Simviation Forum - Glass Cockpits

May 1^st, 2006 at 11:24am

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Anyone flown one yet?

I've flown a G-1000 172- It has some neat stuff, but I am still stuck in the past with the conventional panels.

Every major aircraft company is switching over to glass, I even saw a cub crafters with a G-1000 in it

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Reply #1 - May 1^st, 2006 at 11:27am

vavavoom_03 Ex Member
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what is a 'glass cockpit'? i have never been at the flight deck, and everytime someone mentions glass cockpits i have no idea what they are on about. ??? Embarrassed

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Reply #2 - May 1^st, 2006 at 11:58am

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digital avionics, "Glass" simply refers to the older CRT/newer LCD display screens

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Reply #3 - May 1^st, 2006 at 12:03pm

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Just the one - the moving map on the Jaguar. Closest to modern technology I've been! Grin

Had a look in a nice glass cockpitted PC-9 the other day. Very very nice...

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Reply #4 - May 1^st, 2006 at 12:24pm

vavavoom_03 Ex Member
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digital avionics, "Glass" simply refers to the older CRT/newer LCD display screens

i see. thanks

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Reply #5 - May 1^st, 2006 at 3:28pm

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My school has a glass 172-I'm an advocate of high-tech cockpits and everything, but I mean honestly Roll Eyes

Was kinda cool thought, I may get checked out in it at one point or another.

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Reply #6 - May 2^nd, 2006 at 12:58am

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I thought it was interesting that when I was flying the G-1000 skyhawk one windy afternoon, that when I did power off stalls into the wind, the plane flew backwards momentarily, and the PFD was filled with red "X's"
THe computer was confused Shocked

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Reply #7 - May 2^nd, 2006 at 1:10am

Ramos Ex Member

i've only flown a steam gauges plane, but i've been in both a Garmin G-1000 and an Avidyne ex500 Flight System. the Avidyne had a better interface, but the G-1000 had more features. except for the fuel gauge, which i thought looked cool on the avidyne.

Garmin G-1000
http://www.rapp.org/wp-content/100805-g1000.jpg

Avidyne EX500
http://www.avidyne.com/products/ex500.shtm

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