Used Piston Helicopter Price Gains Subsiding After Inventory Fluctuations

The newest Sandhills Global market reports cover used jets, piston single aircraft, turboprop aircraft, and piston helicopters on Controller.com and other Sandhills marketplaces. Watch our latest video from Controller Manager Brant Washburn as he explores current trends in the used piston helicopter market.

Used Piston Helicopter Market Report Video

“In the past few months, piston helicopter inventories and year-over-year variance have declined, but right now, I'm thinking that's more about the market cycle and year-end sales than anything else,” says Washburn. “The piston helicopter inventory variations over time have also led to value changes, which leads me to our value index graph. The value index graph shows that the average asking prices in the piston helicopter category were relatively flat until late 2020. Inventory decreases in 2021 and 2022 caused asking prices to increase approximately 20% year over year in that period. From 2021 until early 2024, piston helicopter asking prices were increasing year over year, but most of these price gains have subsided in 2024.”

Watch the video to learn more about the market conditions leading up to the recent inventory and price trends and to obtain more information about the percentage of inventory sold from 2015 to 2025.

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