Piper Aircraft M600/SLS
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Piper Aircraft M600/SLS

Introduced in 2015 and FAA certified in June 2016, the M600 developed Piper's M500 with a new wing, 260 gallons of fuel and a 600-shp PT6A-42A, giving a 274-knot cruise and a 1,484 nm NBAA IFR range. The M600/SLS version added the HALO safety system with Garmin Autoland from 2020, and the M700 Fury replaced it in 2024.

In short: The Piper Aircraft M600/SLS is a Turboprop with a range of 1,484 nm, a cruise speed of 274 knots and room for 4 passengers. It lists at about $3.1M new and costs roughly $620 an hour to operate (estimate).

1,484 nm
Range
274 kts
Max cruise
4–5
Passengers
$3.1M
New price

Highlights

  • Garmin G3000 with HALO Autoland on the SLS
  • 1,484 nm range and 274 kt cruise
  • Pressurized six-seat cabin

Performance

Range
1,484 nm
Max cruise
274 kts
Max altitude
30,000 ft
Takeoff distance
2,635 ft
Landing distance
2,659 ft
MTOW
6,000 lb
Engines
1 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-42A
Power per engine
600 shp
Fuel burn
45 gal/hr
Avionics
Garmin G3000 (HALO with Autoland on SLS)

Cabin

Passengers
4 / 5
Cabin length
12.3 ft
Cabin width
4.1 ft
Cabin height
3.9 ft
Cabin volume
165 cu ft
Baggage
20 cu ft
Min. crew
1

Economics

New price
$3.1M
Variable cost / hr
$620
Fixed cost / yr
$220,000
First delivery
2016
Out of production
2024
Units built
Not published
Pre-owned range
Not published

Estimates. Operating costs and pre-owned prices are modelled from industry benchmarks and updated quarterly. Data reviewed 2026-09-13. Sources & methodology.

Dimensions & weights

Length
29.7 ft
Wingspan
43.2 ft
Height
11.3 ft
Max fuel
1,742 lb

Programme milestones

  1. 2015Announced · M600 introduced en.wikipedia.org
  2. 2016-06-18Certification · FAA certification (M600) en.wikipedia.org
  3. 2019-10-30Milestone · M600/SLS with Garmin HALO emergency autoland announced en.wikipedia.org
  4. 2020Milestone · Garmin Autoland on the M600/SLS certified by the FAA en.wikipedia.org
Sources (4)

Pre-owned range & Residual value curve

Pre-owned range

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Estimates. Operating costs and pre-owned prices are modelled from industry benchmarks and updated quarterly.

Residual value curve

Estimated value retention over 10 years from new, by category depreciation model.

02754811080: 100%1: 88%2: 85%3: 81%4: 78%5: 75%6: 72%7: 70%8: 67%9: 64%10: 62%012345678910

Year 10: 62% ≈ $1.9M

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