I can see if all you ever flown was glass like the G-1000 you would have problems with vacuum gages. I take it that you are a young pilot. Low time no doubt. Most airplanes that you might get a job flying to build your time is not going to have that stuff. Why not just do it with what ever sim or airplane you have access to that is close to home, rather that going all over the place to find a DA-42? It seems to me that you are going to spend money anyway, so why not spend it in a way that is a benefit to you? You go Africa to fly bush, and the 206's are not going have G-1000's in them. You could bet coin on that.