What is G1000?
As we progress through the digital age, more and more pilots are transitioning from the traditional analog instruments that we just covered and moving toward digital instrument displays. This new setup is referred to as a glass cockpit. One of the most popular glass cockpit systems available on the market today is the Garmin G1000.
The system integrates all of the various flight instruments and navigation and communication equipment that the pit interacts with and displays them on the LCD screens in a clean, unobtrusive manner. This simplifies aircraft operation and navigation and allows the Pine to focus only on the most pertinent information.
The G1000 setup typically consists of two display units, one called the Primary Flight Display or PFD and the other one called the Multifunction Display or MFD. Between the two displays is an integrated communications panel. This panel, along with the two displays, allows the pilot to interact with the system through buttons and dials. The rest of the system is contained behind the scenes and consists of various computers and components working together to control the system. To the left of the attitude indicator is the airspeed indicator. Instead of a dial, this instrument is displayed in a vertical tape format. At the bottom of the tape is the airplane's true airspeed. The G-ONE 1000 calculates this automatically based upon the outside temperature.
The right side of the screen is home to an altimeter and vertical speed indicator. Like the airspeed indicator, these instruments are also displayed in a vertical tape format. At the bottom of the tape is the altimeter setting that the pilot has selected. The top of the tape shows the altitude the pilot has selected to bug. This places a small marker next to the selected altitude on the tape to help remind the positive of an altitude they might be trying to maintain. Immediately to the right of the altimeter is the vertical speed indicator. Instead of the tape sliding up and down like the previous instruments, the black marker instead slides up and down to indicate the current vertical speed. Unlike the Round Do version, this instrument displays the vertical speed almost instantaneously.
The bottom of the screen is home to the heading indicator, although in this case this instrument is referred to as a Horizontal Situation Indicator or HSI. An HSI can be thought of as a heading indicator with an additional navigation capability displayed in the center. Like the round Dow, the compass card spins around to show the current heading. A numerical display is also shown above the dot to give an exact heading readout. This instrument also contains a bug so the pilot can set to remind them of what hang they might be trying to fly.
The G. 1 thousand splits this instrument into two separate components, the slip skid indicator and the heading trend vector. The slip skid indicator, also known as the brick, is displayed as part of the attitude indicator. Just like the inclinometer, this brick slides left and right of center to indicate which rudder pedal needs to be pressed to get coordinated. Standard returns are accomplished with the heading trend vector. This is a magenta line traveling around the top of the HSI and tells the pilot what heading there'll be added in six seconds. Two tick marks on each side indicate standard rate and half standard rate turns.
The MFD on the right can be used to display a wide array of menus and features, however, its main purpose is to display a navigational map of the area surrounding the plane. While this map is not an approved method of actually navigating, it greatly aids the planets in being aware of their surrounding area and any traffic that may potentially become a hazard. On the left side of the screen contains the aircraft engine gauges and other aircraft system gauges. The gauges are split into multiple pages, with the most vital ones shown on the main screen.
The system integrates all of the various flight instruments and navigation and communication equipment that the pit interacts with and displays them on the LCD screens in a clean, unobtrusive manner. This simplifies aircraft operation and navigation and allows the Pine to focus only on the most pertinent information.
The G1000 setup typically consists of two display units, one called the Primary Flight Display or PFD and the other one called the Multifunction Display or MFD. Between the two displays is an integrated communications panel. This panel, along with the two displays, allows the pilot to interact with the system through buttons and dials. The rest of the system is contained behind the scenes and consists of various computers and components working together to control the system. To the left of the attitude indicator is the airspeed indicator. Instead of a dial, this instrument is displayed in a vertical tape format. At the bottom of the tape is the airplane's true airspeed. The G-ONE 1000 calculates this automatically based upon the outside temperature.
The right side of the screen is home to an altimeter and vertical speed indicator. Like the airspeed indicator, these instruments are also displayed in a vertical tape format. At the bottom of the tape is the altimeter setting that the pilot has selected. The top of the tape shows the altitude the pilot has selected to bug. This places a small marker next to the selected altitude on the tape to help remind the positive of an altitude they might be trying to maintain. Immediately to the right of the altimeter is the vertical speed indicator. Instead of the tape sliding up and down like the previous instruments, the black marker instead slides up and down to indicate the current vertical speed. Unlike the Round Do version, this instrument displays the vertical speed almost instantaneously.
The bottom of the screen is home to the heading indicator, although in this case this instrument is referred to as a Horizontal Situation Indicator or HSI. An HSI can be thought of as a heading indicator with an additional navigation capability displayed in the center. Like the round Dow, the compass card spins around to show the current heading. A numerical display is also shown above the dot to give an exact heading readout. This instrument also contains a bug so the pilot can set to remind them of what hang they might be trying to fly.
The G. 1 thousand splits this instrument into two separate components, the slip skid indicator and the heading trend vector. The slip skid indicator, also known as the brick, is displayed as part of the attitude indicator. Just like the inclinometer, this brick slides left and right of center to indicate which rudder pedal needs to be pressed to get coordinated. Standard returns are accomplished with the heading trend vector. This is a magenta line traveling around the top of the HSI and tells the pilot what heading there'll be added in six seconds. Two tick marks on each side indicate standard rate and half standard rate turns.
The MFD on the right can be used to display a wide array of menus and features, however, its main purpose is to display a navigational map of the area surrounding the plane. While this map is not an approved method of actually navigating, it greatly aids the planets in being aware of their surrounding area and any traffic that may potentially become a hazard. On the left side of the screen contains the aircraft engine gauges and other aircraft system gauges. The gauges are split into multiple pages, with the most vital ones shown on the main screen.