Fri, May 01, 2009
FIVE-Time Repeat Customer Ron Roma Receives New PC-12NG
Pilatus Aircraft has hit another milestone with the delivery of
the 900th PC-12. At a celebration at the company’s US
headquarters in Broomfield, Colorado, owner Ron Roma accepted the
keys to his new aircraft from Pat Epps, President of Epps Aviation,
the factory authorized Pilatus Center for the southeastern United
States based in Atlanta, Georgia.
Roma, who has owned no less than four new PC-12s previously, not
only has the distinction of owning the milestone aircraft, a brand
new 2009 PC-12 NG, but also for taking delivery of his 5th new
PC-12 from Pilatus.
Roma explains, “Why do I keep coming back? I’ve
flown PC-12s for many years now on personal flights with my family
and for business. I have flown all over the United States and
around the world twice in them. The aircraft is extremely solid and
reliable. Pilatus engineering just nailed it when they originally
designed it and since then they have made very thoughtful
improvements over the years. The PC-12 is just a great thing that
keeps getting better, and now I’ll have the latest with the
PC-12 NG.”
Thomas Bosshard, President and CEO of Pilatus Business Aircraft,
Ltd., added, “Ron has been a tremendous customer to Pilatus
and it’s impossible to overstate how much we appreciate his
business. The 900th delivery is a very proud moment in the PC-12
program, which is why we are so pleased to deliver this milestone
aircraft to him. He will certainly put it to work, and we are
anxious to hear about the new adventures he’ll have in his
PC-12 NG.”
The PC-12 NG features a number of significant improvements over
its predecessor, including the fully integrated Honeywell Primus
Apex avionics system, a completely new cockpit designed by BMW
Group DesignworksUSA, and a more powerful Pratt & Whitney
Canada PT6A engine.
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