Garmin 1000 pic. Beautiful

[ToiletDuck]

http://www.vanbortel.com/2005%20Cessna/G1000_panel.htm any idea what this setup cost? I've been looking around on Garmins website but no joy. I was guessing 50k.

 

[surveypilot]

That is on a new C182. I believe that from the factory there is no increase in price for the glass panel. THe reason being that it is actually cheaper to install the glass than all of the individual guages. I have no idea what it would cost to retrofit and older airplane with the G1000 cockpit. I am sure that it is astronomical.

 

[cforst513]

we have a 182 and a 172 like this at our school. they're nice

 

[ToiletDuck]

what school is that at?

 

[mzaharis]

I've never heard of a retrofit with G1000 - I believe that it would be pretty challenging, if it is even possible, to retrofit it to a non-glass cockpit aircraft (some claim that it's so "tightly integrated" that it's pretty hard to retrofit - don't know if that's just a bunch of smoke or not).

I think that the nearest system that is commonly retrofitted to aircraft is the Chelton FlightLogic system - they have STCs for installation on everything from Cherokees to Citations. Costs about 75k for an installation, I believe.

http://www.cheltonflightsystems.com/Prod_cert_features.html
http://www.avionix.com/efis.html

 

[cforst513]

what school is that at?

epic aviation in new smyrna beach, fl. supposedly have like 3 other all-glass 172's on the way. i don't think they're getting another 182 for a while.

 

[NookyBooky]

http://www.vanbortel.com/2005%20Cessna/G1000_panel.htm any idea what this setup cost? I've been looking around on Garmins website but no joy. I was guessing 50k.

I would be embarrassed to own a GA plane with all that malarkey in the panel. Give me a map, compass, and some caffiene and I'll be just dandy.

 

[cforst513]

I would be embarrassed to own a GA plane with all that malarkey in the panel. Give me a map, compass, and some caffiene and I'll be just dandy.

i've flown these planes and i love them!!

and what the hell's a compass? what button do i push to get it?

 

[NookyBooky]

i've flown these planes and i love them!!

and what the hell's a compass? what button do i push to get it?

I guess if you want to be a (regional) airline pilot, then it would makes perfect sense to gain as much experience with those overpriced playstation 3's as possible. But then again, I hate the idea of flying for the regionals as much as I hate the idea of flying a computer with wings.

Oh well, to thine own self be true...

 

[cforst513]

ahh, nooky, i'm just kidding. nothing satisfies me more than getting from point A to B by using dead reckoning, pilotage, and VORs. i'm a purist, too, albeit a young rookie purist.

 

[blimpguy]

Bad news folks. I talked to a Garmin rep at Oshkosh and they aren't seeking or supporting any retrofit applications on the G1000 at this time. He kind of snickered at the thought. It looks like they only have eyes on the new aircraft field. Probably don't want to be associated with any incidents or accidents on older aircraft as a liability issue or may just have enough business in the new airframe market. Just my speculation.

 

[JimG]

Not me...

I would be embarrassed to own a GA plane with all that malarkey in the panel. Give me a map, compass, and some caffiene and I'll be just dandy.

If all you ever fly is VFR...you don't "need" it.

I use a combination of a 430, Sandel 3308 and Avidyne EX500 as primary navigation equipment, but after seeing a G1000 demonstrated last month...I'd trade them all in for one, if I had the space, money and patience to wait for it to get done.

I'll take all the help/situational awareness I can get when I'm flying my family in a cloud.

 

[2000flyer]

That is on a new C182. I believe that from the factory there is no increase in price for the glass panel. THe reason being that it is actually cheaper to install the glass than all of the individual guages. I have no idea what it would cost to retrofit and older airplane with the G1000 cockpit. I am sure that it is astronomical.

Not so fast surveypilot. It may be cheaper to install, but it certainly isn't cheaper to buy.

From Cessna's C182 Price List website, standard avionics package (Nav I) C182 is $258,500. A Nav III Glass cockpit is $312,000!

2000Flyer

 

[ToiletDuck]

well boooo to them.
http://cddevelopment.com/tcm/Instrument/PA240010a.jpg I thought at first that is what he used here. It doesn't quite look like those others any.

While a compass and a map are some great things they are a little old school. Granted that's how I learned to fly and still usually do it that way. But these new avionics sure take some of the load off and make things safer.

 

[ultrarunner]

All that jazz built into the G1000, and they couldn't fit in ADF tuning????

 

[NookyBooky]

well boooo to them.
http://cddevelopment.com/tcm/Instrument/PA240010a.jpg I thought at first that is what he used here. It doesn't quite look like those others any.

While a compass and a map are some great things they are a little old school. Granted that's how I learned to fly and still usually do it that way. But these new avionics sure take some of the load off and make things safer.

Considering the wierd chit I have to do to get my home computers started, I cringe at the thought of having to deal with a glass cockpit on the way to get a $100 hamburger.

 

[NookyBooky]

All that jazz built into the G1000, and they couldn't fit in ADF tuning????

...or compatibility with X-box and PS2 games.

 

[semperfido]

All that jazz built into the G1000, and they couldn't fit in ADF tuning????

what is an ADF?

 

[mynameisjim]

Its the little box you use to tune AM radio stations, but that's not important right now.

 

[JimG]

ADFs

what is an ADF?

They're those old radios that you listen to Rush Limbaugh on to pass the time when flying VFR across country.