First U.S. Customers Take Delivery of Pilatus PC-12 Pro

Pilatus Aircraft has delivered the first PC-12 Pro to a U.S. customer some eight months after the Swiss airframer announced the latest update to its venerable PC-12. The Pro incorporates a new Pilatus Advanced Cockpit Environment (ACE) flight deck based on the Garmin G3000 Prime and folds in features such as Autoland.

Pilatus delivered the first copies of the Pro to customers in Australia and Europe last month. U.S. owners Ravi and Pheroza Arcot accepted their Pro edition, S/N 3005, at Pilatus’ North American headquarters in Broomfield, Colorado, and plans to base the turboprop single in the Northeast. Notably, the delivery also comes after Pilatus had placed a moratorium on U.S. shipments in August due to the 39% tariffs imposed on Swiss products.

“The PC-12 Pro pairs the incredible reliability and legacy of the Pratt & Whitney PT6 with the cutting-edge capabilities of the G3000 Prime avionics,” said Ravi Arcot. “This powerful combination was key to my purchase decision. In addition to our charitable flight endeavors, I’m looking forward to many wonderful family adventures with our aircraft.”

Replacing the Honeywell Apex suite in previous PC-12 NG and NGX models, ACE includes five high-resolution touchscreen displays, a fully integrated Autoland system, and Garmin’s GFC 700 autopilot with autothrottle. Further, the $6.8 million turboprop single includes a 100-pound maximum payload increase, along with more cabin options and special paint schemes.

Pilatus did not respond to AIN’s inquiry about whether this ends the pause on U.S. deliveries and who paid the tariffs for this PC-12 Pro.