Just before this article was written, Epic Aircraft unveiled its newest model, the E1000 AX with some significant improvements. These include Garmin’s autothrottle, Autoland, automatic yaw damper, GDL 60 PlaneSync for database updates, and GWX 8000 StormOptix weather radar; Lee Aerospace CoolView windows, True Blue Power lithium-ion batteries, and Starlink airborne connectivity. Pilatus also upgraded the PC-12 with the Pro model, now Garmin-equipped and with Autoland. The following was written before these announcements were made.
When prospective buyers consider high-performance single-engine turboprops, they might at first think about Daher’s TBM 960, the Pilatus PC-12 NGX, Piper M700 Fury, or Textron Aviation Beechcraft Denali, which isn’t yet available but is set to be certified and enter service this year. There is another airplane they should consider, however—one that outperforms all of the others in many aspects, is the only one with an all-composite airframe, and is relatively easy to fly. That airplane is the Epic E1000 GX, manufactured in Bend, Oregon.
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