Hi CREED,

I went to a seminar with these folks. They are top notch, I don't know if you're even near the Bay Area, but a call would likely take care of your issue.

Conway

http://www.advantage-avi...m/flight_simulators.php

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I know little about G1000s; but I am getting somewhat knowledgeable about the G500s and G600s which are just about the same, just smaller displays.

You cannot change the aircraft symbol "V-bars" position on the horizon like you would do on a standard AI. This is set during installation to “Zero-Bubble” and is hard coded in the firmware. Your aircraft will show slightly different pitch up and pitch down for how you have it loaded.

“Zero-bubble” is the attitude of the aircraft when it is leveled for weight & balance.

Three examples I have come across now are:
58P G600 V-bar is 2 degrees high, ¾ fuel and two people
C182 G500 V-bar is 2-1/2 degrees high, full fuel and two people
SR20 G1000 V-bar is 3 degrees high, full fuel and two people

For me it was a little distracting and took some getting used to; especially for IFR flight. I am getting more comfortable now with holding level at 2, 2-1/2, or 3 degrees high. When using SVT I just use the Flight Path Marker anyway as it tracks the horizon.

I know little about G1000s; but I am getting somewhat knowledgeable about the G500s and G600s --> translation --> I know enough now to be extremely dangerous.

Thanks so much for the information. creed.

Then maybe you should send me all that glass in your panel. I will gladly send you all the steam powered antiques from my plane!

David

Dan has turned to the dark side. We need to do an intervention before he can no longer be turned back!

:-)

I'm not that nice! It's a ruse.. just ask Brad!

Somewhat late to this discussion, but you all know how I feel about getting too high on new technology--like relying on a GPS system which can be shut off at the whim of a politico in DC, with no more than a wave of the hand (to an underling manning the switch).

While tripping to/from OSH, I thought how marvelously Mark kept immediate track of where we were with the paper whilst I did the same with the GPS--recognizing all the while that even in marginal VMC, his "system" would not fail, whereas the GPS could (and it has, though not this time).

Sure, I like the techno crap as an addition--but not as a replacement. If I were rich and famous and could afford a new airplane, I'd have to accept glass, since there isn't much out there still being newly manufactured with steam gauges. But I think I'd be constantly cross-referencing my back up gauges while IFR, to make sure the glass was telling the truth--just like now I reference my VORs and ADF as a means of backing up my GPS, and all the while keeping track of location on the paper, too.

One of the things that impresses me with paper is its accuracy (assuming currency) showing obstacles. There are a couple of monster towers west of Seward, NE, which show up on WACs and sectionals, and which are real airplane killers. I think they stick up something like 1000' AGL (charts are in the airplane, so I can't check that). My GPS current obstacle data base misplaced them enough that they could have been a real hazard in marginal weather--as we passed one on our left, the GPS showed it to our right--the chart showed them spot on.

One other thought: When I was instructing, it was very hard to keep new students from spending too much time on the gauges when they should have been looking outside, flying the airplane instead of flying the meters. I would think that today it would be even harder, because the glass panels are too reminiscent of TVs and computer monitors--it would be too tempting to watch the bells and whistles on the panel instead of looking outside and learning to actually fly the airplane.

Cary

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