New TBM 900 Simulator Built From Actual Flight Data

one-G Simulation has launched the Tarbes 9.00, a full-scale flight training device for the Daher TBM 900 G1000 aircraft, commissioned by Executive Flight Training, LLC.

The device was developed using data collected directly from a production TBM aircraft. one-G engineers conducted structured flight testing to capture performance characteristics, control response, and systems behavior — rather than relying on published specifications. The company says this methodology will continue to inform software updates as additional flight test data is gathered.

The Tarbes 9.00 was developed using empirical data obtained directly from a production TBM aircraft. The Tarbes 9.00 features a TBM 900 flight deck with dual pilot stations, force-feedback control loading, rudder pedals, electrically actuated elevator trim, an overhead switch panel, and an avionics suite including dual 1G-DU1040 PFD emulators and a 1G-DU1500 MFD emulator. It supports initial and recurrent training, including emergency procedures and high-workload scenario practice.

"The Tarbes 9.00 gives us a true TBM 900 training platform," said Douglas Carmody, CEO of Executive Flight Training. "The accuracy of the cockpit layout, control loading, and avionics allows our instructors to deliver realistic, scenario-based training that closely mirrors the aircraft. That level of specificity helps pilots build confidence and competence before they ever leave the ground."

"At one-G, every simulator is designed around the aircraft and the way it's flown," said Xylon Saltzman, CEO of one-G simulation. "The Tarbes 9.00 was built from the ground up using data we collected directly from a TBM aircraft—not from specs on paper."