Mt point is that the G1000 is easy that the pilot WILL
become totally dependent on the nav display for situational
awareness. If it fails, the pilot will not have any idea on
how or where to go. Backup battery is fine, but in many
areas there isn't an airport of any king within 30 minutes,
and an IFR approach will be difficult. I'm not worried
about the control being lost, I'm worried about the pilot
being lost.




"Robert M. Gary" wrote in message
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|
| Jim Macklin wrote:
| That's all great, but the battery and alternator run it
all.
| I want myself and my students to have their minds
actively
| involved, not just a spectator.
|
| You would have to lose the alternator and 2 batteries (the
G1000 has
| its own emergency supply). In anycase if you did lose
power you
| wouldn't get 10 degrees pitch up, you'd be a blank screen,
in which
| case you use the 3 emergency round dials below the Garmin
system. My
| point is that failures in the G1000 should be very, very
obvious and
| teaching students to second guess the pitch attitude from
the AHRS is
| probably not as big a bang for the buck as the suggested
training layed
| out in the FITS manuals.
|
| -Robert
|