Stans Buochs (LSZC/BXO) 2018

[groundcontrol]

The Pilatus PC-7 of Botswana were replaced by Pilatus PC-7 Mk.2 carrying the same registrations in late 2012.

I photographed the PC-7 Mk.2 OD-1, OD-3 and OD-4 in September 2012 at Stans. The pictures are on my site (http://www.airpic.ch)

Regards,[/quote]


Thanks, for the answer.
When Botswana received new PC-7 Mk.2 in 2012, does that mean that all 4 old PC-7 went to Stans in 2015? What happened to them and are there any photos of them exept that OD-4 photo taken in 2015 I found on the internet before?
Thanks in advance,
groundcontrol

[patrick dirksen]

Taken from the full trip report elsewhere on this message board, also posted here for completeness sake.

Stans-Buochs (24-5)

Hangar on airfield:
A-102 PC-21 no mks
A54-024 PC-21 Roulettes
A54-025 PC-21 Roulettes
(A54-026) PC-21 primer, c/n 259
(A54-027) PC-21 primer, c/n 260
(A54-028) PC-21 primer, c/n 261
(A54-029) PC-21 primer, c/n 262
1178 PC-21 Jordan AF
(1179) PC-21 Jordan AF, c/n 292 on board
(?) PC-21 primer fuselage, c/n 158

Maintenance hangar:
578/AH PC-7 DGA
665 PC-9M Bulgarian AF
260 PC-9M Irish Air corps
L-04 PC-7 KLu
L-09 PC-7 KLu

New PC-24 hangar:
(02) PC-21 HB-HVB, French AF
(09) PC-21 HB-HVI, French AF
(16) PC-21 HB-HVP, French AF

The old wooden hangar was a disaster in the fading light, but the rest we managed to read off. Anybody for the story about fuselage c/n 158?
It had been a long and tiring day, with lots of sunshine and heat, so we really longed for a meal and drink, which we found at a good restaurant almost on the airfield here. After that all that was left was the drive back to our Gästhaus. Next morning we came back for the wooden hangar though.

Stans-Buochs (25-5)

Wooden hangar:
10 PC-21 HB-HVJ, French AF
11 PC-21 HB-HVK, French AF
12 PC-21 HB-HVL, French AF
(A54-0)21 PC-21 HB-HWU, Roulettes
(A54-0)22 PC-21 Roulettes
(A54-023?) PC-21 Roulettes
(G-ETPB) PC-21 HB-HYY, ETPS

It still was very difficult to read off the stuff inside, the above was a combination of what we read off yesterday evening, this morning when they were pulled out the hangar and what could be seen from the side through the open doors. There were more Australian aircraft inside, we think we read off HB-HWT and HWQ (read off as D or O) as well. Recent logs for comparison would be helpful of course.

[AndyMarden]

The next two Australian PC-21s are due for delivery on Friday:
A54-017 HB-HWQ
A54-018 HB-HWR

[Le Addeur noir]

The next two Australian PC-21s are due for delivery on Friday:
A54-017 HB-HWQ
A54-018 HB-HWR

And these have indeed departed.

A54-017/HB-HWQ as PCH50R to LIBP at 09:11
A54-018/HB-HWR as PCH51W to LIBP at 09:22

Others seen in the wooden hangar included RAAF examples from A54-017 to A54-024, with A54-025 and '026 painted in hangar II.

RJAF painted PC-21s 1178 and 1179 were also in hangar II.

[Le Addeur noir]

BXO Friday 13th July,

The next pair of RAAF PC-21s commenced their delivery flight on this day,

A54-019 HB-HWS PC-21 For RAAF 2 FTS 'Roulettes' PCH52C dep 09:16 to LIBD
A54-020 HB-HWT PC-21 For RAAF 2 FTS 'Roulettes' PCH53W dep 09:33 to LIBD

[michel N]

Stans July 19th
Wooden Hangar:
A54-021, 022, 023, 024, 025 (RAAF)
10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16 AdlA (13,14 towed from small hangar next to paintshop)
1178, 1179 RJAF
HB-HYY (G-ETPB) Qinetiq

PC-24 hangar
09 (French PC-21)
DS-1 PC-24 (any info on this one? DS-1 on tail)

Hangar other side
A54-026, 027, 028 RAAF
02 AdlA
PC-21 hulls in primer 312, 313 +1 (any info on these?)

Hangar 10
A-101, A-102, A-106
665 PC-9 Bulgaria
578 AH PC-7

[Jan-Pieter Bergmans]

Reading the 2017 business report from Pilatus finds that the Jordanian Airforce ordered 2 more PC-21s in 2017 and will have a total of 12 PC-21s. So, 312 and 313 should be number 11 and 12 for Jordan. The report does not mention any other new orders for the PC-21.

[Jan H]

Yesterday 2 primer PC-21 fuselages were noted in the hangar airfield side.
One of them was c/n 263 (Other unknown)
No sign of 3.. series primer fuselages.

1178/HB-HXI RJAF should be making its first flight today.

PC-7 from DGA-EV will be picked up today. TBM-700 with code BW will bring the pilot.

Cheers,
Jan.

[Jan-Pieter Bergmans]

On 30 August 2018 the first PC-21 deliveries to France are in the timetable for Buochs:

HB-HVC as PCH095T with dep at 09:50 (is 295 with code 03 / 709-FC)
HB-HVO as PCH07G with dep at 10:20 (is 307 with code 15 / 709-FQ).

TBM-700 with code XQ is scheduled as well.

Destination for all is Cognac.

Regards,
Jan-Pieter Bergmans.

[raameagle]

Isn't 03 709-FE?

Regards

Mark

[Jan-Pieter Bergmans]

Yes, 03 is 709-FE.

[raameagle]

A friend of mine visited a few days ago and saw 7 French PC-21s so I would expect them to deliver very quickly.

Regards

Mark

[michel N]

PC-24 DS-1 has been outside today, government of Botswana.

[Jan H]

All,
Just being curious....
Have PC-21s c/n 312 and c/n 313 already been sighted in full colours?
Cheers, Jan.

[Jan-Pieter Bergmans]

Noted on Tuesday 04-09-2018 early morning were:

Wooden hall

PC-21s for Australia:
A54-021
A54-022
A54-024
A54-025
A54-026
A54-027
A54-028

PC-21s for France
11
17

New production hall

PC-21 for Australia
A54-023

PC-21s for France
09
10
16

Old PC-21 production hall

PC-21 for France
06

PC-21s for Jordan
1178
1179

Production hall at airfield

PC-21s for Australia
A54-029
A54-030
264 (primer)
265 (primer)
266 (primer)
267 (primer)

PC-21s for Jordan
312 (1180) fully painted but could not read number on tail
For 313 (1181) space was reserved but frame in paintshop according whiteboard

PC-21 for France
02

Maintenance hangar
A-102 PC-21 Swiss AirForce
578 / AH PC-7 from DGA
L-03 PC-7 Klu
L-05 PC-7 Klu
L-08 PC-7 Klu

There were more PC-7/PC-9 frames present. The Bulgarian PC-9 (665) could be one of them but the wing from 665 are in the new Production hangar. The white board for the Klu project stated four PC-7s present.

On Monday afternoon we also noted PC-24 DS-1 outside on the airfield. This one is for the Botswana Goverment (on one side it has the Botswana flag).


Regards,
Arnold Booy,
Jan-Pieter Bergmans.