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Pilatus designed the PC-24 to combine a business-jet cabin with access to shorter and less conventional airfields. Rear-mounted Williams engines leave the wing clear, and a large cargo door supports several cabin roles. It first flew in 2015.
Aircraft background
Wikipedia contributors · Read more ↗Familiar avionics, a new jet and a flight over Provence
Ceretti brought both Falcon and recent PC-12 experience to Jetfly’s new aircraft. The PC-24’s cockpit looked clear and uncluttered to him, with good forward visibility and familiar ideas carried over from the PC-12’s avionics. He welcomed weather datalink information, while also seeing room to improve the electronic checklists in this early configuration.
Jetfly pilot interviewed by Pilatus after about 50 hours in the PC-24. The operator’s first delivery was in September 2018.
Pilatus Aircraft · Read more ↗A documented revision to the PC-24’s systems
Microsoft’s May 2025 Sim Update 2 notes identify Carenado PC-24 version 1.0.9 and list work on electrical setup, pressurisation, fuel and environmental displays, checklists and takeoff/landing data. This records a specific package update; it does not establish the state of a later installed version.
PC-24 · Microsoft Flight Simulator · MSFS 2024
Microsoft Flight Simulator · Read more ↗Into the cockpit
YouTube Pilatus Aircraft Ltd · 10 min ·
PC-24 Tour Part II – Cockpit with Test Pilot “Fish”
A Pilatus test pilot introduces the PC-24's Advanced Cockpit Environment.
Real aircraft · Pilatus PC-24
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Meet Pilatus PC-24
Pilatus designed the PC-24 to combine a business-jet cabin with access to shorter and less conventional airfields. Rear-mounted Williams engines leave the wing clear, and a large cargo door supports several cabin roles. It first flew in 2015.
The PC-24 shares the PC-12's utility emphasis through a separate jet airframe, propulsion system and flight deck. Simulator documentation describes the represented avionics, ground and cargo features.
Pilatus PC-24
Aircraft type designators
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History & design
Developing a jet for varied runway surfaces
Mulcahy’s programme recollection describes testing on several unpaved surfaces as well as wet ground. His comments show how the PC-24’s utility role influenced development alongside its business-jet mission.
Pilatus Aircraft · Pilot’s interview: pilot for PC-24 and Catalina ↗Attributed recollection by a participating test pilot
Development milestones
First flight: 11 May 2015
Wikipedia contributors · Pilatus PC-24 ↗Pilatus PC-24 · family/variant named by the source · Wikipedia revision 1371757439
Pilot accounts
Familiar avionics, a new jet and a flight over Provence
Ceretti brought both Falcon and recent PC-12 experience to Jetfly’s new aircraft. The PC-24’s cockpit looked clear and uncluttered to him, with good forward visibility and familiar ideas carried over from the PC-12’s avionics. He welcomed weather datalink information, while also seeing room to improve the electronic checklists in this early configuration.
His most memorable flight was a formation photography mission over Provence after delivery, alongside an unusual group that included an OV-10, L-39, PC-7 and PC-12. The scenery and company made it stand out from routine operation. With only about fifty hours in the jet, he was still learning its details; the interview preserves that early enthusiasm and experience level rather than presenting a long-term fleet verdict.
Jetfly pilot interviewed by Pilatus after about 50 hours in the PC-24. The operator’s first delivery was in September 2018.
Read the full account · Pilatus Aircraft ↗From the PC-12 into a first jet
Fredricks came to the PC-24 through PC-12 charter and instruction, making it her first jet type. Familiarity with the turboprop’s avionics helped the transition, but the greater speed required thinking further ahead. Training and study remained an important part of becoming comfortable in the new aircraft, despite those recognisable cockpit features.
One journey took her from the mountain-valley airfield at Valemount, British Columbia, to San Jose, California. She enjoyed bringing the jet into smaller airports where it attracted curious onlookers. Regular clients moving from the PC-12 also made the work feel familiar: the aircraft changed, but the people aboard remained central to the job.
Western Aircraft chief pilot, interviewed by Pilatus after roughly 100 PC-24 hours. Manufacturer-hosted operator perspective.
Read the full account · Pilatus Aircraft ↗Testing a new jet while still flying a Catalina
Mulcahy joined Pilatus in 2014, bringing experience with twin-engine business jets from his work for the UK Civil Aviation Authority. Helping take the PC-24 through its early development offered a rare chance to follow an aircraft from the drawing board into flight. Away from the jet, he also flew a Catalina, providing a very different reference for cockpit workload and handling.
He described the PC-24 as well balanced and less demanding than the older flying boat. Its development testing took him onto dirt, gravel, frozen gravel, grass and compacted sand, including wet surfaces. He also identified limits when water and mud became too deep. That combination of enthusiasm and qualification makes his recollection useful: varied runway work was a test programme with boundaries, not a claim that every surface would be suitable.
Pilatus test pilot and later freelancer, interviewed by the manufacturer. The account discusses the PC-24 development programme and anticipates the 2021 display season.
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Systems, equipment and documentation for each developer’s aircraft.
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X-Plane 12Pilatus PC-24
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Aircraft specifications
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| Specification | Published value |
|---|---|
| Length | 16.85 m (55 ft 3 in) |
| Wingspan | 17.0 m (55 ft 9 in) |
| Height | 5.4 m (17 ft 4 in) |
| Wing area | 30.91 m² (332.6 sq ft) |
| Empty weight | 5,244 kg (11,561 lb) |
| Max takeoff weight | 8,500 kg (18,739 lb) Max ramp weight: 8,545 kg (18,839 lb) |
| Powerplant | 2 × Williams FJ44-4A turbofans , 15 kN (3,400 lbf) thrust each |
| Cruise speed | 810 km/h (510 mph, 440 kn) |
| Stall speed | 154 km/h (96 mph, 83 kn) |
| Range | 3,700 km (2,300 mi, 2,000 nmi) , 6 passengers (1,200 lb payload) |
| Service ceiling | 14,000 m (45,000 ft) |
| Rate of climb | 20.1 m/s (3,960 ft/min) MTOW, at Sea level |
Manuals & resources
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Simulator documentation
A documented revision to the PC-24’s systemsPC-24 · Microsoft Flight Simulator · MSFS 2024
Microsoft’s May 2025 Sim Update 2 notes identify Carenado PC-24 version 1.0.9 and list work on electrical setup, pressurisation, fuel and environmental displays, checklists and takeoff/landing data. This records a specific package update; it does not establish the state of a later installed version.
Official SU2 1.4.20.0 notes · 15 May 2025
Microsoft Flight Simulator · Read the source ↗Pilot account
Familiar avionics, a new jet and a flight over ProvenceJetfly pilot interviewed by Pilatus after about 50 hours in the PC-24. The operator’s first delivery was in September 2018.
Ceretti brought both Falcon and recent PC-12 experience to Jetfly’s new aircraft. The PC-24’s cockpit looked clear and uncluttered to him, with good forward visibility and familiar ideas carried over from the PC-12’s avionics. He welcomed weather datalink information, while also seeing room to improve the electronic checklists in this early configuration.
Philippe Ceretti
Pilatus Aircraft · Read the source ↗From the PC-12 into a first jetWestern Aircraft chief pilot, interviewed by Pilatus after roughly 100 PC-24 hours. Manufacturer-hosted operator perspective.
Fredricks came to the PC-24 through PC-12 charter and instruction, making it her first jet type. Familiarity with the turboprop’s avionics helped the transition, but the greater speed required thinking further ahead. Training and study remained an important part of becoming comfortable in the new aircraft, despite those recognisable cockpit features. One journey took her from the mountain-valley airfield at Valemount, British Columbia, to San Jose, California.
Ashley Fredricks
Pilatus Aircraft · Read the source ↗Developer documentation
Pilatus PC-24 — product listingPilatus PC-24 · X-Plane 12
Product listing captured 2026-09-23; edition scope from the reviewed catalogue
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Microsoft Flight Simulator aircraft manualsMicrosoft / aircraft developersAircraft background
Pilatus PC-24Wikipedia contributors · Research background · Wikipedia revision 1371757439 · retrieved 2026-09-12Resource
MSFS 2024 FAQ and edition aircraft inventoryMicrosoftType designator
ICAO Doc 8643 — aircraft type designatorsInternational Civil Aviation Organization · Public search data retrieved 2026-09-14; authority update 2026-09-03Developer documentation
Release Notes — Sim Update 2 [1.4.20.0]Microsoft Flight Simulator · 15 May 2025 · PC-24 version 1.0.9Product
Pilatus PC-24 XP12-MSGIER-PC24store.x-plane.org · Product listing captured 2026-09-23; edition scope from the reviewed catalogueBuilt-in force-feedback profiles
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Catalogue programme-20261022-v1 · 2 profile choices
Michael Sgier PC-24
Michael Sgier · Free and Pro · Revision 3 · Inherited starting point
X-Plane 12
Michael Sgier PC-24: The mechanical/tab-assisted system motivates sustained yoke resistance.
Pilatus PC-24
Free and Pro · Revision 2 · Partial review
MSFS 2024
Pilatus PC-24: The mechanical/tab-assisted system motivates sustained yoke resistance.
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