Single achievement

Pilatus Factory Tour

Official achievement authored by Bobby Allen.

Pilatus has mostly produced aircraft for niche markets, in particular short takeoff and landing (STOL) aircraft as well as military training aircraft. During the 1950s and 1960s, Pilatus developed on a short takeoff and landing (STOL) light civil transport aircraft, the PC-6 Porter. In 1973, it was decided to restart work on the PC-7 programme; it entered production as the PC-7 Turbo Trainer. In 1979, Pilatus acquired Britten-Norman, the constructor of the Britten-Norman Islander and Britten-Norman Defender aircraft. During the 1980s, it developed the PC-9, an improved derivative of the PC-7.

During the 1990s, Pilatus opened up a broader civilian market with the introduction of the PC-12, a single-engine turboprop aircraft of which it has produced over 1,000 units to date. In the 2000s, it also introduced a new member family of its military training aircraft, the turboprop-powered PC-21. During the 2010s, the company developed the PC-24, a twin-engined STOL jet aircraft capable of operating from unpaved runways.

This achievement will see you take a day trip in and around the Swiss Alps by visiting the manufacturing facility of Pilatus Aircraft Ltd (Buochs Airport) - be sure to take a packed lunch with you too!

Criteria

Depart from an airport of your choice, fly to and land at LSZC, your flight distance must be further than 80 NM.
Date Departure Arrival Pilot Aircraft Landing rate Distance Flight time
19JUL25 0722Z LSZR LSZC Aramis51 Piper PA-24 Comanche (PA24) -62 ft/m 91 nm 00:40 View
15JUL25 2241Z EDDM LSZC YungLean Pilatus PC-24 (PC24) -18 ft/m 194 nm 00:42 View
15JUL25 1851Z EDRY LSZC JBM Pilatus PC-12 (PC12) -224 ft/m 186 nm 00:56 View
13JUL25 0339Z EDJA LSZC Dorian05 Pilatus PC-12 (PC12) -168 ft/m 101 nm 00:29 View
06JUL25 2013Z EDDS LSZC Bricktop Cessna 400 (COL4) -97 ft/m 110 nm 00:30 View
28JUN25 1834Z EDDS LSZC Kskid35 Pilatus PC-12 (PC12) -17 ft/m 127 nm 00:32 View
22JUN25 0747Z LILO LSZC VAF187 Angelo Socata TBM-9X0 (TBM9) -12 ft/m 128 nm 00:31 View
19JUN25 1816Z LSZS LSZC Digicap Piper PA-24 Comanche (PA24) -165 ft/m 135 nm 01:03 View
10JUN25 1228Z LSZC LSZC JWvdH Piper PA-24 Comanche (PA24) -96 ft/m 152 nm 01:08 View
09JUN25 0824Z EDJA LSZC Hugbald Pilatus PC-6B Turbo-Porter (PC6T) -8 ft/m 124 nm 01:00 View
07JUN25 1140Z ESPA LSZC Danny Horne Pilatus PC-24 (PC24) -377 ft/m 1212 nm 03:34 View
05JUN25 1654Z LFLI LSZC PAPA974 Cessna Skylane (C182) -68 ft/m 119 nm 00:43 View
26MAY25 0004Z LILO LSZC Bat24SS Grumman F-14 Tomcat (F14) -154 ft/m 98 nm 00:07 View
15MAY25 0521Z LOWW LSZC Guido Boeing 737-800 (B738) -248 ft/m 421 nm 01:06 View
15MAY25 0519Z LOWW LSZC Fabrizio Medina Boeing 737-700 (B737) -28 ft/m 398 nm 01:04 View
13MAY25 1941Z LOWI LSZC Dabullair Pilatus PC-12 (PC12) -113 ft/m 157 nm 00:40 View
04MAY25 1348Z LSGG LSZC Xeromman Pilatus PC-12 (PC12) -13 ft/m 153 nm 00:40 View
27APR25 1805Z LSGG LSZC ITum Socata TBM-9X0 (TBM9) -80 ft/m 114 nm 00:35 View
21APR25 1807Z LSZS LSZC Nacho Honda HA-420 HondaJet (HDJT) -30 ft/m 157 nm 00:39 View
11APR25 1833Z EGVA LSZC Amnesix Cessna 700 Citation Longitude (C700) -113 ft/m 506 nm 01:15 View