While PDK has its share of interesting bizjet traffic, there is also a nice variety of prop aircraft. The local flight schools keep the airspace busy, but there were a surprising number of recip and turboprop airplanes in and out.
On Good Friday, I was surprised to see three Dornier 328-110s of the USAF Special Operations Command. No idea what they were doing there, but it was interesting to see a trio.
10-3068, MSN 3068, was originally delivered to USAir Express carrier PSA as N458PS in May 1996.
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16-3020, MSN 3020, was delivered to Horizon Air as N337PH in November 1994. It later went to Lone Star Airlines and Air Wisconsin before being adapted to USAF standards.
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15-3086, MSN 3086 was first delivered to Shell Petroleum in April 1997 as 5N-SPD. It later served with a couple of different corporate operators before being sold to the USAF Special Operations Command in 2016.
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There were a good number of Pilatus PC-12s at PDK. This has become popular among turboprop operators for whom two engines is not a requirement. It boasts a larger cabin than a King Air, with, of course, around half the fuel burn.
N955MC, MSN 1195, PC-12/47E, registered to MORGAN CORP
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N401SM, MSN 255, PC-12/45, registered to EPPS AIR SERVICE INC
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N824SM, MSN 824, PC-12/47, registered to N824SM LLC
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N743AE, MSN 743, PC-12/47, registered to N223EA LLC
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N1040C, MSN 1039, PC-12/47E, registered to 1040C LLC
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N227NS, MSN 715, PC-12/47, registered to DOLCE VITA ASSETS LLC
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N869AF, MSN 869, PC-12/47, registered to DEVCON AVIATION LLC
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Wheels Up had a busy Good Friday at PDK.
N848UP, MSN FL-1004, KING AIR B300C, registered to WHEELS UP PARTNERS LLC
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N830UP, MSN FL-941, KING AIR B300, registered to WHEELS UP PARTNERS LLC
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N823UP, MSN FL-913, KING AIR B300, registered to WHEELS UP PARTNERS LLC
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N602DH, MSN LW-44, KING AIR E-90, registered to AERIAL APPLICATORS OF MISSOURI LLC
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N78WD, MSN 368SA, MU-2B-26A, registered to DMMU2 LLC
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There were plenty of Cirrus single-engine aircraft in a variety of colors at PDK
N941CS, MSN 0839, SR22T, registered to ASCENSION AIR MANAGEMENT INC
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N248RG, MSN 2277, SR20, registered to PTR AVIATION LLC
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N449SR, MSN 1980, SR22, registered to CAROLINA REAL ESTATE CONSULTANTS LLC
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N343BZ, MSN 2349, SR20, registered to TIBARA LLC
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N606MF, MSN 3799, SR22, registered to ADMIRAL AVIATION HOLDINGS LP
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N446HK, MSN 0898, SR22T, registered to KATZ STANLEY
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There were a number of other cabin-class aircraft at PDK:
N850MK, MSN 403, TBM 700, registered to SE AVIATION LLC
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N262CW, MSN 4692028, PA46R-350T, registered to CW NORTRAH SERVICES LLC
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N637P, MSN E-3557, BONANZA A36, registered to ESSENTIAL EQUIPMENT LLC
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N3197M, MSN E-2887, BONANZA A36, registered to BONANZA FIVE INC
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AND…a couple of classics…
N21FA, MSN 3727, GLOBE SWIFT GC-1B, registered to NIKODEM JAMES
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and…
N7286, MSN 167W, NEW STANDARD D-25A, registered to BIPLANE RIDES OVER ATLANTA INC
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