I read that the altimeter and VSI tape were "reversible" if it looks
"backwards" to you. Is that true?


"Bartscher" wrote in message
...
Just got my first flight in a G-1000 equipped 182 yesterday. After
spending 1.5
hours on the ground a few days earlier, going through the avionics modes,
I
went for a 1.4hr flight yesterday. The capabilities of the G-1000 are very
impressive, but there is a lot to learn.

The weirdest things for me were the vertical tape displays for airspeed
and
altitude (airspeed seemed to be displayed backwards from what I would
expect,
but I'm not sure why I had that impression). Also, it would be nice if
multiple
navaids could be displayed on the HSI simultaneously.

The integrated MFD with the map, weather, terrain, and traffic is really
nicely
done. It's interesting to think that the 182 now probably has a more
capable
cockpit than an 80s vintage 757 or 767. Next step is to do a final lesson
with
several different instrument approaches.

It was also interesting to note the wind vector which happened to be 73kts
out
of the West at 8500 feet over NW Ohio yesterday. We got to hover at zero
ground
speed for a while, and then turned around and set a personal speed record
of
238kts going Eastbound.

Anyone have any experience on how long it took to become fully fluent with
the
G-1000 for IFR operations. I already feel comfortable in VFR, but
currently I
wouldn't want to be in the soup and have to hit control-alt-delete and
start
over...

Eric Bartsch