Pilatus PC-7
3 for sale, 1 with a US-dollar asking price. Asking prices, not sales.
What does a Pilatus PC-7 ask?
Not published
3 for sale now. Asking prices, not sales.
How far does a Pilatus PC-7 fly?
The PC-7’s book range is 1,420 nm, about 5 h 16 min at 270 kt.
Still air, no reserves; catalog confidence high.
What does a Pilatus PC-7 cost to keep?
It depends on how you fly it and where you keep it, so Sprinkle doesn’t give one figure. Work it out on your own numbers.
Go to the cost calculator →Too few US-dollar asking prices to chart this model by year.
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Range by variant
Book ranges from the catalog: still air, full fuel, no reserves, at the confidence shown. Plan with your own numbers.
- PC-71,420 nm · 270 kt cruise · high confidence
The Pilatus PC-7 in brief
3 Pilatus PC-7 listings are for sale across the sites Sprinkle reads as of Nov 12, 2026, built 1978–1989.
How the Pilatus PC-7 performs
By the catalog, the fastest variant cruises at 270 knots.
The longest book range across its variants is 1,420 nautical miles: still air, no reserves.
It seats up to 2 passengers.
Buying a Pilatus PC-7
Too few US-dollar asking prices to give a range yet.
Before an offer, check
- A pre-buy inspection by a mechanic who knows the type, chosen by you, not the seller.
- Complete logbooks for the airframe, engines and propellers, with any gaps explained.
- Damage history and any repairs, against the logbooks and the registry record.
- Engine time against the overhaul interval, and the shop that did the last overhaul.
- Airworthiness directives and service bulletins: which apply, and how each was closed.
Figures from the listings Sprinkle reads, read Nov 12, 2026. A market read from asking prices, not an appraisal.
About the Pilatus PC-7
- Manufacturer
- Pilatus, Switzerland
- Category
- Turboprop airplane
- Variants in the catalog
- 1: PC-7
- Passengers, at most
- 2
- The farthest the maker says the aircraft can fly on full fuel, in still air with standard reserves. Real trips with passengers and wind come up shorter.
- 1,420 nm
- Cruise speed, fastest
- 270 kt
- The highest altitude at which the aircraft can still climb at 100 feet per minute. Most trips cruise well below it.
- 33,000 ft
- The heaviest the aircraft is certified to weigh at takeoff, with people, bags and fuel on board.
- 2,700 kg (5,952 lb)
- The aviation authority’s approval of an aircraft design, such as the FAA’s or EASA’s. Each model flies under one.
- FAA
From Sprinkle's aircraft catalog. Figures are the highest across the model's variants.
The Pilatus PC-7 fleet
- Registered fleet
- 146
- Median age
- 39 years
- Registration changes, past 12 months
- 0
- Most built in the
- 1980s
From the national aircraft registers Sprinkle reads. Read Nov 12, 2026.
Pilatus PC-7 type certificates
- PC-7 FAA A50EU
- approved Aug 12, 1983 · Type certification under 14 CFR Section 21-29 including 14 CFR Part 23 effective February 1, 1965, including amendments 23-1 through 23-16 plus FAR 23.977 Amendment 23-17, FAR 25.393 Amendment 25-37; 14 CFR Part 36 effective December 1, 1969, including Amendments 36-1 through 36-12; SFAR 27 effective December 12, 1973, including Amendments SFAR 27-1 through SFAR 27-4; Exemption No. 3748 from Section 23.49(b)(1). · MTOW 1,900 kg · Pratt & Whitney Aircraft of Canada Ltd. PT6A-25 or PT6A-25A Turboprop · Type certificate data sheet (opens in a new tab)
From the regulators' type-certificate data sheets. Figures shown only where the reading is high-confidence.
Pilatus PC-7 manuals and documents
- The Smart Basic Training System (PDF, opens in a new tab)Emergency procedures · 23 pages
- Service Bulletin No: 57-017 (PDF, opens in a new tab)Service bulletins · 2019
From Sprinkle’s library for this model. PDFs open from Sprinkle’s own files.
What one would cost to fly
Put in your own figures; the totals update as you type.
- A month
- $13,790
- A flight hour, all in
- $827
- Flying (fuel and reserve)
- $97,480
- Fixed
- $68,000
- Loan
- $0
Fields marked Typical hold a rule-of-thumb figure for a turboprop: an assumption, not Sprinkle's data. Replace them with your own.
Not a quote: Sprinkle doesn't hold insurance, hangar or maintenance costs. Asking prices, not sales.
From the listings Sprinkle reads for this model. Read Nov 12, 2026.