A Pilot's Perspective of the M600

[@JohnS916]

You can tell you like this airplane and you are sincere about it. I like simplicity and just comparing the start up procedure with another video of a TMB, looks like the M600 is a piece of cake to start. Thanks for the inside preview.

[@Spec62]

Good insight. Thanks immensely.

[@Whitesp44]

Fantastic.

[@richardmackino6983]

Nice!

[@jackcarne3368]

With all the computer integration, if the hypoxia safety system were to activate and initiate an auto descent to 12,000', will the computer also automatically change the transponder to xmit 7700?

[@Allegan49010]

Nice bird! How is the fit for taller pilots (6-6)?

[@robertmcdaniel8147]

Good question, Don: I've heard that the cabin is comfortable but that the cockpit is quite cramped. If true, this is a deal-breaker.

[@Allegan49010]

@@robertmcdaniel8147 Being tall is why I flew a C210, very comfortable...

[@robertmcdaniel8147]

@@Allegan49010 According to Aviation Consumer, " Getting to the cockpit and seated takes some doing as the cabin is small and there is a step-over at the entrance. Seating is cramped for anyone over six feet tall." in contrast, Cessna aircraft have great headroom.

[@kelvinleigh]

Can the seats be configured with all facing forward?

[@pawemalec7080]

i don't think so

[@par5eagles975]

Nice. A lot slower than the TBM 930, but a lot cheaper.

[@JamR0ck]

Both in acquisition cost and operating cost

[@Kaipeternicolas]

Would the Garmin descend the plane into a mountain or is it aware of the terrain and will fly a HDG to avoid it on an emergency (cabin pressure related) type of descend?

[@gbigsangle3044]

Nothing avoids terrain except a human. The panel can yell at you and the terrain mapping will color code it for you, but you have to fly the plane.

[@2011blueman]

@@gbigsangle3044 the M600 sls has autoland, so human isn't necessarily required anymore :)

[@gbigsangle3044]

@@2011blueman The Garmin Autoland capability is offered in current models for the Cirrus SF50 jet and the Piper M600 turboprop (no small GA aircraft). But its for EMERGENCY use only...if you press the panic button on this you better have a disabled pilot or you will be paying a lot of money for the response on the ground, in the air and the FAA will want your to talk to you, the pilot.

[@spiller212]

@@gbigsangle3044 what are you talking about? You don’t need to have a „good reason“ for declaring an emergency and/or feeling you need to engage that emergency system. The attitude you are suggesting (thinking twice about declaring an emergency or using equipment for emergencies like the CAPS or that autoland) is actually getting people killed all the time.

[@speedomars]

​@@spiller212 You are obviously not a pilot, or if you are have not been flying long. Declaring an emergency has NOTHING to do with surviving a crash landing. Nor does it have anything to do with increasing your chances in an emergency situation. You declare when you want to let ATC know that you will A. need emergency help if you make the runway. B. need emergency response to find you at the crash site ASAP C. need emergency traffic prioritization in attempting to make a runway Doing so will trigger a lot of manpower and resources...so you better make sure you mean it. If you make it to a runway and alive you will have paperwork to file and questions to answer. Pulling the chute is a LIFE SAVING act, not a plane saving act. What gets people killed is flying without a chute and being a crappy enough pilot to run out of fuel, not do the proper maint. on the aircraft, getting lost like an idiot, or failing to avoid traffic and ending up in a mid-air with no chute on-board.

[@ctn830]

What I would do to fly in this plane :-)

[@351voltage]

The same thing I thought

[@christianbrotherspaintingi6821]

cant hear without full blast

[@cm7botekar]

what if you don't respond never? Does it land itself?

[@Keitan97]

CM7botekar ever*

[@Spec62]

It'll "touch the ground" on its own, yes.

[@TheNixie1972]

CM7botekar Yes, the 2020 model features Garmin Autoland. This will automatically engage when the pilot is unresponsive and manually activated with a push button in the passenger compartment.

[@u.s.patriot3415]

Are passenger required to wear head sets in order to speak to each other? Would hope that there is ample sound insulation/materials utilized to deaden sound as much as possible. Thanks.

[@williamstewart8272]

Could A Private Pilot Fly This Plane?

[@rawmark]

Yes. But you do need to have advanced ratings.

[@cloudstreets1396]

Sure, but this airplane is meant to fly above 18,000ft and for that you will need your instrument rating.

[@williamstewart8272]

Thanks

[@IlIlIlIlIlIlIlIl-v9h]

CloudStreets you also need a high altitude endorsement

[@gbigsangle3044]

Private with an instrument rating. The plane is meant to fly in the flight levels.

[@genie0390]

so if you don't respond at 10,000, the phone automatically dials an undertaker?

[@2011blueman]

Now it's 2020 and you can get the autoland system that lands the airplane at the nearest airport.

[@TIO540S1]

You’ll also need a high altitude endorsement.

[@s1l3ntgl1d3r]

Price?

[@camf111]

Maximilian Mann $1.700.000

[@CaptChet]

You wish it was 1.7M. Closer to 3.1 M new.

[@janreznak881]

$2.853 atm according to the sales guy at Oshkosh. There’s optional extras of course if you have the cash.

[@hawkdsl]

You couldn't get a janitor at TBM or pilatus to talk to you for that price. The Piper 500/600 is a steal.

[@freepilot7732]

@@hawkdsl I'm trying to decide if the extra million for the TBM 940 is worth it before I buy a new one of these or the tbm. What do you think?

[@michaelhemmingsen4430]

Overall pretty good - Cabin Alt 10,000 is an amber Caution - not a warning.

[@ultraveridical]

This dude is definitely into splitting.

[@siyu313]

Dude! You didn't even give a power plant review, what kind of pilot are you?

[@Brother-Louis]

siyu.... You, however made it 100% evident that you are not one at all and will never be. This is a Piper, not a pumped up pipe car. lmao

[@flynnpaul26]

At 2:54 you say "Piper has made it very simplistic" -This seems like a poor choice of words. Simplistic has a negative connotation. You have heard the term " Simple without being simplistic".

[@johnnyathanasiadis7884]

volume man volume so irritating