Vincennes University replaced its legacy simulators after upgrading its fleet to Cirrus SR20 G7s, choosing RealSimGear over a competitor because the emulated avionics matched the aircraft button-for-button. Instructor Sean MacDermott, a former motion skeptic, was converted after a CAPS pull on an SR7x Pro motion platform. The six-device lab (four SR7x Pro, one PSx Pro Seminole, one SFx Premier Vision Jet for CRM) has five units on 6 DOF motion. Results: ~40% of instrument training now in the sim, $75/hr versus $230/hr aircraft, a free open lab, and near-ten instrument pilots trained with feedback that it's "not really any different than flying in the airplane."

RealSimGear has launched the SFx Premier, a complete replica Cirrus SF50 Vision Jet cabin built around its existing SFx flight deck. The cabin recreates the full window frame for use with wraparound visual systems, and adds a second seat with co-pilot side force feedback stick, a live CAPS and emergency overhead panel with oxygen mask pockets and map lights, and an integrated instructor camera for crew resource management training. The Premier Motion configuration mounts the same cabin, fully enclosed, on a commercial-grade 6DOF platform. SFx Premier starts at US$249,000; Premier Motion configurations from US$399,000. AATD approval is currently being sought.