Q2 2026 Cirrus SF50 Market Update

Dear Fellow SF50 Vision Jet Pilots,

Q1 of 2026 was somewhat unconventional for conventional wisdom and quite active in the SF50 world. The marquee story was the introduction and early deliveries of the G3 SF50, covered in our last newsletter. The summary: meaningful improvements, nicely executed with the same performance.

Traditionally, Q1 is when the market catches its breath after the year-end tax sprint. Not this year. We saw 15 G2 SF50s come off the market (including two off-market deals from this author) along with five G1s.

The G1 market continues to operate with the law of small numbers.  With just five aircraft currently listed (one already under contract), it doesn’t take much to swing conditions from sleepy to frenzied. Two serious buyers can turn the whole thing upside down. As usual, the best-kept, cleanest aircraft get the attention, and the offers, while the rest wait patiently for “their buyer.”

On the G2 side, the story is a tale of two ends of the market. The high end late models, with all the right boxes checked, continues to draw steady interest. The lower end also moves, largely on the strength of price. The middle? Still lingering, still negotiating, still trying to figure out what it wants to be when it grows up.

Now, the elephant in the hangar: G3 pricing. With a waitlist stretching north of a year (give or take the occasional last minute available slot), the G3 is setting expectations. That said, buyers aren’t lining up to paynear-new prices for used aircraft. Most want a several-hundred-thousand-dollar gap between a new G3 (around $3.85M with JetStream) and a late-model G2+ before they’re motivated to act. Thank you Captain obvious.

JetStream continues to loom large in negotiations. Sellers would prefer not to write another six-figure check for renewal, and buyers quite enjoy inheriting value, especially when 100 hours annually now exceeds $100,000 on some older models. Funny how that works.

We’re also seeing persistent confusion around mid-term JetStream transfers. Since 2025, the program allows one-year terms for the program fee with hours purchased in 25-hour increments. Sounds simple. It is not. Listings that advertise “one year of JetStream included” often leave buyers wondering what they’re actually getting and what they’ll still have to pay for. My recommendation: bring Cirrus into the conversation early. Waiting until closing day to untangle it is a great way to elevate everyone’s blood pressure.

Bottom line: the market feels stable, if a bit more opinionated than usual. Inventory increased through Q1, but so did transaction volume, so things are still moving. The mid-range G2 segment remains in price discovery mode, which is a polite way of saying buyers and sellers are still negotiating their expectations in real time.

As always, the good airplanes sell. The rest… get more market exposure.

Safe flying,

Luke Lysen

Cirrus SR Specialist

Director of Vision Jet Sales