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We Fly: Epic E1000 AX

Flying Magazine

Other relevant numbers for the E1000 AX are its max cruise speed of 333 knots, max operating altitude of FL 340 and NBAA range of 1,560 nm. Full-fuel payload is a whopping 1,150 pounds, and max landing weight is 7,600. VY, 150 knots, is reached before you have time to take a deep breath and the rate of climb goes through 3,000 fpm.

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Nothing Small About It

Plane and Pilot

“We routinely taxi at 1200 rpm due to the low spray…[we] can cruise at 10 knots” in displacement mode, something a Goose can’t do. Another advantage of the counter-rotating props is the elimination of torque roll. This is the tendency to dig in the left tip float during takeoff while countering engine torque.