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Old September 1st 06, 05:07 PM posted to rec.aviation.ifr
Robert Chambers
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Default G1000 vs Steam guages initial thoughts...

Probably microsoft under the covers.

Jim Macklin wrote:
Looks like a good application, the system drives what type
of display, a mechanical or electronic?


"Matt Barrow" wrote in message
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| news:6mVJg.6550$SZ3.5989@dukeread04...
| The G1000 is less expensive for a airframe manufacturer
to
| install. The big screens and moving maps are easy to
| interpret and getting lost in the middle of an approach
will
| be hard to do. [As long as it works]. But when you
learn to
| navigate with no dials or steam gauges, you train your
mind
| to act as a "moving map" and you know the situation.
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| The solid state gyros are the best thing IMHO, the
weakness
| in the small GA airplanes is the poor sensitivity and
| accuracy of the gyros and the small size of the
displays.
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| Something like this might be more better!
| http://www.xbow.com/Products/product...ls.aspx?sid=59
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