If you’re looking for not just a Cessna cockpit simulator, but a Cessna Level D or full-motion simulator, AXIS offers the Cessna XLS / XLS+ as well as the CJ1 and CJ1 as state-of-the-art FFS on full-motion platforms, including all avionics and distinct Cockpit layouts per model. They feature a training experience that is as real as in the aircraft with peerless efficiency and availability.

Coverage and Adaptability

AXIS builds Cessna full flight simulators for customers worldwide. Citations are used not just for business flying, but also medevac, aerial surveying, maritime patrol, and ISR. AXIS simulators adapt to these various mission profiles as well as the many Citation fleet variants, thanks to the modularity that is part of AXIS simulator design. We cover not only the latest generation, but also the many legacy models still in use, including those with analog cockpits.

Our clean, modular approach caters to these differences, and our RoRo simulators let training operators switch between configurations quickly and easily. Our simulators’ ability to present trainees with difficult terrains and weather conditions is another important benefit, as is our advanced icing simulation based on a range of scenarios. The Citation’s ability to get in and out of small airfields makes steep approach training a necessity, which AXIS simulators cater to, as well as single pilot operation, since that is also not unusual with Citations. Citation pilots must be ready to manage engineouts, depressurization, and system failures under high workload, and AXIS sims address all of these.

Our sims’ adaptability extends to software upgrades as well. For example, one of our Citation FFS users wanted to upgrade their XLS FFS with Honeywell avionics system to a XLS+ simulator with the Rockwell Collins Proline 21 avionics system. The FFS is now able to cater to both aircraft types.

When EASA Issue 2 was introduced AXIS upgraded the XLS and XLS+ FFS with UPRT. For the UPRT data AXIS did a small flight campaign and gathered the flight data, from it creating flight models which were implemented into CJ1+ simulators. 

The AXIS IRIS Rehost Platform enables the integration of native aircraft software into flight training devices without the need for special hardware. The platform provides a fully emulated real-time environment running on COTS hardware with full ARINC610 support, to enable snapshots and extended malfunctions that would not be possible with OEM hardware. Its supports multiple software loads and airline options, easily switchable through the platform API. By using the unmodified aircraft ICD for data exchange and industry standard protocols (like ARINC429, AFDX and ARIN665), integration to an FTD is easily accomplished.

The Relentless Pursuit of Realism 

We design and build our own panels in-house, so we can provide the highest level of detail precision. Further fidelity is assured by our use of original cockpit nose sections for full-flight simulators. It doesn’t stop on the ground either – we run our own flight tests to gather actual data on aircraft performance. Our pursuit of realism is relentless.

Maximum Availability 

The AXIS Technical Monitor and Control System (TMCS) reflects our dedication to simulator availability. It drastically reduces maintenance time and provides easy access to all information on simulator status, hardware, and IT components, plus an extensive knowledge base. Maintenance agility is outstanding, since TMCS can run on any mobile device via WiFi. Remote support by AXIS is also available through TMCS.

Cessna

Cessna was founded in 1927 by Clyde Cessna and Victor H. Roos in Kansas, USA. Their first model was not successful and Cessna closed down again quickly. Cessna’s nephews Dwane and Dwight Wallace nevertheless bought the company in 1934 and supplied the US Army during the war, laying the foundation for the postwar boom in 1946. In 1956 they brought out the ubiquitous Cessna 172.

Cessna’s business jet, the Citation, was introduced in the 1990s and opened a new chapter. Its low operating costs, efficiency and short-field capability – thanks in part to its straight-wing configuration – have made it the world’s most sold business jet, with over 8000 units delivered and over 41 million flight hours logged. Pilots appreciate the manageable jet flight profile—straight‑wing stability, predictable handling, single‑pilot certification.

Recent Milestones

• February 2022: 8000^th Citation delivered
• June 2025: 70^th anniversary of the Cessna 172
• June 2025: Textron Aviation and Tassili Travail Aérien celebrate the first aero-medical Cessna SkyCourier delivered in Africa, launching a new era of medevac services