Pilatus PC-12 NGX
Target for the Pilatus PC-12 NGX
50 to 100fpm
Full marks for descent rate up to 100 fpm; under 50 fpm the coach says the touchdown was softer than this aircraft is normally flown.
- Vref reference
- 85ktat 4,500 kg
- Tail-strike limit
- 13°this aircraft's own
- Ideal touchdown zone
- 80 to 300mpast the threshold
- G-force
- 1.10Gfull marks, the category's curve
The Pilatus PC-12 NGX is the most popular single-engine turboprop in the world, a 9-seater that operates from short, unpaved strips and modern international airports with equal grace. Approach handling is closer to a small bizjet than to a King Air; the turbine spools predictably and the wing has plenty of lift at Vref.
Landing technique.
Approach at 90 KIAS, slowing to 85 over the threshold (POH for max landing weight).
Flare at 20 ft AGL. The PC-12 wants to settle when you reduce torque; don't over-flare.
Reverse pitch (beta range) available after landing. Use it on short or contaminated runways.
Land mains first; the trailing-link main gear absorbs shock well, but the nose wheel is heavier than a piston single's.
Crosswind: wing-down + opposite rudder. The high wing gives generous clearance even at significant bank.
Common mistakes.
Not using beta thrust to slow the rollout, wastes the aircraft's biggest stopping asset.
Carrying too much torque into the flare and floating, the turbine doesn't bleed off as fast as you expect.
Treating it like a King Air, the PC-12's single-engine flare feel is different.
How its touchdown is scored.
The score at each point of its curves. Between the points, scores fall in a straight line; the full method is in the scoring methodology.
No shared landings or board for this aircraft yet. Its figures appear once pilots with a public profile have shared 5 graded landings in it, and a board once at least 5 opted-in pilots have flown it 10 or more times each. See the boards there are.
For reference.
Aircraft data
- Manufacturer
- Pilatus
- Model
- PC-12
- Variant
- NGX
- FAA approach category
- A
- MTOW
- 4,740 kg (10,450 lbs)
- Vref in flight
- Adjusted to the weight you land at
- MSFS source
- Default Std
- Category
- Single-Engine Turboprop
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