Uses of the KAP 140 Autopilot (Part II) High Performance Aviation Hands Off Flying, Part II By Hank Gibson, CFI, CFII, MEI Scenario 1: Starting Simple Jeff had just purchased his new Cessna Skylane, complete with a G1000 and a KAP 140 autopilot. Jeff was not...
An Overview of the KAP 140 Autopilot (Part I) High Performance Aviation Hands Off Flying, Part I By Hank Gibson, CFI, CFII, MEI How many pilots out there have uttered curses under their breath trying to work the KAP 140 autopilot? The KAP 140 is great when it does...
Common G1000 Mistakes, Part II High Performance Aviation D’Oh! That Wasn’t the Right Button! By Hank Gibson, CFI, CFII, MEI Last week, I addressed five common G1000 mistakes that pilots have. In that article, most of the items I talked about were simple mix ups with...
Common G1000 Mistakes, Part I High Performance Aviation D’Oh! That Wasn’t the Right Button! By Hank Gibson, CFI, CFII, MEI We have all been that pilot. Whether it is trying to load an approach or just set the altimeter, when we get in a rush, it seems the wrong button...
Dealing with Display Failures High Performance Aviation What To Do When Murphy Shows Up, Part II By Hank Gibson, CFI, CFII, MEI Dealing With GDU Failures On the long list of what can go wrong in a G1000 cockpit, a Garmin Display Unit (GDU) failure is less of a Maalox...
Dealing with AHRS/ADC Failures High Performance Aviation What To Do When Murphy Shows Up, Part I By Hank Gibson, CFI, CFII, MEI Dealing With AHRS/ADC Failures I was in hard IFR, 400 foot ceilings and a mile visibility. I had just passed the initial approach fix on the...
Technically Advanced Aircraft (TAA) Transition Training High Performance Aviation Technically Advanced Aircraft (TAA) Transition Training By Brandon J. Ray, CFI, CFII, MEI, Master Flight Instructor In recent years, general aviation has benefited from many...
IFR Flight Plans on the G1000 High Performance Aviation “Cleared As Filed” By Chris Reed, CFI, CFII, MEI IFR Flight Plans on the G1000 The Instrument Flying Handbook states that situational awareness is simply “knowing what is going on” (1-14). The Garmin...
Descent Planning with the G1000 High Performance Aviation “Descend Pilot’s Discretion” By Chris Reed, CFI, CFII, MEI Descent Planning with the Garmin G1000 Airplanes are one of only a few types of vehicles that can truly operate in three dimensions....
Garmin G300 and G3X Add Synthetic Vision, SVX High Performance Aviation Garmin announced that it will soon include synthetic vision, SVX, in the Garmin G300 and G3X avionics platforms. These systems are featured in the Cessna 162 Skycatcher, and other experimental and...
Garmin Announces G3000 Integrated Avionics High Performance Aviation Garmin G3000 The newest addition to Garmin’s popular line up of integrated avionics was announced at the National Business Aviation Association Convention in Orlando, Florida. Garmin’s...
