The Piper Mirage

[@UncleKennysPlace]

"It is the only single-engine pressurized aircraft on the market" ... except for all of the turboprops, of course.

[@davidteen14]

He meant SEP currently in production.

[@williamrmcintosh4343]

Dan Felix and Thom, I agree with both of you. First of all, the Malibu Mirage is a serious airplane and demands a serious commitment to preventative safety training and preventative maintenance.. So add in the cost of simulator/recurrent training. Become a serious disciple of Dick Rochfort and his approach to flying the type. Let's leave out the turboprops for a moment. Really, the M-350P represents the upper end of what can be done with current piston- engine technology. Conceivably, some sort of liquid-cooled or diesel technology could be developed for the airframe, but that cost must be recovered somewhere. In the end, fly & operate the airplane like Dick Rochfort, tailor the mission to the airplane, train, train, train, and you probably won't have too many problems. But you will still be dissatisfied that the a/c can't carry 6 1000 nm. On the other hand, your bank account will love the M-350P far more than it would a turboprop or light jet.

[@Tackleberry666]

Beautiful plane, I hope someday I will get a chance to fly it.

[@cs512tr]

cool i just need to save for the next 400 years to be able to buy one

[@sergiosauceda9836]

cs512tr I’m sure it would be worth it . . .!!!

[@jeffstein3127]

Does piper still have the ready set fly program?

[@michaelnjoroge9668]

Is the landing gear retracted

[@ederleizimdasilveira7052]

Que sonho que sonho, quem sabe um dia.

[@ianrkav]

Matrix and Mirage look identical on paper. Is the Matrix unpressurized?

[@PiperAircraftInc]

Yes - The Matrix is unpressurized.

[@ianrkav]

Piper Aircraft, Inc. So that's the difference. Ok thanks:-)

[@julieannanderson3625]

What is the size of the nose baggage door?

[@thecrazeecow1682]

Yay I can put my pet dogs in the front compartment

[@frednicholson]

As long as they don't need pressurization!

[@zachg1017]

Piper Mirage: the cause of all my back problems...

[@marouanebenderradji137]

I didn't get it

[@adrianrubi5012]

Is it single pilot certified?

[@danfelix190]

yes

[@cloudstreets1396]

No. It needs a first officer and an engineer to fly it legally.

[@joeyweber6158]

Can someone please tell me what is that pod under the wing and is it optional?

[@nocalsteve]

It's the weather radar.

[@danfelix190]

storm scope.

[@RaysDad]

Million dollar airplane.

[@AirBajan]

Can someone bloody tell me how much it cost ?

[@danfelix190]

1.3

[@zyzo99]

Well, my impression is (not youtube, hangar also): made to fly.

[@lucasguerra2049]

am I the only one that thinks this looks a lot like the tbm-850?? Or vice versa I, don't know which one came first...

[@carloscepedad.6551]

why 800 mirage

[@zachg1017]

You will NEVER see 20gph unless you wanna overhaul the engine after 500 hours

[@zachg1017]

Or 213TAS. Bulllllllshiiiiiiiit

[@marouanebenderradji137]

do you own the plane or just estimating in case you own it what are your figures

[@quinnjim]

Looks like you could fly for a whole hour with 6 people and VFR reserves…..

[@TWhite94]

quinnjim Yeah, the specs are really misleading. What good does 6 seats provide if you can't even haul full fuel and luggage for each occupant.

[@quinnjim]

+CloudStreets Nope. It's supposed to be a 6 seater. No range with all the seats full=fail.

[@danfelix190]

You'll never get 6 people in there with enough fuel to taxi... Great plane but not very useful. Like any piper, deduct 2 seats...

[@williamrmcintosh4343]

...it's a stepper...but like all airplanes, the pilot must compromise range vs load. Seldom does someone need to fill the seats, but you have the capability for doing so

[@thom7892]

Doing the math, I see six 150 lb adults, 60 gals fuel, and about 400 kts range. That ain't bad for 2+ hours in an airplane at FL250 in pressurized cabin class comfort. Remember there's no lav, so the 7 hours for a 1300 Knot range is pretty much a single pilot affair anyway. Your passengers are not going to make it that long. Seems like a beautiful and very versatile safe airplane! Sure better that the old Cherokee Six I used to fly. (-:

[@stealhty1]

Ufff

[@sfsskycracker1448]

I own a Piper Mirage M350 with registration OK-PMG.Goodbye

[@marouanebenderradji137]

is it good, comfortable reliable, does it really burns 20 gal/h what the best cruise speed for the fuel consumption I know that it varies depending on the weather but ranging it would be enough

[@SquawkCode]

Piper monetized their channel with ads! Bawhahaha 🤣

[@stephensmith7814]

Hhhhmm no winglets, no carbon composites any where. Piston engine is way better on the wallet than a turbine engine. The evolution's turbine engine cost about 500k, in a 1mil. aircraft. Hmmm, will piper ever get with the carbon program?

[@UncleKennysPlace]

Why? Aluminum works great. Ask Pilatus and Piaggio. Easier to fix, too.

[@heavyizthacrown-5842]

Reading from a script? Smh

[@tropicthndr]

can I order it without the 180 lbs of extra dead weight Garmin nonsense and get it with much lighter digital steam gauges. Then take off that stupid weather radar pontoon thats just more nonsense because Foreflight shows everything you need with stratus. Then it will be an awesome performer.

[@zachg1017]

bahaha you've gotta be joking about the radar......and stratus....

[@bkrichmd]

Weather Radar on the plane is far superior to Stratus and Foreflight.

[@rlkinser]

Jesus christ, the internet never fails to amaze

[@lelandf1043]

Hey piper u should just like... donate it to me