's one of my favourite aircraft, so the news that you're planning to follow up the superb Katana add-on with a Turbo Porter is magnificent!

I assume you've seen Markus Herzig's superb site devoted to the type: Pilatus Porter World ? He has a host of photos and there are indeed some superb colour schemes around for the PC-6. My own favourite was one that I saw at an airfield in Southern France which had a blue background and was covered in pink flamingos - not exactly to everyone's taste but a scheme I loved!

I shall watch this with great interest. Nice one, Aerosoft!!
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Posted 07 May 2011 - 14:36

A quick clip i put together..ive recorded on a camera so quality isnt v.good, but it shows the porter in Air America doing a V.short STOL landing....Lukla eat your heart out :lol:



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Posted 07 May 2011 - 20:59

I assume you've seen Markus Herzig's superb site devoted to the type: Pilatus Porter World ?


Yes, you can find some photos of the D-FELI, my inspiring example for FSX add-on: D-FELI at pc-6.com. The true aviation fan should take some minutes to realize that there are also some nice cars on one of the photos. :D
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Posted 07 May 2011 - 21:00

A quick clip i put together..ive recorded on a camera so quality isnt v.good, but it shows the porter in Air America doing a V.short STOL landing....Lukla eat your heart out :lol:


Thanks so much for the clip! There were many situations I wanted to tell others from this scene but I never found it on the net. :)
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Posted 07 May 2011 - 23:15

Yes, you can find some photos of the D-FELI, my inspiring example for FSX add-on: D-FELI at pc-6.com. The true aviation fan should take some minutes to realize that there are also some nice cars on one of the photos. :D

A great set of gorgeous photos there Marcel, well done!

By the way, I found the machine I was thinking of. It's N77D/N77DQ, s/n 921 - viz: PC-6 s/n 921 , which I saw at Royan several years ago.
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Posted 08 May 2011 - 10:54

Put me down for one of those please...In blue and white. :)
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Posted 08 May 2011 - 17:25

A fellow Ferrari lover I see? Well put me down for all three, the PC-6, 360 and 355 :)
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Posted 08 May 2011 - 21:48

Today I met the D-FSKY again... :)

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Posted 09 May 2011 - 10:54

No mistake this will be a huge success, but still it is one ugly plane.. but I am sure it fly like a dream.. it's all about what is making up the heart in the end..!

Will definatelly be on my list.. Just have to get used to beautifull ugliness...!
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Posted 09 May 2011 - 13:15

To fly this aircraft is such an amazing experience! At least I realized once more the large difference between simulation and real flying: There is no "level-flight" as we know it from flight simulator. It is impossible to get 0° bank angle and also a zero on the vertical speed indicator. No flying to the decimal place. An interesting detail: the stick rattles and moves in your hand because of the airflow at the elevator.

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How you gonna get the one for FSX done when your busy flying the real one?....Stop having fun and get back to work! :lol:

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Posted 12 May 2011 - 13:13

You guys are obviously wrong. This plane would only be ugly if it had a very long nose, a small propeller, some square-cut lines and .. wait. :huh:

But seriously, very nice pictures there from Marcel and I'm looking forward to any new project from him since not only the Katana showed what can be achieved in the sim.
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Posted 31 May 2011 - 18:23

Man, you are the luckyest man of the world!
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Posted 08 June 2011 - 09:47

Hi all...

it's so damn ugly but only on first sight... I fell in love with it, it's such a beautiful plane and a real STOL. Years ago (just checked it was back in 2003!) it was my first payware addon after getting back into the flightsim business after years of absence.

A few weeks ago we were around in the garden with the whole family and I was noticing some kind of interesting noise up in the air... and then I was telling every person "look a Porter", "hey, do you hear that sound", "hey take a look at the Porter". I could not convince the family and neighbours to stare at the blue sky longer than a few seconds... poor people ;) But when I told my wife I had to go to to the airport (EDLN) to get near to this beautiful plane circling above us and leaving into the airport direction I got one of this "If you leave now I will kill you when you get back" glances :( Women *sigh*

So hopefully there will be a new wonderful version of this real beauty in my hangar soon ;)

Beautiful pictures Marcel! Keep up your excellent work.

Btw, is there some autopilot planned? I know I know... it's only fun to hand fly but for some longer cruising ;)

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Posted 19 June 2011 - 19:27

After the DA20, the Porter is going to be great I sense. Looking forward to seeing this when it's ready. Good luck with the development work Marcel!

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Posted 30 January 2012 - 14:51

Although I have never been able to fly turbo props to a satasfactory level in FSX, I hope this will be different. Either way I will be purchasing it just to find out and to see all of the systems! :P
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Posted 12 March 2012 - 12:13

Any news on future projects development?

Thanks.
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If you promise to shake my stick I will get one :mallet_s:

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Posted 17 April 2012 - 06:32

I think the Porter looks a lot better with the gear up. :P

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Posted 17 April 2012 - 06:55

So, what's going on with this Porter?
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Posted 17 April 2012 - 22:16

Oh what an ugly beauty!!!
I'm getting this one for sure!
I'm happy to know there are some developpers that still take realistic modelling seriously. ;-)
After the Katana you Mr.
Marcel have earned my trust! Bring it on....

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Posted 19 April 2012 - 07:54

This topic will also have a birthday soon.
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Posted 03 May 2012 - 07:02

Oh, man, I missed the party again! Well, next year than?
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Posted 03 May 2012 - 08:00

Oh, man, I missed the party again! Well, next year than?

Oh, man, I missed the party again! Well, next year than?


Making these complex aircraft does take a lot of time. A year goes by in a flash.
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Posted 01 June 2012 - 19:08

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A short status update on the Pilatus Porter:

During the development of the Katana I learned so much - I had to rework major parts of the PC-6. That took some time but was worth the effort. Not
only for a better performance but also for better and more dynamic materials.

In the middle of march the winter brake at our airfield ended and the D-FELI got back in the air. I had the possibility to attach a camera in the cockpit
and now have a full-HD video of every needle movement during operation. So I remodelled the behaviour of the gauges. For example some needles
move differently while switching electric Power off or on.

Regards,

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Posted 01 June 2012 - 23:53

REALLY looking forward to it! Looks great! Keep us updated!
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Posted 02 June 2012 - 05:52

Yeah, along with the Katana this could be my `go to` plane of choice for the `half hour hop` Straight up, straight down. Stop. Land.
and that last is no mistake! Outside of copters and AV8's, only this and the AN-2 are capable. :groupflip_s:
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Posted 02 June 2012 - 07:26

That looks pretty nice, I'm looking forward to this Marcel.

BTW, could you make a quick update on the Katy with a current ICAO chart and a current "Fliegertaschenkalender"? That would be nice!
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Posted 02 June 2012 - 23:34

I just flew up to Malcolm McKinnon airport in St. Simons Island today for some ribs (any US pilots based in the SE may know, or should know, Southern Soul Barbeque, so worth it if you get the chance), and saw N77DQ parked on the ramp, a Porter in a Flamingos livery for the parachute company there. VERY different livery, but none-the-less stoked the fire some more on looking forward to this for flight sim!

You can check out the info and see some pictures here: http://www.airport-d...raft/N77DQ.html
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