{"product_id":"the-pilatus-pc-6-a-plane-for-all-occasions","title":"The Pilatus PC-6: a plane for all occasions","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left; background-color: #f7f8f9; padding: 20px; border-left: 4px solid #647382;\"\u003eA comprehensive look at the Pilatus Porter PC-6, a versatile Swiss aircraft performing diverse missions worldwide, from Alaska's fjords to African deserts, transporting everything from salmon to skydivers across continents.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin-bottom: 13px;\"\u003eCharacteristics\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"table table-striped\" style=\"width: 99.915%; height: 313.637px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 19.6023px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 33.3333%; height: 19.6023px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eISBN-10\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 59.0018%; height: 19.6023px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e3-85859-315-X\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 19.6023px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 33.3333%; height: 19.6023px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBook cover finish(es)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 59.0018%; height: 19.6023px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHardcover ( square back binding ) Dust jacket\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 19.6023px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 33.3333%; height: 19.6023px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 59.0018%; height: 19.6023px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUsed - Very Good\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 19.6023px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 33.3333%; height: 19.6023px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAuthor(s)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 59.0018%; height: 19.6023px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eChristian Müller\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 19.6023px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 33.3333%; height: 19.6023px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 59.0018%; height: 19.6023px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRingier AG\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 19.6023px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 33.3333%; height: 19.6023px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNumber of pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 59.0018%; height: 19.6023px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e192\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 19.6023px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 33.3333%; height: 19.6023px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublished date\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 59.0018%; height: 19.6023px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1996\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 19.6023px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 33.3333%; height: 19.6023px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLanguage(s)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 59.0018%; height: 19.6023px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEnglish\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 19.6023px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 33.3333%; height: 19.6023px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSize\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 59.0018%; height: 19.6023px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e25 x 29.5 x 2 cm \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin-bottom: 13px;\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThroughout the world — from Switzerland to the United States, South America, Africa, Asia, and Australia — the same light aircraft performs the widest range of highly demanding duties: operating to and from Alaska’s icy fjords, bringing in the beer and taking out the salmon; carrying cash safely up to remote villages in the Andes; helping the South African police fight crime on the ground; supplying petroleum camps in the North African desert with equipment and provisions; lifting Japanese tourists onto the glaciers of New Zealand; or ferrying skydivers up for their jumps in southern Switzerland and many other locations scattered across the globe.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDesigned and built in Stans, central Switzerland, the \u003cem\u003ePilatus Porter PC-6\u003c\/em\u003e is no ordinary aircraft. With its unique handling credentials and the vast variety of roles it can perform, the Porter is an irreplaceable fixture in countless air transport operations today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChristian Müller, a journalist and former editor-in-chief of a major Swiss daily newspaper, has followed the Porter trail all over the world. He has flown in the aircraft on many of its varied missions, photographed it in action — often from a second transport flying in tandem — in the spectacular landscapes in which it is deployed, and spoken to the people who pilot and operate this versatile machine. From all his research, he has written a series of highly readable and lavishly illustrated accounts of the remarkable work of this aircraft: accounts that are brief, lively, and colourful, yet unerringly accurate in their technical detail.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Pilatus PC-6: a plane for all occasions\u003c\/em\u003e is a book that will appeal to all friends of aviation, all lovers of travel, and all admirers of engineering excellence and exemplary design.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Christian Müller","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53844690993498,"sku":null,"price":85.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0270\/3015\/9446\/files\/image1_7d8a93d2-482e-46be-a833-229296c034df.jpeg?v=1773925715","url":"https:\/\/aviation.brussels\/products\/the-pilatus-pc-6-a-plane-for-all-occasions","provider":"aviation.brussels","version":"1.0","type":"link"}