Specifications
AI Description
- Maintenance: Complied with FAR Part 91; Annual Inspection due by October 1, 2024; Landing Gear Overhaul completed by July 30, 2025.
- Engine: Model TSIO-550-C; TBO of 2000 hours; TTSNew of 120 hours.
- Additional Equipment: FIKI (Flight Into Known Icing); ice protection; heated windshield; FL250; long-range fuel tanks; spoilers; speed brakes.
- Avionics:
- Autopilot: Garmin GFC-600
- Communication Radios: Garmin GNC-225, Garmin GTN-750
- EFIS: Garmin G500
- Flight Rules: IFR
- GPS: Garmin G5 (backup), Garmin GTN-750
- Navigation Radios: Garmin GTN-750
- Transponder: Garmin GTX-345
- Features:
- Extended Range/Auxiliary Fuel: Equipped
- Speed Brakes: Equipped
- Ice Protection: Equipped
- Traffic Collision Avoidance System: Standard
- ADS-B Capable: Standard
- Weather Radar: Standard
- Interior: Rating of 6; accommodates 6 passengers; Executive configuration; leather interior.
- Exterior: Rating of 7.
About this Model
Overview
The Piper Malibu is a pressurized, low-wing single designed to cruise in the high teens to mid‑20s (when equipped and operated accordingly) while keeping passengers in a more comfortable cabin environment than non-pressurized piston singles. It targets owners who want efficient point-to-point travel for 2–4 people with the flexibility of smaller-airport access and the operating simplicity of a single engine, while accepting the workload and discipline that come with a complex, high-performance piston aircraft.
Mission Fit
In practice, the Malibu fits missions where a pilot-owner wants to go farther and faster than typical piston singles while enjoying a pressurized cabin and higher cruise altitudes for smoother rides and better winds. It is less aligned with missions that demand turbine-like redundancy or all-weather capability beyond what the specific airframe is equipped, approved, and maintained to deliver.
Cabin
The Malibu’s cabin is oriented around comfortable seating for a small group, with a quieter, more stable feel at altitude than non-pressurized piston aircraft. Expect a club-style feel in some configurations, with the real differentiator being pressurization rather than stand-up space. Passenger comfort is strongly influenced by the condition of door seals, environmental controls, and cabin soundproofing, which can vary by aircraft and modifications.