Redbird Elevates Flight Simulator Fidelity With New Avionics Upgrades

Company announces G1000 NXi software update and forthcoming family of high-fidelity hardware.

Meg Godlewski

Thursday, July 16, 2026 at 08:00 AM ET

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Travis Tingle

Redbird Flight Simulations is bringing a new level of realism to aviation training devices (ATDs) with the NXi panel.

Key Takeaways:

Redbird Flight Simulations is rolling out major software and hardware upgrades for its aviation training devices (ATDs) to enhance realism and training value.
The enhancements primarily focus on delivering high-fidelity emulation of Garmin G1000 NXi avionics for more accurate pilot training.
New NXi software, featuring improved graphics and advanced operational tools like Synthetic Vision Technology, is set to release on August 17.
An accompanying E001 instrument panel, with higher-fidelity hardware and embedded video displays, will be available in early 2027, with all new components being modular and backward compatible.

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One of the best aspects of Redbird Flight Simulations’ aviation training devices (ATDs) is that with a change of the plexigas instrument panel and a swap out of the throttle quadrant you can be flying a different airplane.

Those aircraft are about to become more realistic as Wednesday Redbird introduced an evolution of its flight deck software and hardware, bringing new high fidelity to the users of Garmin G1000 NXi avionics.