Roughing it in the Alps

Just one Swiss Air Force squadron flies the rugged Pilatus PC-6, and it puts its militia pilots to the test with demanding rough-field operations. Peter Lewis finds out what makes Air Transport Squadron 7 a unique unit within the Swiss armed forces. Swiss Air Force PC-6 Swiss Air Force PC-6 Churning up mud and grass, Turbo Porter V-632 runs up for departure at Güetischwand. All photos Peter Lewis Insert: A former Swiss Air Force F-5 pilot, Mark ‘Stubi’ Stuber’s day