The Complete G1000: A Pilot's Guide

This update on the G1000 book should be issued to all CFIs.

Thursday, January 18, 2024 at 05:24 PM ET

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Michael Gaffney, author of the ninth edition of The Complete Garmin G1000: A Pilot's Handbook, began teaching the subject 18 years ago. [Courtesy: Sentia Publishing]

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Michael Gaffney's "The Complete Garmin G1000: A Pilot's Handbook" is a vital resource for pilots and instructors to stay current with the complex and evolving Garmin G1000 system.
Authored by the experienced aviation educator Michael Gaffney, the book draws on his 18 years of G1000 teaching and extensive operational experience across numerous aircraft.
Designed for effective learning, the handbook features objective-based chapters, review questions, and is periodically updated to reflect Garmin's continuous system enhancements.

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To be a good pilot, one should always be ready to refresh and update their knowledge. This is particularly true for those who fly G1000-equipped aircraft or are flight instructors. It can take some effort to stay ahead of the learning curve, so noted Michael Gaffney, aviation educator and author of the ninth edition of The Complete Garmin G1000: A Pilot’s Handbook.

Gaffney, who was the 2007 National Flight Instructor of the Year, serves as the director of aviation at Southeastern Oklahoma State University in Durant. His experience as a mass educator for the G1000 began 18 years ago with Aviation Supplies & Academics (ASA), where he created study materials for computer-based technology (CBT) meeting FAA Industry Training Standards (FITS). He said he worked hard to keep the material in each book current as Garmin evolves and improves the G1000 system.