Best ultralight and microlight aircraft for your mission

Based on Segrate (MI), 2 people, 250 nm typical trips, any production year and a €250k purchase budget.

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Compare ultralight and microlight aircraft from any production year by mission fit, purchase price, annual ownership cost, runway requirement and practical European range. Prices are adjusted to the suggested aircraft year rather than treating every example as financially identical. All figures are indicative estimates that require verification.
Recommended purchase ceiling€200k
Expected annual cash cost€65k to €171k
Main constraintPayload
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Piper PA-24-250 ComanchePhoto: James from Cheltenham, Gloucestershire · CC BY-SA 2.0

Piper PA-24-250 Comanche

Four-seat retractable-gear high-performance tourer
single-engine piston aircraft
Suggested year1961
Seats4
Range900 nm
Runway need500 m
Purchase91
Payload91
Range98
Mission100
Why it fits: Estimated €100k purchase fits inside your budget with headroom for surprises. Carries 2 people with baggage and useful fuel.
Estimated 1961 purchase
€100k
€94k estimated per year
€572k over five years
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Mooney M20J 201Photo: André Gerwing · CC BY-SA 4.0

Mooney M20J 201

Four-seat efficient retractable-gear tourer
single-engine piston aircraft
Suggested year1985
Seats4
Range1000 nm
Runway need500 m
Purchase89
Payload87
Range98
Mission100
Why it fits: Estimated €113k purchase fits inside your budget with headroom for surprises. Carries 2 people with baggage and useful fuel.
Estimated 1985 purchase
€113k
€65k estimated per year
€438k over five years
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Beechcraft B55 BaronPhoto: San Diego Air & Space Museum Archives · Public domain · representative variant

Beechcraft B55 Baron

Four-to-six-seat light piston twin
twin-engine piston aircraft
Suggested year1978
Seats6
Range1000 nm
Runway need700 m
Purchase85
Payload93
Range98
Mission100
Why it fits: Estimated €140k purchase fits inside your budget with headroom for surprises. Carries 2 people with baggage and useful fuel.
Estimated 1978 purchase
€140k
€171k estimated per year
€996k over five years
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