On Thu, 31 Aug 2006 22:04:22 -0700, wrote:

I have just finished two concurent aircraft learning programs

1)Getting my instrument currency back.
doing some paractice, taking a IPC.
All done in a round dial 172.

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I'd been doing quite well at mastering the G1000, but putting the
hood on at 700 ft in the G1000 was really hard after flying my IPC
yesterday in a round dial 172.

Holding altitude is hard the Altitude bug is too small and the rate of
climb indicator is such a different presentaion tha tI find it hard to
track.

It depends on the person to some extent. I find the G-1000 very easy
to interpret even after all the years on the mechanical gages. What I
find difficult is when I have to switch functions, or
change/insert/delete way points. Where I need the time is punching
switches, meaning when to push which switch to get where I want to be.
The first thing to learn is how to get back to the basic screens. Then
work from there.


I t feels like transitioning back and froth from G1000 to round dials
is going to be hard.

Again it depends on the individual, how much you fly on each and how
often you change back and forth. If you change a lot is should soon
become a relatively easy transition.


When one uses the autopilot in the G1000 182, everything is easier,
one has lots of time to think and the situational awareness is
awesome.

I already have a good autopilot that couples to Nav 1 & 2, the DG, and
has altitude hold. I love it. However I'd dearly love to replace all
of that *stuff* with the dual Garmin set up. Unfortunately that would
run close to the actual value of the Deb. I think they figure to
install and check out the whole works in an older plane is around 75
to 80 grand.


Roger Halstead (K8RI & ARRL life member)
(N833R, S# CD-2 Worlds oldest Debonair)
www.rogerhalstead.com