Specifications
AI Description
- Model: Commander 690A
- Condition: Used
- Flight Rules: IFR
- Location: Peoria, Illinois
- Fresh service center inspections including landing gear and propeller
- Mid-life complete rebuild with high maintenance status
- Airframe: 3356 hours TSO, 831 hours since hot section inspection
- Engines: 2 x Honeywell TPE331-10T, 3356 hours SOH, 5000 hours TBO, 831 hours since hot section
- Props: 2 x Hartzell 3-blade wide chord Q-Tip props, fresh overhaul
- Avionics: Garmin GNS530W GPS, Rockwell Collins AP106 autopilot, ADS-B equipped, WAAS, LPV
- Additional Equipment: Pressurized, Flight Into Known Icing (FIKI), Supreme Commander mod, Grand Renaissance Commander mod, winglets
- Exterior: White with dark and light blue
- Interior: 8 passenger seats, tan leather seating and side panels, air conditioning
- Inspection Status: Airworthy
About this Model
Overview
The Commander 690A is a legacy, pressurized, twin‑engine turboprop designed around regional missions where runway flexibility and straightforward systems matter. It targets operators who want turbine reliability and higher cruise performance than piston twins, while keeping the aircraft small enough to be managed by an owner-flown or small-flight-department operation. Typical use cases include business trips between secondary airports, multi-stop days, and utility flying where payload and field performance take priority over cabin volume.
Mission Fit
Most missions align with a practical regional profile: climb to the mid-teens/low-20s as needed for weather and efficiency, cruise at turboprop speeds appropriate to its era, then get in and out of shorter fields than many light jets. It’s less aligned with transcontinental stage lengths or use cases that demand contemporary avionics integration and cabin refinement without upgrades.
Cabin
The 690A cabin is a compact, pressurized environment intended for short-to-medium duration trips. Seating is typically arranged in a small club/forward-aft mix depending on interior, with an emphasis on functional comfort rather than a large-cabin feel. Noise and vibration characteristics are typical of older-generation turboprops and can vary significantly with interior condition, insulation, prop condition, and engine rigging.