| Just by way of comparison....
I have just transitioned from a very basic (minimalist) IFR cockpit to state of the art glass. I am a commercial pilot with plenty of IFR and VFR hours in different roles.
The conversion is two weeks. Most of that is learning the new systems. The glass cockpit stuff took more than two days and didn't include operational aspects. The rest of the type rating involved 45 hours in the sim plus about 6 hours in the machine. I guess it was about 200 hours before I was fully comfortable with flying the aircraft.
Don't get me wrong, the environment and the type are far more demanding than anything a ppl should put up with, but I meerly write this to make sure that you don't underestimate the transition to glass. And be careful if you are not flying glass all the time. It is hard work to keep current on both which would detract from the fun and freedom of private flying.
Which do I prefer? Glass is great for solid IMC flying. Almost pointless for VFR since you really only need ASI, ALT, VSI and ball. But if you are flying VFR in a glass machine, make sure you know how to use it, don't let it distract you from flying the aircraft and know how to deal with things when they go wrong. |