PS-RDJ

PS-RDJ is a Piper Aircraft PA-46-600TP, a single-engine turboprop. SkyMeter has tracked 140 flights totalling 181 hours of airtime via ADS-B across 2 callsigns. The most frequent segment is SBRP to SBSP. Service window in our records spans 415 days. Of those flights, 2 (1.4%) carry at least one detected incident: a go-around, unstable approach, stall warning, or runway excursion. The Piper Aircraft PA-46-600TP has a maximum takeoff weight of 6,000 lb, light wake category.

About the Piper Aircraft PA-46-600TP

The Piper M600 represents the pinnacle of the company's pressurized single-engine turboprop line, certified in 2016 as the successor to the M500. Powered by a 600-shaft-horsepower Pratt & Whitney PT6A-42A driving a five-blade Hartzell composite propeller, the M600 cruises at 274 knots true airspeed and climbs to a maximum altitude of 30,000 feet, making it one of the fastest and highest-flying piston-class singles available to owner-pilots. Its pressurized cabin seats up to six occupants in club configuration with a maximum differential of 5.5 psi, delivering sea-level comfort up to 13,000 feet.

What truly distinguishes the M600 from its peers is the integration of Garmin's revolutionary Autoland system, standard equipment from 2020 forward. This emergency autonomous landing capability, a first for general aviation, allows the aircraft to automatically navigate to the nearest suitable airport, communicate with air traffic control, configure itself for landing, and touch down without pilot intervention if the pilot becomes incapacitated. The system has been demonstrated successfully in real-world emergencies, fundamentally changing the safety equation for single-pilot operations in high-performance turboprops.

The M600 competes directly with the Daher TBM 910 and Pilatus PC-12 in the owner-flown turboprop market, though at roughly half the acquisition cost of a new PC-12. With a range of 1,484 nautical miles at max cruise and a spacious 43-inch-wide cabin, it appeals to business owners and affluent private pilots seeking near-jet performance without the operating costs or crew requirements of light jets. The type's 6,000-pound maximum takeoff weight keeps it in the light single-engine category for insurance and operational simplicity.

SkyMeter has tracked flights across airframes and operators, with the largest observed operator.