AOPA Pilot Magazine - June 2015 - 53

SPEC SHEET

Piper M600 PA-46-600TP
INTEGRATION OF the Garmin G3000 cockpit required a wholesale

overhaul of the M600's panel (left), but the results bring
remarkable versatility in screen selections. An Aspen Evolution
with its own battery provides emergency backup. The Aspen
display is standard in the M class. The gang's all here, as all 800
Piper employees-including the test pilot team in orange flight
suits-show up to proudly show off the M600 (below).

"When they told me about the extra 90 gallons, they had me,"
said Middleton, who is the first customer for the new model and
expects to take delivery this fall. Middleton knew what he was
getting into; he already owns a 2014 Piper Meridian and loves the
airplane. "My first 15 months were the perfect ownership experience," he said. "I had zero squawks in the first year of ownership.
I've never had that in 30 years of owning airplanes."
Middleton learned to fly in 1986 after a friend took him for
a flight in a Citabria, lifting off from the grass at a family picnic.
"That was on a Saturday. I was at the airport for my first lesson
on Monday."
He soloed in about eight hours and immediately bought a Piper
Seneca II. You know a student is all in when he buys a twin right
after solo. Middleton owned the Seneca for 16 years, but with a
growing family he moved up to a Cessna 414. When the aging
Cessna started becoming a maintenance burden, his wife, Patty-a
frequent passenger-said, "You should buy a new one."
Understanding that permission is good, he purchased the new
2014 Meridian-or, as Piper CEO Simon Caldecott likes to put it,
Middleton "saw the light and came home."
However, even with the new Piper, he longed for more range
to simplify that trip to Denver. His Piper dealer encouraged him
to visit the Piper factory to see what they were working on. On a

STANDARD PRICE: $2.83 MILLION

SPECIFICATIONS

Powerplant | Pratt & Whitney PT6A-42A
600 shp @ 2,000 rpm
Recommended TBO | 3,600 hr
Propeller | Hartzell, 4-blade, 82.5-in dia
Length | 29 ft 10 in
Height | 11 ft 4 in
Wingspan | 43 ft 2 in
Wing area | 209 sq ft
Wing loading | 28.7 lb/sq ft
Power loading | 10 lb/hp
Seats | 6
Cabin length | 12 ft 4 in
Cabin width | 4 ft 2 in
Cabin height | 3 ft 11 in
Standard equipped weight | 3,650 lb
Max ramp weight | 6,050 lb
Standard useful load | 2,400 lb
Payload w/full fuel | 658 lb
Max takeoff weight | 6,000 lb
Fuel capacity, std | 260 gal usable,
1,742 lb usable
Oil capacity | 12 qt
Baggage capacity | 100 lb, 20 cu ft
PERFORMANCE

Takeoff distance over 50-ft obstacle | 2,350 ft
Cruise speed/range (NBAA range w/ IFR
reserves) | 250 kt/1,200 nm
(fuel consumption) @ Max continuous power
28,000 ft | 261 pph/39 gph
Max operating altitude | 30,000 ft
(28,000 ft in RVSM airspace)
Service ceiling | 30,000 ft
Landing distance over 50-ft obstacle | 2,125 ft
LIMITED AND RECOMMENDED AIRSPEEDS

VX (best angle of climb) | 95 KIAS
VY (best rate of climb) | 122 KIAS
VO (max operating maneuvering)
6,000 lbs | 153 KIAS
3,750 lbs | 121 KIAS
VFE (max flap extended) | 147 (15 dg),
112 (35 dg) KIAS
VLE (max gear extended) | 170 KIAS
VLO (max gear operating)
Extend | 170 KIAS
Retract | 130 KIAS
VMO (max operating speed) | 250 KIAS
VR (rotation) | 85 KIAS
VS1 (stall, clean) | 76 KIAS
VSO (stall, in landing configuration) | 63 KIAS
EXTRA

VMO at 250 KIAS simplifies operations and
speeds descents.

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