Type-Rating Confidence, On Demand

by Keaton

The Back-of-the-Napkin Moment

Last week a brand-new SFx Pro owner sent us a photo of the napkin he used to justify the purchase of his sim. While waiting for his delivery date, he’d crunched the numbers at his kitchen table:


Hourly cost of flying the Jet:

$2,190 – $2,920 per hour (payments + JetStream + fuel + insurance)

Payback: 

27-37 sim hours

He circled the bottom line and wrote, “No Brainer.” His takeaway wasn’t fly less—it was show up better prepared.  The cost of a high fidelity, highly useful sim is trival in the context of aircraft ownership and operation and it makes you a safer pilot.

1 | Why Flight Hours Alone Aren’t Enough

Real-World Limit
There are limitations to what you can safely and realistically practice in the actual aircraft. The SFx Pro bridges this gap by letting you rehearse complex profiles, repeated reps of doing highly task saturated phases of flight, in-depth procedures training, and CAPS deployments. 

Type-rating pressure
With the SFx Pro, you can run through every flow and profile repeatedly until it becomes second nature. When it’s time for your check ride, type rating or recurrent training, you're not just familiar—you’re fully prepared.

Hard-to-find reps—Can’t run full emergencies in air
Real emergencies are rare and risky to simulate in flight. In the simulator, you can practice full engine failures at rotation, engine fire, electrical issues, and every edge-case emergency in a safe, controlled setting.

Weather & airspace bottlenecks—Aspen IMC isn’t always available
Practice approach into Aspen?, a busy Bravo transition, or an RNAV to minimums in mountain obscuration? Just set the scenario. The SFx Pro gives you on-demand access to any weather or airspace scenario.

Cost & calendar—Jet-A, cycles, maintenance windows
Jet time is expensive. With the simulator, there’s no fuel, no wear on the jet, and no maintenance restrictions—just 24/7 training availability at a moment’s notice.

2 | Meet the RealSimGear SFx Pro

Full G3000/GTC touch suite + functional CAPS handle
The SFx Pro replicates the G3000 interface down to the touchscreens and physical CAPS handle, delivering true one-to-one cockpit muscle memory.

Force-feedback sidestick, autothrottle & VNAV
Feel what the jet feels like. With force-feedback controls and functional autothrottle, you’ll sense the subtle cues—trim forces, even the stick-shaker—just like in flight. With full VNAV capability you can learn and practice everything the Vision Jet has to offer.

220° 4K wrap-around visuals
Immerse yourself in a panoramic 220° 4K visual field. It’s life-size and lifelike, letting you fly patterns, approaches, and visuals exactly as you would in the actual aircraft.

Quick-set failure menu
Want to trigger an engine fire on climb-out or simulate a no-flap landing? The instructor station makes it easy to set up and manage failures in seconds.

FAA AATD pathway (pending)
Once approved, the SFx Pro can be used to log up to 20 hours toward your instrument rating or maintain your instrument currency—adding real training value to your sim time.

Rolling platform, 6–8-week build
The system arrives ready to go with a rolling platform and a two-hour white-glove setup. Custom options are available to match your aircraft and training environment perfectly.

3 | Four High Impact Use Cases

  1. Pre-Type-Rating  – Work with a CFI and at home to master every G3000 page, rehearse emergency scenarios, and fly checkride approaches before you ever get to Knoxville.

  2. Recurrent & IPC in One Afternoon – Holds, partial-panel, unusual attitudes—knock them out in focused sim hours and then head to the plane for the aircraft required portion.

  3. High-Risk Scenarios – Night IMC out of KSAN with a low altitude engine failure? Aspen RNAV 33 in gusty tailwinds? Practice them all, then fly for real for improved confidence.

  4. Confidence Builder for New Owners – Your first family trip feels routine—not stressful—when you’ve already flown every leg (missed approaches included) in the sim.

Owner Quote

“Absolute game changer, Flying the Vision Jet in my home sim has been an outstanding experience. The realism, especially in the G3000 and flight dynamics, is spot-on—it’s the perfect tool for sharpening procedures and staying current between real-world flights.”

 

4 | What does it look like to purchase the SFx Pro?

  1. Initial Consult – Questions answered, demo if needed, fit-check and spec call.

  2. Build & Factory Acceptance – 6-8 weeks; live updates throughout the build

  3. White-Glove Delivery – System arrives, installation, tutorial, removal of crate

  4. Signature Support – Dedicated support via email, phone, and onsite if needed

 

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