Piper Announces New Piper Pilot 100 & Pilot 100i Trainer Models For 2020 Availability

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Piper Aircraft recently announced it is expanding it trainer aircraft series with a new Pilot series. The series features the new Pilot 100 and Pilot 100i models, which are set for 2020 availability at a beginning $259,000 price. (Photo courtesy of Piper Aircraft.)

As if signing the largest civilian fleet aircraft order in company history with L3 Commercial Aviation wasn’t enough news for one week, Piper Aircraft used the recent Sun N’ Fun International Fly-In & Expo to also announce it has added two new value-priced models to its trainer-class lineup. The new Pilot 100 and Pilot 100i models carry a $259,000 price tag and come with a standard VFR (visual flight rules) configuration.

Filling A Need

With the Pilot 100 and 100i, Piper’s trainer aircraft lineup now includes five model series. Besides Pilot models, other series include the Archer TX, Archer DX, Arrow, and Seminole. Piper says extensive research it conducted identified a need for trainer aircraft with a price point able to support the growing demand for professional trained pilots. To arrive at “optimal acquisition and operating costs and economics” Piper focused on “proactive planning and collaboration with several key vendors.”

Those efforts resulted in aircraft featuring such new components as a Continental Prime IO-370- D3A engine and Garmin G3X Touch Certified avionics in a standard two-pilot interior configuration. Notably, the Pilot 100i includes an IFR (instruments flight rules)-capable upgrade package that adds $26,000 to the price. Both aircraft are set for 2020 availability in limited quantities.

The Fine Details

The Pilot 100 and 100i provide a 128-KTAS maximum cruise speed, 522-nautical mile (967-kilometer) flight range with 45-minute reserve, 1,608-foot (490-meter) takeoff distance, and 1,400-foot (427-meter) landing distance.

Overall, Piper manufacturers M-Class M600, M500, and M350 business and personal models, as well as Twin Class Seneca V and Seminole models and Trainer Class Warrior, Archer TX, Archer DX, Arrow, Seminole, and Seneca V models.

If you’re in the market for a Piper trainer or M-Class model, Controller.com has used models for sale, including M350s, M500s, M600s, Senecas, Seminoles, Warriors, Archers, and Arrows.

Source: Piper Aircraft

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