ONE OF THE REASONS FOR THE GREAT POPULARITY OF THE PC-6 IS ITS VERSATILITY. WITH MINIMUM EFFORT, THE PORTER CAN BE CONVERTED FOR VARIOUS MISSIONS: HAVING JUST OPERATED AS A PARA PORTER DROPPING PARACHUTISTS, THE AIRCRAFT CAN BE AIRBORNE AGAIN IN A MATTER OF MINUTES, BEING USED AS A PLATFORM FOR HIGH QUALITY AERIAL PHOTO-GRAPHY OR AS A BREATHTAKING SIGHTSEEING FLIGHT WITH A GLACIER LANDING …
WHETHER AS A WORKHORSE, A PLATFORM FOR AERIAL SURVEILLANCE, AIR AMBULANCE OR AS A PARACHUTING OR PASSENGER AIRCRAFT, THE PORTER DELIVERS THE VERSATILITY TO PERFORM ANY ROLE THAT COMES ITS WAY.

VERSATILITY
PASSENGER TRANSPORT CARGO TRANSPORT OPERATION ON SOFT GROUND OPERATION ON FLOATS OPERATION ON SKIS AMBULANCE DUTIES SEARCH AND RESCUE PARADROPPING AERIAL SURVEY AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY FIRE FIGHTING (WATER BOMBING) TARGET TOWING DISASTER RELIEF INSPECTION OF PIPELINES, HIGHWAYS ETC. RADAR AND NAVIGATION CONTROL FLIGHTS AIRBORNE POLLUTION CONTROL OBSERVATION FLIGHTS FOR MILITARY, BOARDER CONTROL AND POLICE LONG RANGE OPERATION

AMBULANCE  The Porter combines:  SKIS  The Porter can be equipped with skis allowing operation on snowfields/glaciers. 
– range and economy of a fixed-wing aircraft  The skis can be lowered and raised in flight enabling the aircraft to land on both 
– capability to penetrate remote areas otherwise only accessible by helicopter  snow and runways. 
– quiet qualities ideally suited to operation from hospital airstrips 
– large sliding doors which allow easy loading and unloading of stretchers 

The Turbo Porter is designed to operate under the most unfavorable conditions. With a useable volume of more than three cubic meters and a payload of more
DESERT AND TRANSPORT
Specially-designed options easily turn the PC-6 into a desert horse for operation than 1,000 kg, the name “Porter” means what it says as the PC-6 is made for the
BUSH OPERATION CARGO
on sandy, stony, soft or muddy ground. The ability to operate from different types job. Specially-made fixtures allow cargo to be fixed very easily and safely. of unprepared airstrips and in the harshest environments has proven the PC-6 to Thanks to its outstanding STOL capabilities, the PC-6 can operate in areas normally be the real “workhorse” of the air. only reachable by helicopters.
SEARCH AND RESCUE SURVEILLANCE PATROL BORDER CONTROL

Various issues such as Search And Rescue (SAR), border patrol, smuggling, the trade of goods, geographic analysis and intelligence call for aerial surveillance. With its outstanding flight characteristics and the standard floor hatch, the PC-6 Porter is an extremely efficient and cost-effective platform to carry out a wide range of surveillance missions. Various systems such as FLIR, LIDAR, digital cameras and other optical platforms can be integrated into the aircraft without design changes at the customer’s wish.