gbeaudry
Filing Flight Plan
When considering buying a new aircraft these days, one is confronted with the option of choosing from formidable "glass cockpit" options. Which would you pick as between these two systems?
Ken Ibold said:I'd like to learn more about the G1000. I hope it has a simpler operating logic than does the Entegra. The Entegra also had a pesky single-point failure mode in the early SR22 installation that I hope is fixed by now.
gbeaudry said:When considering buying a new aircraft these days, one is confronted with the option of choosing from formidable "glass cockpit" options. Which would you pick as between these two systems?
There are people here who don't go there and people there who don't come here. Say what you have to say in whatever place you happen to be at the time.Areeda said:As an aside what it the etiquette for replying to cross posts? Do you post your replies in both places?
flyingcheesehead said:IMHO, G1000, hands down.
Second - Reboot capability. If you somehow lose the Avidyne in the air, you're done. You can't get it back until you're on the ground. The G1000 can be air-booted provided you can use the backup instruments to hold <45 degrees of bank and I think <30 degrees pitch for ~45 seconds. However, the Avidyne does get bonus points for dual ADAHRS (though I'm not sure if this is standard in all installations.)
river_rat said:I have "rebooted" in the air 2 times with the Avidyne after doing partial panel work and both times it came back up with no problems.
flyingcheesehead said:Are you turning off the entire system, or just the displays? IE, is the ADAHRS actually powered down? I ask because even Avidyne doesn't claim to be air-rebootable.
Areeda said:Avidyne is also promising to be able to do air restarts, and integrate their own GPS with the units. So if you're going compare G1000 with future upgrades you should be comparing them to Avidynes with future upgrades. Otherwise compare G1000's as installed to Avidynes as installed. That is only fair.
flyingcheesehead said:Greg,
I'm not familiar with the procedures for doing partial panel with the Avidyne... Are you turning off the entire system, or just the displays? IE, is the ADAHRS actually powered down? I ask because even Avidyne doesn't claim to be air-rebootable.