Join me as I follow an Alaska Bush Pilot on the pre-flight walk around of The Pilatus Porter PC-6 bush plane.

Philipp flies in the Alaska back country of the Alaska region.
He also teaches in this porter, as well as use it for utility work, serving the community around McCarthy.

From his summer time lodge, the FlyAlaska Lodge, inside the Wrangel-St.Elias National park, he operates this Porter onto the glaciers and high elevation mountain terrain, around the McCarthy area.

This Alaska bush plane, is very capable machine, and carries a lot of weight.

The Pilatus Porter PC-6 saw production from 1959 - 2022.

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FlyAlaska Lodge : http://FlyAlaskaLodge.com

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0:00 Introduction
0:52 FlyAlaska Lodge
3:41 Pilatus Porter PC-6 Walk around at the lodge
5:10 Turbine Conversion - Pratt & Witney PT-6
6:24 North Atlantic Ferry from Europe to Alaska
8:11 Landing gear 35" bushwheels and 10" wheel from Berringer
9:25 Cargo conversion
11:55 The Porter Trap Door
15:25 The Cockpit
15:55 Avionics
17:22 Manual Flaps and trip
20:27 Ski pump
20:45 Maintenance and Pilatus factory support and spare parts
21:55 Backcountry Alaska communities and air support