I’m currently transitioning from conventional instruments to the G1000.
I’m already checked out but still “finding my way” on the best practices using the G1000 while flying IFR.
Here’s my question:
The aircraft I flew previously had 2x G430 with a CDI connected to each unit.
When flying airways I usually display the GPS track on CDI 1, and the enroute VOR on CDI 2.
Is there a way to do something similar on the G1000? The PFD displays only 1 CDI, which does either GPS or NAV.
Maybe I just need to adopt to the “G1000 way” of doing things…
Then the question is: Suppose you’re on an Airway between two VOR’s, how would you set that up on the G1000?
Do you set the VOR’s as BEARING on the RMI? Or do you not bother at all about the VOR’s and just fly GPS only?
Suppose you’re on an Airway between two VOR’s…
The last time I flew on an airway between two VORs must have been around 1996, so the question sounds rather academic to me
Sorry, I’m not familiar with the G1000, but on our Honeywell display I would set the CDI to FMS (which would be GPS track in your case) and have the next suitable VOR (usually far away from the airway…) displayed as an additional radio needle, similar to an ADF pointer.
Two weeks ago our FMS broke down and we had to do two more flights without waypoint capability. Our dispatcher almost grew grey hair over his countless attempts to file a fligtplan over VORs and ADFs alone. It is simply not possible in central Europe! In the end, we phoned all concerned ATC sectors in advance to get permission to fly with radar vectors alone and filed a normal flight plan over waypoints they knew we couldn’t navigate to. It was an interesting experience…
I’m not a G1000 expert but I suppose it works the same way as other EFIS systems. On my Aspen, I can have 3 navigation sources, two of which are displayed as bearing pointers on the EHSI.
Fly everything with GPS and set up VORs or NDBs on RMI needles if you really want to.
The last time I flew on an airway between two VORs must have been around 1996, so the question sounds rather academic to me
Yesterday I was flying airway N872 which passes the PAM, NIK and CIV VORs. It is true that you most probably will not fly over the VORs as you will get DCTs or vectors. But during IR training I was teached to always set (and use) the enroute VOR/NDB’s, together with GPS.
My previous aircraft did not have a RMI. That’s probably why I was looking for a 2nd CDI while I should use the RMI for that (PFD → BEARING1 and BEARING2 on the G1000). Thanks for your input, guys!
But during IR training I was teached to always set (and use) the enroute VOR/NDB’s, together with GPS.
I bet that will change over time
One can do it via VORs and NDBs. The Big Q is whether
But during IR training I was teached to always set (and use) the enroute VOR/NDB’s, together with GPS.
I sometimes do to keep occupied.
If the global GPS system goes out I will ask for vectors. The greatest risk is the G1000 falls over but as I have 2 PFDs and two GPS receivers I typically decide to take my chances.
And if both PFDs fail I can’t read the RMI anyway.
One can get the FP accepted by Eurocontrol.
Our dispatcher, who is a very experienced guy, was unable to get a VOR based flightplan accepted for a route from EDDS to EDDC. Maybe below FL 100, but he didn’t try that.
And regarding instructing/training: The problem starts with the SIDs, many of which can not be flown with conventional navaids, so there is no point in displaying needles to VORs.
I am not familiar with the G1000 but I guess lenthamen is asking whether one can have both an active GPS track and a VOR-based CDI showing on the PFD at the same time.
It would surprise me if that was possible.
When I fly I tend to backup the GPS track with a VOR/DME (if the next WP is a VOR, which maybe 1/3 of them are) but then I have a separate CDI (working from NAV2) which makes that possible. Can a G1000 display two CDIs? I don’t think so.
The problem starts with the SIDs, many of which can not be flown with conventional navaids
Unless a SID/STAR is labelled “RNAV” it “must” be flyable using the navaids which are referenced in the diagrams and those navaids are “supposed” to be within their respective DOCs. So for example this non-RNAV SID
must be flyable by receiving BIG and DET.