Before going up for my first flight in the Cessna 182 to start my high-performance aircraft training, I got a few ramp shots of some interesting aircraft on the ramp, including a Metroliner operated by Pak West/Sierra West Airlines. After my first high-performance training flight, I spotted a a Pilatus PC-7 doing an engine-run on the ramp near the Valley Flyers' hangar row and I just knew I had to photograph it!
Salem (SLE)
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| Cessna 421C Golden Eagle (N421CJ) parked on the ramp. A locally-based twin-piston that I've seen frequently, but unable to photograph until today. |
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| Pak West Airlines (d/b/a Sierra West Airlines) Fairchild SA-227AC Metro III (N63NE) parked on the ramp and getting fueled up. Arrived yesterday afternoon from Twin Falls as PKW928. Scheduled to depart this afternoon for El Paso with the same flight number. |
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| While in standard Pak West/Sierra West colors, this airframe is currently registered to Career Aviation. It first flew for a now-defunct airline that was based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida called Lynx Air International, which ceased operations in 2009. It was one of seven Metroliners that flew for Lynx Air International. |
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| Pilatus PC-7 Turbo Trainer (N66PN) parked on the ramp doing an engine-run. My first time seeing the Swiss-built military trainer! The PC-7 design would lead to the improved PC-9, which would then in-turn lead to the development of the T-6 Texan II license-built by Raytheon and then Beechcraft, which would see use by the U.S. military. |
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| This airframe is the 617th built, meaning it was the second-to-last to be built as Pilatus built 618 PC-7s from 1966 until around the early 2000s. |
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