The new transmitter works fine with the Vision. Quite a few people on here have upgraded to them, me also.
The gimbal wheel works fine once calibrated. You have to select the 'New Transmitter' in the assistant software.
For the distance, you wont get any further with the transmitter but the RE700 wifi extender also works. Again, there's a lot of people who have upgraded to these too, I have
Have a look at peoples signatures to see what they are using with their Visions.