Story ID: AN3062414alerts
Pilatus Pilot Passes Flight Hour Milestone
By: Curt Epstein
Caption: A PC-12 pilot has logged 10,000 hours at the controls of the big turboprop single.
Word Count: 69
Tim La Porte, owner of Iliamna Air Taxi Service in Iliamna, Alaska, has logged 10,000 hours at the controls of the PC-12, making him the highest-time pilot of the big turboprop single, according to Pilatus Business Aircraft. Iliamna provides charter and scheduled service in Alaska, and has been in operation since 1977. The family-owned business operates three PC-12s, one of which it has owned for the past 25 years.