This 2022 Epic E1000 GX Is a Jet-Chasing ‘AircraftForSale’ Top Pick

With a cruising speed over 320 ktas and pressurized cabin, the Epic E1000 GX is like a six-seat personal airliner.

The Epic E1000 GX turboprop is fast enough to challenge certain jets. [Courtesy: Southwest Aero]

Each day, the team at Aircraft For Sale picks an airplane that catches our attention because it is unique, represents a good deal, or has other interesting qualities. You can read Aircraft For Sale: Today’s Top Pick at FLYINGMag.com daily.

A lot of pilots eagerly anticipated the Epic E1000’s arrival on the market, and I think most would agree it was worth the wait. The pressurized, six-seat turboprop  boasts a maximum cruising speed of 320-plus ktas, putting it in the running with the TBM 960 for the “fastest single” title and challenging a few jets as well.

The Epic’s performance, which includes short-field capability, gives you an impressive operating radius and more control over where you go and when you get there. The aircraft also has many big-airplane features, from an airstair entry door to stick-shaker and stick-pusher anti-stall systems. It has the feel of a personal airliner.

This 2022 Epic E1000 GX has 205 hours on the airframe and 190 hours on its 1,200 hp Pratt & Whitney PT6A-67A engine and five-blade Hartzell propeller.

The panel includes the Garmin G1000 NXi integrated flight deck, GFC 700 autopilot with flight director, coupled go-around, emergency descent protection, yaw damper, and  stall protection system with stick shaker and stick pusher. The aircraft is also equipped with synthetic vision, a GTS 825 traffic advisory system and XM Weather.

Pilots seeking the ultimate in a high-performance single with six seats and a pressurized cabin to keep family and business associates comfortable should consider this Epic E1000, which is available for $4,35 million on AircraftForSale.

You can arrange financing of the aircraft through FLYING Finance. For more information, email info@flyingfinance.com.

Jonathan Welsh is a private pilot who worked as a reporter, editor and columnist with the Wall Street Journal for 21 years, mostly covering the auto industry. His passion for aviation began in childhood with balsa-wood gliders his aunt would buy for him at the corner store. Follow Jonathan on Twitter @JonathanWelsh4

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