Go on, please tell me. Call me an old fart but personally I don't think they are necessary for most GA operations. I understand they pack a lot more tech than the standard 6-pack but in comparison to a GNS530 or similar alongside the standard IFR equipment they don't look that attractive to me.
I know there will be two camps here, the pro g1000 and the people against it. Well Im in the middle because I've never flown a plane with one but I'm interested to see what people see as the pros and cons of them. I've recently been flying a seneca with a GNS530 and find it a fabulous compliment to the standard IFR equipment (got my multi engine IR today
) because it does things like automatically give DME for selected nav station within range and what radial you are on. Thats just one example.
I guess I just don't want to become one of the 'children of the magenta line'. I'm open to discussion and would like to learn a bit more about the equipment rather than having tunnel vision
cheers,
Cameron