Search Results for: Garmin G1000

In a Cessna Mustang jet, the approach into East Hampton, New York (KHTO), is an RNAV (GPS) affair. LPV guidance is provided to the Garmin G1000 primary flight display (PFD). It’s daytime, and the PFD lighting is almost garish in its vibrancy. Blues and greens of various shades represent the sky, the ground and the […]

Since the airplane I fly most of the time is the Beech Debonair I own, rather than a series of rentals or club airplanes, it’s easy to forget some of the quirks others may or may not have in comparison. There are evident differences among various personal airplanes: high- and low-wing configurations, glass and round-dial […]

Textron Aviation has announced an order for 10 Cessna 172s from the Kansas State University Salina Aerospace and Technology Campus. The order will expand the K-State fleet from 10 to 20 Skyhawks. All the aircraft will be equipped with Garmin G1000 NXi avionics. “Textron Aviation remains committed to supporting the training and development of the […]

Excessive heat “kills” integrated electrical circuits, the kind found in modern avionics. Unlike many other electronic devices, avionics also may be exposed to sunlight filtered only slightly by a transparency. Combining the two sources—as when on the ground on a hot, sunny day, engine running and with all the electrical equipment active—is fairly common. While […]

In May 2020, Tecnam announced the pending certification of the update to the P2010 series, the P2010TDI. With a 170-hp Continental CD-170 engine up front, the version offers an option for pilots who want the ability to operate on diesel or Jet-A. At EAA AirVenture 2021, the company announced the availability of the four-seat, metal-and-carbon-fiber […]

At the Boeing Plaza at the center of the EAA AirVenture showgrounds on Monday, July 26—the first day of the show—Textron Aviation debuted the Cessna 408 SkyCourier, the company’s high-wing, twin turboprop utility airplane. If you want to see the airplane, you need to rush over to Boeing Plaza. The SkyCourier will return to the […]

Epic Aircraft announced on July 15 that it had received the type certificate from the FAA for its next generation version of the E1000, the GX. The E1000 GX—which replaces the original E1000—features the updated Garmin GFCTM 700 automated flight control system and a Hartzell 5-blade composite propeller. The GFCTM’s advanced altitude and heading reference […]

This diesel-powered gem has undergone so many design enhancements and improvements it should be called ‘Diamond DA40 NG 2.0.’

As pilots, we try not to draw too many parallels between driving a car and flying an airplane, because they don’t have much in common aside from moving your body quickly through space. One place this really rings true sits in front of you when you get into the cockpit: the instrument panel. It’s the […]

When Kirby and Teresa Ortega retired from Textron Aviation—after a combined 66 years with the company and its predecessor, the Cessna Aircraft Company—they knew that they were far from through with general aviation and flight training. The pilots wanted to develop their own path in teaching folks to fly based on those decades of experience, […]