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Tail record, Pilatus PC-24, South Africa register

ZS-DLA: how this Pilatus PC-24 is flown

A PC-24 on short legs: more landings for its hours than three quarters of its type.

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Figures are for the twelve months to 31 Jul 2026; named aircraft are shown a week behind. Grades compare its record since 1 Jan 2025 with every tracked PC-24.

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How ZS-DLA compares.

9 tracked flights in the twelve months to 31 Jul 2026.

Tracked flights

9

in the twelve months, about 1 a month

Days flown a month

1.4

in the months it flew

Estimated hours

≈2

in the twelve months, from time in the air

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Month by month.

Its busiest month was September 2025, with 2 flights.

Tracked flights

Its busiest month was September 2025, with 2 flights. It did not fly in August 2025. The record has 4 tracking gaps, so about one flight in 2 may be missing and every count is a minimum.

Source: The Aircraft Ledger, flight data for ZS-DLA, the twelve months to 31 Jul 2026. Flight counts only: airports and exact dates are left out of this page.

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The free chapter.

Each measure against all 294 tracked PC-24s. Every dot is one aircraft; the gold one is ZS-DLA.

Chapter 1

Fatigue

Harsher than its type

How short were its legs?

Utilization isn’t graded for ZS-DLA: too few of its flights were tracked to count its use fairly, in the full report too. So its free chapter here is Fatigue, which doesn’t depend on catching every flight.

Short legs put more pressurization cycles on the structure for the same time in the air. Worth checking its cycle-based inspection limits before a pre-buy.

  • Hours per landingLead measure. 11th percentile

    0.9 : 1middle PC-24 1.2 : 1

  • Short hops77th percentile

    63%middle PC-24 48%

  • Leg length9th percentile

    166 nmmiddle PC-24 323 nm

Harsher means harder on the aircraft than three quarters of PC-24s; typical is the middle half. Percentiles compare this aircraft with every tracked PC-24, over its record since 1 Jan 2025.

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What only the report shows.

The fleet is shown, and whether ZS-DLA sits inside its middle half. Its grades and values are in the full report.

Chapter 2

Corrosion

Salt air, middle PC-24: 1%

Also graded: damp air, freeze–thaw, near the coast and moisture in the air.

ZS-DLA sits outside the middle half, on one side or the other. Its grade and exact place are in the full report.

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Chapter 3

Engines and brakes

Short runways, middle PC-24: 2%

Also graded: hot, high takeoffs; density altitude; dust and dry climate.

ZS-DLA sits inside the middle half. Its grade and exact place are in the full report.

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Chapter 4

Utilization

Flights a month, middle PC-24: 6.9

Also graded: days flown a month and estimated hours a year.

Not graded: too few of its flights were tracked.

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The full report on ZS-DLA.

All four chapters, every flight since January 2025 leg by leg, and the one thing to ask the seller.

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ZS-DLA, Pilatus PC-24

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  • Every flight since January 2025, leg by leg
  • Its weekly and seasonal rhythm
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Questions about ZS-DLA.

Cite this data

The Aircraft Ledger. “ZS-DLA: how this Pilatus PC-24 is flown.” Data through 31 Jul 2026. theaircraftledger.com/aircraft/zs-dla

How many hours does ZS-DLA fly a year?

About 2 estimated hours in the 12 months to 31 Jul 2026, across 9 tracked flights. Hours are estimated from time in the air, so the logbook has the exact figure.

How often is ZS-DLA flown?

ZS-DLA made 9 tracked flights in the 12 months to 31 Jul 2026, about 1 a month, and flew on about 1 days in each month it flew.

Does ZS-DLA fly internationally?

None of its 9 tracked flights in the 12 months to 31 Jul 2026 crossed a border.

When did ZS-DLA last fly?

It was last tracked in July 2026. We publish an aircraft’s flights seven days after they happen, and show them by month only.

Why don’t you show which airports ZS-DLA uses?

We leave out airports, bases and exact dates on purpose. We show how an aircraft has been used, not where it goes.

What’s in the full TailCheck report for ZS-DLA?

All four graded chapters (Fatigue, Corrosion, Engines and brakes, and Utilization), each against the tracked PC-24s, plus the operational summary and operating rhythm, as a PDF, CSV and share link. It costs $395, or $995 a month for unlimited reports and Spotlight.

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