G1000 for the King Air
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Supposedly the Collins ProLine 21 suite works very well in the King Air.
How do you get one with G1000? Can it be factory delivered with it, or does it need to be retrofitted?
How do you get one with G1000? Can it be factory delivered with it, or does it need to be retrofitted?
G1000 for the BE200 is an aftermarket retrofit (the full boat 3 screen fit with GFC 700 A/P ) and has only recently been certified. I would surprised if there were more than one or two operating. I think the G600 package is going to be more popular beacuse it is almost as capable and much less expensive. The airplane comes from the factory with the Proline 21 package.
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G1000 for BE20
We have Chelton synthetic vision now in our helicopter. It is WAAS LPV and very nice. We need WAAS LPV synthetic vision for the BE20 and the choices are Chelton or Garmin. The Collins is not WAAS LPV. We have had a bad experience with Garmin 530 units. I believe it is a correct statement that Garmin is a GA product.
The G1000 comes with a new auto pilot and twice the price tag. I think it is best to have homogeneous avionics for safety and ease of training though.
I would like to know from anyone that has used the latest Garmin products if the user interface is the same as their legacy products.
thanks for the input
The G1000 comes with a new auto pilot and twice the price tag. I think it is best to have homogeneous avionics for safety and ease of training though.
I would like to know from anyone that has used the latest Garmin products if the user interface is the same as their legacy products.
thanks for the input
The GPS functionality of the G1000 and the G430/530 is very similar, but while the 430/530 only has one knob and a few buttons for input, the G1000 has a keypad and softkeys. Makes a big difference in how you control the unit but at the end of the day the units work the same way, with a little added functionality for the G1000.
I am not familiar with the Chelton but do they now have their own standalone GPS units?
What was the bad experience with the Garmin 530s?
I am not familiar with the Chelton but do they now have their own standalone GPS units?
What was the bad experience with the Garmin 530s?
