Hi!, I'm new here.

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KennPilot

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Just wanted to say hello to everyone. I am a private pilot (soon to be instrument rated.....checkride hopefully next week) flying out of beautiful, sunny (sometimes), flat, and full of tourists ORL!!!!! Woo-Hoo!!! I currently fly a 172sp with the G1000 system, but will very shortly be moving into the wonderful world of twins (engines that is), as I start my multi-commercial. (I'm doing a single-engine add on instead of the other way around). Decided on an early 30's career change. I started flying when I was 16, obtained my PPL, flew for awhile, then let life get in the way, and took a 9 year hiatus. But no more! My wife is all for me pursuing this so I am. :)

Kenn
 
Welcome!! Best of luck with the career change. Family support is huge! I think I finally have my wife convinced we can do it, so Im looking to get started on the change here in a few months. Keep us up on how things are going. Which school are you training out of?
 
I am flying at Air Orlando. I chose them because a) I needed more schedule flexibility than I could get at a part 141 school, b) everybody that works there is superb, c) Their planes are beautiful. Almost all of their fleet is 3 years old or newer. They have: DA-20's, a DA-40 (G1000)(sweet plane), numerous C172sp's (all with autopilot and gps, 1 so far with the G1000) C182's (G1000), C206, SR-20, SR-22's, Seneca (older), and a Duchess. They are also in the process of buying a Super Decathlon for aerobatic and tailwheel training (their Citabria was totalled in one of the hurricanes last year.) Mooney rep is in there alot as well recently, maybe getting a mooney. :rawk: Great school, great people, and great equipment.

Kenn
 
kenn -

what is your take on the g1000's as a student? was there anything difficult for you to learn or did it make it easier?
 
Well the checkride is supposed to be tomorrow so keep your fingers crossed. :)

As far my take on the G1000 system, I love it. I feel that if a brand new private student is started on the G1000 then there should be no problem with them learning it and being proficient with it. However, you as an instructor would have to take care to ensure that the student understands dead-reckoning navigation and such. Believe me with the G1000 you could almost get a monkey to fly you to your destination. :)

I had about 170 hours in already (about 20hrs of instrument training) before I trained on the G1000. I have found it very, very helpful with instrument flying. All VOR's, and Localizers are id'd without any annoying morse code beeping in your ear. If you put your approach into the gps databank it will even tune, id, and set the proper heading on the hsi for that approach. You do need to use the autopilot alot more as you are tuning and dialing and in general just playing with the system more than with a standard instrument system. The DA-40 I flew has the basic software (at least it did), but the 172's have the upgraded software with WX, and XM radio. Also the ability to see other traffic around you displayed on your MFD with altitudes, direction of flight, and whether they are climbing or descending is priceless.

Sorry for the long post. I'll let ya'll know how tomorrow goes.

Kenn
 
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