Flying the G1000 is a blast, safe too. I can't wait to do instrument stuff in it (talk about easy!)
My favorite features are lean assist, (I can know for sure that I'm burning 8.8 Gal/hr) VNAV, Terrain and obstacle awareness, wind direction and speed indicator, Nexrad weather (METARs and TAF's in the plane are AWESOME!) and TIS....oh yea, and the big magenta line!
A little overkill for a 2 hour VFR flight where there aren't any mountains, TFR's or really busy airspace? Maybe. But DANG it's cool! (and I'm a tech nerd)
PJ, yes, that's one of 5 starships still flying. I got to chat with the pilot and even took a step inside the thing (WOW!). What a cool aircraft, what a sad story!
Thanks guys!