Garmin G1000 Conversion
| 30 March 2009
Converting (Transitioning) to a Garmin G1000, often referred to as Glass Cockpit Transition, is the future of general aviation flying. The G1000 has quickly become the standard avionics suite of choice for new aircraft from Cessna, Piper, Mooney, Diamond, Cirrus, Beech, and virtually all light jets. The range of features can be daunting, but like anything else it makes sense once you understand how the system works.
The G1000 conversion is taught in the classroom using a dedicated PC simulator, and in the real aircraft on the ground using backup power, to learn all of the features of the system and which knobs and buttons do what. This ground portion typically takes two sessions of approximately two hours each. Then we move on to the aircraft. Two details of about an hour and a half each, usually are enough to have most pilots feeling comfortable. If training in Garmin's new GFC 700 autopilot is desired, this can be accomplished through the use of an aircraft with this configuration for both ground and flight training.