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2002
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CHRISTIAN J. AHRENKIEL, CEO and Chairman of'the Ahrenkiel Group, a world-wide shipping organization. Christian started flying in 1978 in a Cessna 170, from there he moved up to a turbocharged Mooney and then into a Piper Malibu before investing in his PC-12. "I WANTED A LARGE, POWERFUL AIRPLANE THAT I COULD FLY myself," says Christian J. Ahrenkiel. CEO of the Ahrenkiel Group, "but I also needed my choice to be versatile in its mission capabilities and, of course, I wanted " my investment to be a financially wise one. I quickly found out that when you have requirements this discerning, you are looking at very few aircraft." At the top of Christian's very short list was the Pilatus PC-12. Not just because the single- turboprop is as large and as fast as the well-known King Air—with almost half the acquisition and operating cost and more mission flexi bility—but because of Christians strong beliefs in commitment to craftsmanship and quality control.The same ideals on which the Ahrenkiel Group built their specialized shipping business. "At the Ahrenkiel Group we stay in the lead by remaining committed to the highest quality- standards," adds Christian. "««u FOR FAA P*'1 ^ "Our customers expect nothing less. And that is something I see in Pilatus—they are committed to a level of workmanship that provides me a precise and dependable aircraft that is a pleasure to own and to operate. "I regularly fly my PC-12 on 1,500 nm trips from Hamburg to Cyprus and at other times land on a 600-meter grass strip. All the while my comfort and confidence levels are at their highest because I know so are Pilatus' standards." The Pilatus PC-12, as Christian J. Ahrenkiel will tell you, is an unmatched combination of size, power, and efficiency—delivered by a heritage of manufacturing excellence. ~PILATUS=" Business Aircraft PILATUS AIRCRAFT LIMITED (SWITZERLAND) 41 41 619 6296 • www.pilatus-aircraft.com PILATUS BUSINESS AIRCRAFT (COLORADO) 1 800 Pilatus (745-2887) • www.pilatus-aircratt.com
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