G1000
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From: Sydney
All below my personal opinion...
assuming you mean an online one, there are lots of (free) youtube presentations of varying depth and usefullness but if you want a reasonably thorough and well thought out course on the G1000, King Schools offer one for $199 USD.
https://kingschools.com/flying-the-g...-online-course
They can be, at times, cringy presenters but actually do a good job IMO and cover it quite thoroughly. It is about 7 hours of material. I used it some years ago to rapidly get a handle on the G1000 and thought it well worth the money at the time.
If you baulk at the cost think about how much it would cost to hire an instructor to sit down with you for a few hours and go through it with you, plus you can go back to it and refresh yourself any time (once you pay for it you own it).
assuming you mean an online one, there are lots of (free) youtube presentations of varying depth and usefullness but if you want a reasonably thorough and well thought out course on the G1000, King Schools offer one for $199 USD.
https://kingschools.com/flying-the-g...-online-course
They can be, at times, cringy presenters but actually do a good job IMO and cover it quite thoroughly. It is about 7 hours of material. I used it some years ago to rapidly get a handle on the G1000 and thought it well worth the money at the time.
If you baulk at the cost think about how much it would cost to hire an instructor to sit down with you for a few hours and go through it with you, plus you can go back to it and refresh yourself any time (once you pay for it you own it).
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From: DEMOCRATIC PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA (DPRWA)
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From: OZ
It's not that hard. One of the Cessna 172 aircraft I fly is G1000.
How about finding a mate who has a few hours on it then sit on the ramp together, power it up and work through the POH and do all the stuff for a normal flight? I mean load a route in the GPS, set QNH, that sort of stuff. It really is simple and almost intuitive.
Relax and enjoy your flying.
How about finding a mate who has a few hours on it then sit on the ramp together, power it up and work through the POH and do all the stuff for a normal flight? I mean load a route in the GPS, set QNH, that sort of stuff. It really is simple and almost intuitive.
Relax and enjoy your flying.
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From: GA, USA
- Download a manual, some are generic some are more airplane specific
- Watch a couple hours of YT videos.
- Get some practice time with a simulation like discussed here:
Then find an airplane, plug in a power cord and get some hands on time with someone who can answer questions.
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From: Sydney
try xplane
Xplane 11 is very cheap. Xplane 12 better still, under $100 as I recall. Can install on both mac and MS Windows platforms. Both 11 and 12 have a variety of aircraft with G1000 as well as G430, so there are plenty of opportunities to practice.
You will need a joystick. cheapest I could find was
Logitech extreme 3D (under $100)
You will need a joystick. cheapest I could find was
Logitech extreme 3D (under $100)
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From: OZ
Don't overthink this. G1000 is quite simple and easy for you to apply the POH. I know glass - 12 years on Boeing B744.
As I said before, find a pal who knows the system and power it up on the ramp. Then simulate a flight changing frequencies, loading GPS, direct to etc etc.
Don't talk yourself into problems.
As I said before, find a pal who knows the system and power it up on the ramp. Then simulate a flight changing frequencies, loading GPS, direct to etc etc.
Don't talk yourself into problems.
