Aircraft Pilatus PC-12 NGX, 2022

A 2022 aircraft, s/n 2186. 719 flight hours over 750 cycles — about 180 hours a year, well below the market average of 350–450. Cabin — 8 seats. Average sector — 1.0 h: typical short business legs. There is no flight attendant or hot meal service — the cabin is compact. There is no in-flight baggage access — bags are loaded on the ground. Send us a request — we'll prepare options, calculate running costs and analyse the best fit for your task.

The average pre-owned price for the model is $6.4M. Running costs at 300–400 h/year — about $645K/year, or $1,613 per flight hour. The price of a specific aircraft depends on year, hours flown and engine-programme status. Send us a request — we'll prepare options, calculate running costs and analyse the best fit for your task.

Switzerland's Pilatus makes two hits. The PC-12 is the best-selling single-engine turboprop in the world (over 2,000 built): 8–9 seats, 3,300 km, operation from unpaved strips as short as 750 m. The PC-24 is a unique 'off-road jet': jet speed of 815 km/h combined with unpaved-strip clearance and runways from 900 m. Both are famed for Swiss build and thoughtful design. Send us a request — we'll prepare options, calculate running costs and analyse the best fit for your task.

The fleet statistics answer better than words: 2,000+ PC-12s have logged over 10 million hours, with one of the best accident rates of any turboprop, including twins. The PT6A-67P engine, with 500 million family hours, runs 3,500 hours between overhauls. North American operators carry cargo and patients on the PC-12 around the clock — no tougher test exists. Send us a request — we'll prepare options, calculate running costs and analyse the best fit for your task.

The PC-12 is a residual-value record-holder in general aviation: a ten-year-old aircraft keeps 65–75% of its price (a new NGX is ~$6.5M, a 2015 PC-12 NG $4.3–5M). The reason is perpetual scarcity: the aircraft's versatility keeps demand from charter, air-ambulance and cargo operators. A good aircraft's exposure rarely lasts more than a month. Send us a request — we'll prepare options, calculate running costs and analyse the best fit for your task.

The PC-24 is the only jet serially certified for gravel, grass and unpaved strips: it can use ~20,000 airfields worldwide instead of ~5,000. Plus a 1.25×1.30 m cargo door like a turboprop's and a flat 8–10-seat cabin floor. The price of versatility is range: 3,890 km versus 4,000+ for the CJ4. A new one is about $12M. Send us a request — we'll prepare options, calculate running costs and analyse the best fit for your task.

Turboprops are the optimum for flights up to 1,500–2,000 km: London–Geneva, Paris–Milan, Vienna–Munich. Their element is short and unpaved strips: a Pilatus PC-12 lands in 600 m, so thousands of airfields are reachable that a jet physically cannot use. An hour costs one and a half to two times less than a jet, and on legs up to 1,000 km the time penalty is only 15–25 minutes. Send us a request — we'll prepare options, calculate running costs and analyse the best fit for your task.

Single-engine aircraft take 4–9 passengers: the TBM 960 seats six over 3,200 km, the Pilatus PC-12 NGX up to nine over 3,400 km. The twin-engine King Air 360ER carries eight almost 5,000 km. Class cruise speed is 500–610 km/h. A rule of thumb: a full cabin cuts maximum range by 20–30%. Send us a request — we'll prepare options, calculate running costs and analyse the best fit for your task.

A jet is faster — 750–850 km/h versus 500–610 — and flies higher, above turbulence. The turboprop answers with economics: 220–350 L/hour versus 500–700, a charter hour from $1,800 versus $3,000+, plus access to short unpaved strips. On legs up to 1,000 km the time difference is under half an hour, so short hops make sense by turboprop and long ones by jet. Send us a request — we'll prepare options, calculate running costs and analyse the best fit for your task.

The piston step into the class starts at $1–1.5M (Piper M350); single turboprops: used TBM 850s $2–2.5M, PC-12 NG $3–5M, fresh TBM 960 and PC-12 NGX $4.5–6.5M. Twin King Air 250/350 $3–6M. Price is set by the PT6A time remaining to overhaul ($400–600K), propeller condition, avionics and airframe corrosion history. Send us a request — we'll prepare options, calculate running costs and analyse the best fit for your task.

The standard path takes 6–10 weeks. Step 1: a letter of intent (LOI) with price and terms — 3–5 days. Step 2: a 5–10% deposit into escrow and signing of the purchase agreement. Step 3: a pre-purchase inspection — 1–3 weeks. Step 4: rectification of findings and price adjustment. Step 5: closing — simultaneous transfer of funds, title and risk, technical acceptance and ferry of the aircraft.

A pre-purchase inspection (PPI) is an independent check at a certified centre: airframe, engines, corrosion, records and compliance with airworthiness directives. It takes from 3 days on a turboprop to 2–3 weeks on a heavy jet and costs $15–100K — paid by the buyer. By market practice the seller pays to rectify airworthiness-affecting defects. A seller refusing a PPI is grounds to walk away.