Buy the airplane. Add the boxes – or not!
Every Saratoga II TC on the market today asks you to compromise on one of two things — the airframe or the panel. The clean, low-time examples wear GNS-era radios. The ones with modern touchscreen navigators are either high-time, non-glass, or well north of half a million dollars. N614DM is the one airplane in the fleet that lets you buy the hard part first and write the easy part yourself.
The hard part is already done and it cannot be bought later at any price: 2,090 hours since new, 410 hours since a major overhaul by Certified Engines, an overhauled turbocharger and a #1 cylinder IRAN completed in June 2026, a fresh February 2026 annual, and a life spent hangared. Around that sits the equipment that makes a turbocharged single actually useful in the high teens — 300-horsepower TIO-540, PiperAire air conditioning, a 50 cubic foot six-place oxygen system, Reiff preheat, standby battery, and 1,036 pounds of useful load in six seats with deluxe leather, a writing desk, and a refreshment console. The panel is Avidyne FlightMax Entegra glass with EMAX engine and fuel management, TAS600 active traffic, L3 WX-500 Stormscope, CMAX charts, and an S-TEC 55X with flight director, altitude and rate preselect, and GPSS. That is a complete situational-awareness airplane, not a project.
What it does not have is a current-production navigator, and that is precisely the opportunity. The market is currently paying a $40,000 to $60,000 premium for touchscreen navigators on this airframe — which is very nearly what the upgrade costs. This is that rare avionics decision a buyer gets back. Spend your money on the boxes you want. Or if your mission doesn’t require the current era WAAS navigators then fly it as is and you really are not sacrificing any utility.
Airframe
Total Time
2,090
Airframe
Total time: 2,090 hours since new (subject to change)
Engine
Engine 1 Time
410 SMOH
Engine TBO
2000
Engine Manufacturer
Engine: 410 hours since major overhaul by Certified Engines
Props
Number of Blades
3
Prop Specs
Propeller: 1,130 hours since major overhaul
Avionics
Avionics/Radios
Avidyne FlightMax Entegra primary flight display
Coupled to system 55X with altitude and rate pre-select
H.S.I / FD, altitude, rate of climb, MAP, RPM, active navigation presentations
Entegra multifunction flight situation display
EMAX - engine monitoring, fuel management
Dual Garmin GNS 430 GPS/ILS/VOR/LOC/COM
Garmin GMA-340 audio panel with marker beacon
Stratus ESG ADS-B OUT transponder
Avidyne TAS600 active traffic system
L3 WX500 StormScope
CMAX approach charts (subscription required)
Avidyne XM data receiver
XM Music receiver – portable (subscription required)
Midcontinent electric standby attitude indicator
Artex ME406 ELT
Six place intercom system
S-TEC System 55X autopilot with flight director and GPSS
Additional Equipment
Additional Equipment
PiperAire air conditioning
Pilot’s Bose powered headset jack
6-place oxygen system – 50 cu. Ft.
Standby battery
Reiff engine preheater
External power receptacle
Exterior
Exterior
Medium concord blue metallic with pumice and blue metallic accents over white
Interior
Interior
Light grey deluxe leather interior
Executive writing desk
Refreshment console with portable cooler
Pilot and copilot vertically adjusting seats
Overhead passenger reading lamps
This monthly repayment estimate is provided by Overdrive Commercial Funding Pty Ltd (Australian Credit License: 389328) This estimate is based on a Chattel Mortgage, which is only available where the purchaser of the item intends to use the item for primarily commercial use. The term of this loan is based 60 months with 30% residual & subject to qualifying commercial assets and credit criteria. Fees and charges are not included in this estimate and may apply. If the item is a vehicle and is not listed with a drive away price, any repayment estimate does not include additional costs, such as stamp duty and other government charges. The term of this loan is 60 months. This estimate should be used for information purposes only and is not an offer of finance on particular terms. This repayment estimate is the estimated lowest repayment available from Overdrive Commercial Funding Pty Ltd’s panel of lenders and products for this specific item each day, and includes several assumptions about the item, purchaser, and loan specifics. All loans are subject to eligibility criteria and Overdrive Commercial Funding Pty Ltd loan approval process. A specific quote including details of all fees and charges, or loans for items with primarily or wholly personal use can be obtained via overdrivefunding.com.au or by calling 1800 954 124.
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