To see what is common in REAL aircraft, see on-line ads for
selling REAL airplanes and check-out the manufactures'
webpages.
Beech Baron and Bonanza are the top of the price and quality
in piston airplanes. The latest avionics are very common.
On the other-hand, a 50 year old Bonanza or 30 year old
Baron may have been updated with the latest, or keep stock
as a classic.
A J3 Cub barely has instruments or the capacity to carry the
weight and probably doesn't have an electrical system to
supply power. A new Legacy Cub may have a "glass cockpit"
using panel mounted hand-held units.



"Neil Gould" wrote in message
et...
| Recently, Mxsmanic posted:
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| Are small GA aircraft often equipped with things like
autopilots, GPS
| units, and EHSI displays? What about a radar altimeter?
The Baron I
| fly in simulation is equipped with these (as is the
A36), but fancy
| instruments are free in simulation, so I'm wondering how
likely one is
| to have them in real life.
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| You can have anything you want in a small aircraft if you
have the money
| and are willing to accept the trade-offs.
|
| Neil
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