Aircraft
First PC-12 Pro Owner Flies Aircraft Home to Australia
Australian businessman Dion Weisler recently took delivery of the new model
Pilatus PC-12 Pro
Most of the new features in the Pilatus PC-12 Pro are in the flight deck, including Garmin’s autoland system.

Pilatus has delivered the first example of its PC-12 Pro turboprop single. Yesterday, the company announced that former Hewlett-Packard CEO Dion Weisler had received the new aircraft at its Swiss headquarters and then personally flew it back to his home in Australia.

Launched in March, the PC-12 Pro is fitted with a Garmin G3000 Prime avionics suite featuring five touchscreen displays, replacing the Honeywell Apex system used in the previous PC-12 NG and NGX models. This includes Garmin’s GFC 700 autopilot with autothrottle and emergency autoland system. Additionally, the $6.8 million PC-12 Pro includes a 100-pound maximum payload increase, additional cabin options, and special paint schemes.