Glass big learning curve?

Gramin has a Simulator for the G1000. The cost is about $10.00 for a DVD.
Warning, be sure to check the hardware requirement before you buy. Some of the
pilots could not get it to work on they old computers.
http://www.garmin.com/products/g1000/

Abacus had a Civil Air Patrol add-on for FS2004 and FSX. It has a Cessna 182
(steam gages or G1000) and Maule MT-260. It also Features "A Custom Mission
Builder" which you can make your own SAR. You can fly as either as a mission
pilot or as a scanner. The add-on cost about $30.00 plus SH. If you are a CAP
member you get a discount.
http:/abacuspub.com/catalog/s644.htm

I had a problem with the C182. There is no manifold pressure gage in FDX. In
FS2004 there is a manifold pressure gage.

On 15 Feb 2007 15:39:37 -0800, wrote:

Our CAP unit is going to be receiving a new C-182 with a glass
cockpit.
In order to give us a taste of it a Cirrus owner came to our CAP
meeting and showed us his wonderful aircraft (not the same PDF/MFD but
close). I've heard from many sources that it takes about 10 hours to
transition. In fact a local FBO has a brand new C-182 (rents for about
$200/hr) and requires 15 hours. Although I didn't fly the Cirrus, I
sat
in the aircraft while the owner spoke with someone else. He said we
could push any buttons we wanted to. So, I tried to think of all the
things I could normally do on an IFR flight. Amazingly, I had no
problems with any of the operations. The display is easy for me
because
my generation grew up flying flight simulators that use the exact same
display. The only hard part is figuring out the 430s (which I've done
before). So, I'm wondering if all this talk about a long transition
time is mostly for the generation that didn't grow up with computers.
Just thinking about the time it takes some people (not necessarily
based on age) to get familiar with their computer vs. others, I'm
wondering if its the same thing. Perhaps I'm being naive but I felt
that I could fly behind that panel today.

Has anyone on this list had experience with such a transition?
-Sammy J.

GeorgeC