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 G1000  (Garmin -Glass Cockpit - G1000)

G1000      Tutorial

G1000 has integrated avionics flight instruments, aircraft communication and navigation
EFIS -  (E' Fis) Electronic Flight Information System - Flight Deck instrument display system .
PFD  /MFD  Primary Flight Display / Multi Function Display    -

PFD  - Standard Instrument  10" Flight Display
- Airspeed Indicator (Trending)
- Attitude Indicator
- Turn Coordinator
- Altimeter
- VSI  Trending
- HSI
- VOR
- Transponder - XPDR  bottom righthand  (6 soft keys - STBY (Standby) ON  ALT (Altitude), VFR, Code,  IDENT
- COMM Radio both on PFD /MFD Upper right hand cornor
- NAV

Comm Radio (Top Right of Panel)

NAV on PDF and MDF Panel  (Top Left of Panel)

MFD  - Navigate
- Enroute Navigation  - Moving Maps
- GPS Navigation, Flight Plans, In flight weather Wx,  Instrument Approach
- Inflight Database (NRTS, Airport information, FSS, ARTCC)
- System Status
- Checklist, Approach Charts
- Much more

Advantages:

• System redundancy
• Navigation Integration
• Clear, Large Instrument accurate flying

Disadvantage:

• Over reliance on advance technology
• Problems using Backup systems
• Navigation ignorance
• Lower the pilot's minimums
• Degradation of pilot 6pack skills
• It can do anything attitude .. False sense of secuirty