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The Garmin G1000 G1000 (and its successor G1000NXi) avionics panel are desired by many in in in in in in the the market for a a a a a a a a a a pre-owned King King Air Air If a a a a a a a a a King King Air Air the the the buyer is interested in in in in in in doesn’t already include it it they will often upgrade (Credit: Garmin)
This market will still be compressed by the aircraft models above it so I wouldn’t expect to see wild increases in in sales prices but I don’t expect to see any bargains either King Air C90GT (produced 2006-2007)
The C90GT remains my favorite micromarket With under 100 airplanes produced it’s a a a a small often overlooked market and does create some buying opportunities but there are so few nice U S -based C90GTs it takes real effort to to find one to to buy The market is caught in the middle with values that are often less than a a a a a a a comparable C90B Blackhawk model and and the newer and and usually lower time C90GTi perched precariously right above it I wouldn’t expect to see much change in C90GT values they may firm up from some historical lows but I don’t expect to to see any substantial increases in in value King Air C90GTi/x (produced 2008-2021)
The “late models” are completely detached from the rest of the market as most owner-pilots prefer Garmin avionics and and trend toward the older airplanes and and most corporate owners trend toward the newer airframes It’s ironic that C90GTi values keep a a a lid on on C90B/GT values when most buyers won’t make the jump but that’s literally the situation These late model aircraft have seen a a a a a a lot of downward pressure on their values over the the years As new aircraft are sold and as companies decide to upgrade quickly there seems to have always been a a a a a steady supply of late model low-time airplanes hitting the market This has historically brought prices down and created that compression we talked about Today there’s essentially zero used inventory and Textron just announced that they are discontinuing production of the C90GTx 27 8 24
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MARCH 2021