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Meet the aircraft
The Vision Jet applies Cirrus's personal-aircraft approach to a small jet. Its single turbofan is mounted above the fuselage, between the surfaces of the V-tail. The cabin and flight deck are arranged for an owner-pilot market, and the aircraft includes a whole-aircraft parachute system. The SF50 is therefore a different proposition from a scaled-down twin-engine business jet.
Aircraft background
Wikipedia contributors · Read more ↗The first demo feels familiar in unexpected places
Pierce arrived excited about an aircraft he had already ordered, and his account is openly enthusiastic. The placement of familiar switches helped him settle into the cockpit, while the turbine startup and broad windows made the departure feel special. Once airborne, he found the controls responsive and the cabin noticeably quieter as the power came back.
Author’s blog · March 2017. Early Vision Jet demonstration from Orlando Executive with company pilot Justin; Pierce held a delivery position and already flew an SR22 Turbo.
Brad in Motion · Read more ↗Ice-protection indications in a documented revision
Sim Update 2 identifies Vision Jet package 0.5.11 and Working Title’s changes. These include stall-speed offsets when wing/stabiliser ice protection is selected, an IPS Stall Offset Reset control, revised flap logic and cabin-pressure calculations. The notes also document checklist-wheel behaviour. The changes date to May 2025.
Vision SF50 (VisionJet) · Microsoft Flight Simulator · MSFS 2024
Microsoft Flight Simulator · Read more ↗Into the cockpit
YouTube Blaze Grubbs · 26 min ·
Cirrus Vision Jet Flight Vlog! Florida to Oklahoma in the SF50!
A pilot shares a Vision Jet journey from Florida to Oklahoma.
Real aircraft · Cirrus Vision SF50
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Meet Cirrus Vision SF50
The Vision Jet applies Cirrus's personal-aircraft approach to a small jet. Its single turbofan is mounted above the fuselage, between the surfaces of the V-tail. The cabin and flight deck are arranged for an owner-pilot market, and the aircraft includes a whole-aircraft parachute system.
Avionics and automation evolved between SF50 generations; the simulator products identify their represented equipment.
Cirrus Vision SF50
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History & design
The conforming aircraft takes flight
Cirrus’s C0 flew from Duluth on 24 March 2014 with chief test pilot Mike Stevens. It was the first of three conforming test aircraft, assembled using production drawings, tooling and processes. This certification-stage flight is distinct from the programme’s earlier prototype flying.
Cirrus Aircraft · First Flight of the Vision Jet ↗Cirrus announcement · published the day after the flight
Designed as a step from a piston single
Cirrus positioned the pressurised, single-engine Vision between high-performance piston aircraft and light jets. Its cabin and control arrangement were intended to make that progression familiar to SR-series owners, while the airframe parachute remained a defining part of the concept.
Cirrus Aircraft · First Flight of the Vision Jet ↗Manufacturer’s 2014 description of the programme’s purpose
Development milestones
First flight: First prototype: 3 July 2008 Conforming prototype: 24 March 2014 First production: 5 May 2016
Wikipedia contributors · Cirrus Vision SF50 ↗Cirrus Vision SF50 · family/variant named by the source · Wikipedia revision 1365077528
Pilot accounts
The first demo feels familiar in unexpected places
Pierce arrived excited about an aircraft he had already ordered, and his account is openly enthusiastic. The placement of familiar switches helped him settle into the cockpit, while the turbine startup and broad windows made the departure feel special. Once airborne, he found the controls responsive and the cabin noticeably quieter as the power came back.
Landing at Lakeland produced his strongest reaction: the touchdown felt so gentle that he asked whether they were already on the ground. A second flight back to Orlando gave him another smooth landing and more confidence with the avionics. He left discussing colours, interiors and options. This is a prospective owner’s first demonstration experience, including close relationships with the company, rather than a completed transition course or an independent comparison of jets.
Author’s blog · March 2017. Early Vision Jet demonstration from Orlando Executive with company pilot Justin; Pierce held a delivery position and already flew an SR22 Turbo.
Read the full account · Brad in Motion ↗The smile came after demanding transition training
Jolley’s pleasure in taking delivery followed years of waiting and an intensive training programme. Familiar control positions from his SR22 helped, but he described the jet’s systems as demanding serious study. Ground school, instructor flights, a checkride and a cross-country mentorship formed distinct stages of the transition. He needed time afterwards to unwind from the pressure.
Speed management became the lesson he kept returning to. He wrote down mistakes during training and noticed that descent speed was the one issue he repeated. Later journeys linked his Tennessee base with business and family destinations in Texas. The ownership experience also included maintenance: a sensor fault during a Florida trip needed attention the following morning. His enthusiasm is grounded in both the new possibilities and the work involved in reaching them.
AOPA interview by Tom Snow · March 2018. Owner of Vision Jet serial number 29, delivered in December 2017 after several SR22s.
Read the full account · AOPA ↗A business-jet pilot takes the Vision into real weather
Albright’s introduction finished with a journey whose weather made the avionics useful in a concrete way. In cruise, a replay function recovered a radio frequency he had misheard, and the touchscreen made a complicated amended clearance easy to enter. The broad view impressed him, while the cockpit’s design repeatedly revealed its intended connection with pilots moving up from piston aircraft.
Near Nashua, low cloud and rain brought an instrument approach and a soaked runway. He watched the aircraft slow and change attitude as it was configured, then took it through the landing when the approach lights appeared. The experience left him positive about the transition but alert to the temptation to become complacent with so much assistance. His parachute demonstration had taken place in the simulator, separately from this flight.
Business & Commercial Aviation · August 2021. Generation 2+ flight with Matt Bergwall from Knoxville to Nashua, after a separate training-centre visit.
Read the full account · Business & Commercial Aviation / James Albright ↗In your simulator
Systems, equipment and documentation for each developer’s aircraft.
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X-Plane 12Cirrus Vision SF50
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Cirrus Vision SF50
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X-Plane 11Cirrus Vision SF50
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Cirrus Vision SF50
Laminar Research · Released
MSFS 2020SF50 Vision Jet G2
FlightFX · Released
SF50 Vision Jet G2
FlightFX · Released
Aircraft specifications
Published figures for the named real-aircraft variant. Simulator equipment and performance can differ.
| Specification | Published value |
|---|---|
| Length | 30 ft 11 in (9.42 m) |
| Wingspan | 38 ft 9 in (11.8 m) |
| Height | 10 ft 11 in (3.32 m) |
| Empty weight | 3,550 lb (1,610 kg) |
| Gross weight | 6,000 lb (2,722 kg) |
| Powerplant | 1 × Williams FJ33 -5A turbofan, 1,846 lbf (8.21 kN) thrust |
| Maximum speed | 311 kn (358 mph, 576 km/h) maximum cruise speed |
| Cruise speed | 300 kn (350 mph, 560 km/h) max cruise speed, 240 kn (280 mph; 440 km/h) economical cruise speed |
| Stall speed | 67 kn (77 mph, 124 km/h) with flaps |
| Range | 500 nmi (580 mi, 930 km) with 1,200 lb (544 kg) payload at max cruise to 1,200 nmi (2,222 km; 1,381 mi) with 200 lb (91 kg) payload at economical cruise |
| Service ceiling | 31,000 ft (9,400 m) |
Manuals & resources
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Simulator documentation
Ice-protection indications in a documented revisionVision SF50 (VisionJet) · Microsoft Flight Simulator · MSFS 2024
Sim Update 2 identifies Vision Jet package 0.5.11 and Working Title’s changes. These include stall-speed offsets when wing/stabiliser ice protection is selected, an IPS Stall Offset Reset control, revised flap logic and cabin-pressure calculations. The notes also document checklist-wheel behaviour. The changes date to May 2025.
Official MSFS 2024 SU2 notes · 1.4.20.0
Microsoft Flight Simulator · Read the source ↗Loading appears on the cockpit displayCirrus Vision SF50 · Laminar Research · X-Plane 12 / X-Plane 11
Laminar’s guide describes a weight-and-balance display that plots the aircraft’s loading against an envelope and updates as fuel is consumed. Initial loading comes from X-Plane’s weight, balance and fuel controls. A separate systems display shows the main door, parking brake and landing gear.
Archived Laminar SF50 manual · PDF p.18
Laminar Research · Read the source ↗An ILS approach still requires manual speed controlCirrus Vision SF50 · Laminar Research · X-Plane 12 / X-Plane 11
The manual’s autopilot-assisted ILS follows the localiser and glideslope, while the pilot manages speed with the throttle and completes the flare and braking manually. This is the documented X-Plane procedure; later real-aircraft autothrottle and Safe Return accounts describe different equipment.
Archived Laminar SF50 manual · PDF p.35; no installed revision observed
Laminar Research · Read the source ↗The Vision Jet's documented configurationCirrus Vision SF50 · Laminar Research · X-Plane 12 / X-Plane 11
Laminar's SF50 guide covers flight controls, autopilot and trim/configuration indications. It covers the bundled Vision Jet's equipment; later real-aircraft upgrades and other developers' packages have separate references.
Archived simulator manual; installed package revision not observed · PDF pp.7,46-47
Laminar Research · Read the source ↗Pilot account
The first demo feels familiar in unexpected placesAuthor’s blog · March 2017. Early Vision Jet demonstration from Orlando Executive with company pilot Justin; Pierce held a delivery position and already flew an SR22 Turbo.
Pierce arrived excited about an aircraft he had already ordered, and his account is openly enthusiastic. The placement of familiar switches helped him settle into the cockpit, while the turbine startup and broad windows made the departure feel special. Once airborne, he found the controls responsive and the cabin noticeably quieter as the power came back. Landing at Lakeland produced his strongest reaction: the touchdown felt so gentle that he asked whether they were already on the ground.
Brad Pierce
Brad in Motion · Read the source ↗The smile came after demanding transition trainingAOPA interview by Tom Snow · March 2018. Owner of Vision Jet serial number 29, delivered in December 2017 after several SR22s.
Jolley’s pleasure in taking delivery followed years of waiting and an intensive training programme. Familiar control positions from his SR22 helped, but he described the jet’s systems as demanding serious study. Ground school, instructor flights, a checkride and a cross-country mentorship formed distinct stages of the transition. He needed time afterwards to unwind from the pressure. Speed management became the lesson he kept returning to.
Jay Jolley
AOPA · Read the source ↗Developer documentation
SF50 Vision Jet G2 — product listingSF50 Vision Jet G2 · MSFS 2020
Product listing captured 2026-09-24; edition scope from the reviewed catalogue
FlightFX · Read the source ↗Read the original documentation from the people who created it. Manuals open on their publisher’s website.
Manual
Microsoft Flight Simulator aircraft manualsMicrosoft / aircraft developers Cirrus Vision SF50 POHLaminar Research X-Plane 12 Desktop ManualLaminar Research X-Plane aircraft and avionics manualsLaminar Research X-Plane 11 Desktop ManualLaminar ResearchAircraft background
Cirrus Vision SF50Wikipedia contributors · Research background · Wikipedia revision 1365077528 · retrieved 2026-09-12 First Flight of the Vision JetCirrus Aircraft · 25 March 2014 · conforming aircraft C0 milestoneResource
MSFS 2024 FAQ and edition aircraft inventoryMicrosoftDeveloper documentation
Release Notes — Sim Update 2 [1.4.20.0]Microsoft Flight Simulator · 15 May 2025 · aircraft-specific package revisionsType designator
ICAO Doc 8643 — aircraft type designatorsInternational Civil Aviation Organization · Public search data retrieved 2026-09-14; authority update 2026-09-03Product
SF50 Vision Jet G2FlightFX · Product listing captured 2026-09-24; edition scope from the reviewed catalogueBuilt-in force-feedback profiles
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Catalogue programme-20261022-v1 · 2 profile choices
FlightFX SF50 Vision Jet G2
FlightFX · Free and Pro · Revision 3 · Inherited starting point
MSFS 2020
FlightFX SF50 Vision Jet G2: Mechanical side controls motivate the selected loading law; sidestick appearance alone does not imply fixed passive Airbus resistance.
Cirrus Vision SF50
Free and Pro · Revision 2 · Partial review
MSFS 2024 · X-Plane 12 · X-Plane 11
Cirrus Vision SF50: Mechanical side controls motivate the selected loading law; sidestick appearance alone does not imply fixed passive Airbus resistance.
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