Learning the G1000 in the SR20

[PeterNSteinmetz]

For finishing up my CFII training I decided to do it a G1000 equipped SR20. It has been a bit more than I anticipated given most of my instrument experience is in my 6 pack equipped Cardinal with VORs.

Right now I am reading the manual to try and get a sense on everything this panel can do. This approach worked well when I was learning the 430 since one could run all the examples on the Garmin simulator.

Reading this whole longer manual is a slog.

 

[Jim Logajan]

Not sure what you already have for "learning by using" but G1000 simulators of unknown fidelity for existing PC flight simulators can be found online. A few of first hits using 'g1000 simulator fsx sr20' search terms:

Downloads

Mindstar Aviation - G1000

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www.mindstaraviation.com

The Complete G1000 Flight Sim Hardware Panel Guide (2024 Edition)

Easily control the G1000 with these realistic hardware panels for your home simulator. Discover all the options in this guide.

flightsimcoach.com

And a whole bunch more hits.

 

[PeterNSteinmetz]

Thanks Jim. I have tried the Simionics for iPad (which can be connected to X-Plane as well as the versions in the SR-20 aircraft for X-Plane. None of them are super accurate unfortunately.

You can get a much more accurate simulator from Garmin for the G-1000 on Windows.

At this point I am thinking to just RTFM and then use the hardware SR-20 simulator, which is quite good at $95/hour.