MRO Duncan Aviation has painted the first Pilatus PC-24 light jet outside of a Pilatus production facility. The aircraft was brought to Duncan’s Lincoln, Nebraska facilities to be repainted to better meet the style of the owner. The process was complicated by the Pilatus maintenance manual prohibition against using paint stripper, forcing Duncan to mechanically sand off the previous paint by hand.“It was a fun and challenging project, and I’m glad we could deliver the aircraft to a happy customer as he understood all the challenges involved,” said Duncan project manager Janet Beazley.Duncan coordinated the project with “Pilatus in Switzerland and Pilatus North America in Colorado to ensure every process was done according to the Pilatus aircraft specifications. I will only use Duncan Aviation to paint my aircraft from this point forward,” said customer Hardy Hay, director of maintenance and chief pilot with Det 9 Aviation. “Being a new-design aircraft to the industry with very little history, this turned out to be a challenging project,” he said.MRO Duncan Aviation has painted the first Pilatus PC-24 light jet outside of a Pilatus production facility. The aircraft was brought to Duncan’s Lincoln, Nebraska facilities to be repainted to better meet the style of the owner. The process was complicated by the Pilatus maintenance manual prohibition against using paint stripper, forcing Duncan to mechanically sand off the old paint by hand. 

“It was a fun and challenging project, and I’m glad we could deliver the aircraft to a happy customer as he understood all the challenges involved,” said Janet Beazley, Duncan project manager.  

Duncan coordinated the project with “Pilatus in Switzerland and Pilatus North America in Colorado to ensure every process was done according to the Pilatus aircraft specifications. I will only use Duncan Aviation to paint my aircraft from this point forward,” said customer Hardy Hay, director of maintenance and chief pilot with Det 9 Aviation. “Being a new design aircraft to the industry with very little history, this turned out to be a challenging project,” he said