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

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

Gemini Sparkle

Key Takeaways:

  • The piston single market offers an impressive and diverse range of aircraft, including major updates to existing models and new Part 23-certified designs, spanning from slow taildraggers to fast, pressurized six-place screamers.
  • The Cirrus SR22 G6 remains the best-selling piston single, featuring the latest Garmin G1000 NXi avionics suite, a common advanced technology highlight across many featured aircraft.
  • The article showcases leading piston singles that emphasize modern avionics (like Garmin G1000/G3000), enhanced comfort, and performance, including pressurized models (Piper M350), premium retractable-gear options (Beechcraft G36, Mooney M20s, Piper Matrix), and fixed-gear personal/utility aircraft (Cessna TTx, Cirrus SR20, Diamond DA40, Tecnam P2010, Cessna 182 Skylane).
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Cessna TTx
Cessna TTx

Cessna T Tx

There’s one natural competitor to the industry-leading SR22, the Cessna TTx, a product that was conceived, developed and hatched around the same time as the SR22, but suffered a series of unfortunate events early in its production life that limited its success. Today’s Cessna TTx is a compelling alternative to the Cirrus, with better forward speed (around 20 knots better), a more advanced cockpit, with the Garmin G3000 touch-controlled suite, a more satisfying hand-flying experience and certificated spin worthiness. The TTx is in many ways the Bonanza for the next generation, an airplane that’s fast, comfortable and technologically advanced, but with a true sidestick, fixed gear for ease of operation and lower insurance rates, and the most advanced cockpit in light GA. Like the SR22, the TTx is an expensive airplane, with typical prices with all the bells and whistles hitting $750,000.

Niche: Premium fixed-gear

Base Price: $689,000

Competitors: Cirrus SR22, Piper Matrix, Mooney Acclaim Ultra

Read our Cessna TTx pilot report.

Cessna TTx Specifications

Learn more at Cessna.

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