Plane & Pilot 2021 Buyer‘s Guide: Single-Engine Piston Planes

Newcomers, upgrades, and old favorites: 20 piston singles for 2017.

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Key Takeaways:

  • The piston single aircraft market offers a diverse range of options, from high-performance pressurized models to versatile trainers, with new models and significant updates to existing airframes.
  • Modern avionics, such as Garmin's G1000 NXi and G3000 suites, are a key feature across many leading piston singles, enhancing safety, functionality, and user experience.
  • The Cirrus SR22 G6 remains the top-selling piston single, featuring advanced avionics and a whole-airplane recovery parachute, while competitors like the Piper M350, Mooney Acclaim Ultra, and Cessna TTx offer distinct advantages in areas like pressurization, speed, or cockpit technology.
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Cirrus SR22T
Cirrus SR22T

Cirrus SR22 G6

Once again, the best-selling piston single is the Cirrus SR22. The 2017 model, the G6, has features that will attract new customers and get existing ones to trade up to this year’s model. The SR22, available in normally aspirated and turbocharged models, is a fast, high-flying single with a whole-airplane recovery parachute system. The big news this year is the avionics suite. Cirrus is the launch customer for Garmin’s brand-new G1000 NXi suite with its upgraded Perspective+ cockpit, a great upgraded edition of the avionics maker’s seminal flat-panel solution. With faster, sharper, more user-friendly and more capable functionality, Perspective+ will turn heads and attract even more buyers.

Niche: Premium fixed-gear

Base Price: $639,900

Competitors: Mooney Acclaim Ultra, Cessna TTx, Piper Matrix

Read our Cirrus SR22T G6 pilot report.

Cirrus SR22T G6 Specifications

Learn more at Cirrus Aircraft.

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