Can anyone recommend a good simulator for the G1000 for Flight Simulator X. I'll see if it runs on my Windows 10 systems and report back. The Garmin trainer helps someone learn the G1000 for VFR and IFR operations. You might think that this software is insanely. Fax us at: (20 ) 5 - 10.
The G1000 as a base functionality for VFR flying is easy to use. However it can do a lot more if you want to take the time to learn it and the more you use it the more you’ll learn it. I really think you’ll get the most out of it by going to the plane with an instructor and actually using it I used to teach G1000 stuff, instructed in G1000 aircraft, went through cessnas G1000 course at the factory and own a G1000 equipped plane And I’m still learning stuff. Its a great tool and piece of equipment. The best and most cost effective way is to get yourself Max Trescott's G1000 book (exceptionally well written) and pair it with the Garmin G1000 PC trainer which Garmin sells for around $30 (someone mentioned it above). And then you learn the best possible way - by actually using it in a simulated flight. But you need a fairly modern PC (mine is circa 2014) with a good video card.
I am now going through instrument training and very often instructor would tell me ahead of time what he plans for the next lesson and I can try it first on my simulator, I can shoot specific approaches, absolutely invaluable tool. There are a bunch of good YouTubes on it, and Garmin's own stuff is fine. Once you figure out it's a video version of steam gauges, the presentation becomes more logical. The buttonology is a goat-rope; anti-intuitive, and somewhat user-hostile. It's still early days in the application of the tech, and hopefully the user interfaces will become more sophisticated with time.
I found it helped to think up some scenarios, and make sure I knew how to 'make it so' on the G1000 when IFR. Think about what you don't know how to do, and then figure it out.
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Honestly, when I was jumping between steam and G1000, I didn't see a big advantage to the glass, not when the non-steam aircraft had AP's. In fairness, the others had G430/G530 that would couple, so I guess they weren't 'pure' steam. A relatively low time VFR pilot learning the utility of the G1000 is all about muscle memory. The G1000 offers a lot and the knobs and the information they get to is best learned on the ground.
And, practice often. Watch the YouTube videos. Get Max Trescott’s book. The version of my G1000 is the earliest (with the KAP-140 autopilot), so I found an early edition of Trescott’s book on eBay. Learn how to find metars, airport data & ATC frequencies, flight plan input, top of descent, and map and XM weather display operations. Learn how to turn the knobs and find all this stuff and know where and which page they’re on and be able to go right to it.
If you can find a ground power supply like a Start Pac, practice turning knobs and operate your plane’s G1000 while on the ramp or hangar. While in the air, you concentrate on the flying and will be able to access the myriad of data from the G1000 quickly and directly. Once you get past the basics, there’s lots more. Many flights I don’t even turn on my iPad & Foreflight while in the air. It’s all on the panel. It works the same way it does on a real G1000, by pushing the FPL button and then using the large and small FMS knobs to enter the waypoints. Of course it's tricky to manipulate the knobs using the touch screen, maybe intentionally so that you'll buy the expensive hardware bezel But other than that it works exactly like a real G1000 as far as I can tell.
Also note that you have to show the bezel on the touch screen to access the knobs and buttons. If you only see the G1000 display itself and not any of the knobs or buttons then you need to tap in the upper left corner to show the bezel. Also you can tap in the upper-right corner to access settings and setup things like your default airport, which will affect which airports you see when you use the NRST function, etc. Hope that helps.
Otherwise if you can provide more specific details maybe I can figure out why it's not working for you. I'm training in an SR20 too. I started in a Cessna 172 with G1000 which is why my setup is very Cessna-like, but it's also much harder to find SR20 style simulator hardware. The main difference with Perspective is the Garmin Control Unit (GCU), which gives you the alphanumeric keypad for entering waypoints, radio frequencies, squawk codes, etc. Since I started in a plane that didn't have that, I'm used to using the standard G1000 controls for frequencies and squawk codes. I do use the keypad for entering waypoints since that's way easier than using the FMS knobs.
I think another reason I gravitate to the standard G1000 controls is that they're right in front of me on the PFD. I can enter a frequency on the PFD while still keeping an eye out the window whereas the GCU keypad is in a location where I have to divert more of my attention away from the window to work with it.
Many of the standard MFD controls are also on the GCU (FMS knob, FPL/CLR/Enter buttons, HDG/CRS/Alt knobs, etc.) in a Cirrus, whereas on a regular G1000 the MFD and PFD have the exact same controls. But those are just the same controls in a slightly different location whereas the alphanumeric keypad is something new that takes getting used to (knowing which button to press to enter a comm frequency versus a nav frequency versus a squawk code for example).
The newer Cirrus planes with Perspective+ have a newer version of the GCU with some updates, such as moving from an ABCDEF style keyboard and separate numeric keypad to QWERTY keyboard with numbers in a line across the top. It works the same way it does on a real G1000, by pushing the FPL button and then using the large and small FMS knobs to enter the waypoints. Of course it's tricky to manipulate the knobs using the touch screen, maybe intentionally so that you'll buy the expensive hardware bezel But other than that it works exactly like a real G1000 as far as I can tell. Also note that you have to show the bezel on the touch screen to access the knobs and buttons. If you only see the G1000 display itself and not any of the knobs or buttons then you need to tap in the upper left corner to show the bezel. Also you can tap in the upper-right corner to access settings and setup things like your default airport, which will affect which airports you see when you use the NRST function, etc. Hope that helps.
Otherwise if you can provide more specific details maybe I can figure out why it's not working for you./QUOT Thank you so much I finally got that going! But now the default setting is somewhere in China. How can I change my home airport to the US, so I can follow the tutorials offered online? Thank you in advance.