Matt Thurber, editor-in-chief at AIN Media Group, has been flying since 1975 and writing about aviation since 1978 and now has the best job in the world, running editorial operations for Aviation International News, Business Jet Traveler, and FutureFlight.aero. In addition to working as an A&amp;P mechanic on everything from Piper Cubs to turboprops, Matt taught flying at his father’s flight school in Plymouth, Mass., in the early 1980s, flew for an aircraft owner/pilot, and for two summer seasons hunted swordfish near the George’s Banks off the East Coast from a Piper Super Cub. An ATP certificated fixed-wing pilot and CFII and commercial helicopter pilot, Matt is type-rated in the Citation 500 and Gulfstream V/550. Based in the Pacific Northwest, Matt and his team cover the entire aviation scene including business aircraft, helicopters, avionics, safety, manufacturing, charter, fractionals, technology, air transport, advanced air mobility, defense, and other subjects of interest to AIN, BJT, and FutureFlight readers.

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Pilatus Aircraft today announced the 2025 version of the PC-12 turboprop single—the PC-12 Pro—with a Garmin G3000 Prime avionics suite. These avionics replace the Honeywell Apex system in previous-model PC-12 NGXs and add 100 pounds of more payload to the PC-12 Pro. Garmin’s emergency autoland system and GFC 700 autopilot with automatic engagement of the autothrottle are included in the PC-12 Pro’s avionics suite. Even with the autopilot disengaged, flight envelope protections engage automatically.&nbsp;
G3000 Prime in the PC-12 Pro features three 14-inch touchscreen primary display units and touchscreen secondary display units, along with a GI 275 standby instrument. A new yoke that looks like it was adapted from the PC-24 twinjet adds a checklist advance switch.
Pilatus has been working on the Pro version for three years, according to André Zimmermann, the company’s v-p of business aviation. Other Pro features include special paint schemes, high-end cabin features, fresh cabinet designs and materials, and more interior storage capacity.&nbsp;
The $6.8 million PC-12 Pro is already FAA and EASA certified.

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