Overview
- Joby said the fixed‑base CAE 3000‑series device arrived and is slated for installation this month at its Marina, California facility.
- The company expects FAA qualification of the unit as a Level 7 Flight Training Device, with a full‑motion Level C simulator planned to arrive later in 2026.
- Once both simulators are operational, Joby projects training capacity of about 250 pilots per year to support commercial readiness.
- Executives describe the simulators as central to meeting FAA requirements for Part 135 eVTOL operations, reflecting a development partnership with CAE that began in 2022 using aircraft data.
- The systems feature a wide‑field visual suite driven by CAE’s Prodigy image generator and Epic Games’ Unreal Engine, plus audio, turbulence and vibration cues to model urban flight conditions.