The system has a large memory that contains maps and other information for both visual flight rules (VFR) and instrument flight rules (IFR) navigation. It will communicate via radio and shows the currently tuned radio frequencies on the display screen. The Garmin G1000 NXi provides most of the functions that a user of a high-end smartphone would expect. These back-up instruments allow a (skilled) pilot to safely fly the plane, even with a total electrical failure. The airspeed indicator and altimeter do not require any power at all and the attitude gyroscope is powered by a vacuum system. None of these require electrical power except for illumination at night. From left to right they are the airspeed indicator, an attitude gyro and an altimeter. As you look at the image, you can see three back-up conventional instruments below the glass cockpit displays. Reportedly, however, most buyers of new Skyhawks buy the glass cockpit version. (Credit: Textron Aviation)įor example, the Garmin G1000 NXI integrated flight deck avionics package, including two LCD displays, is available in the Cessna 172 Skyhawk from Textron Aviation as an option: conventional instrumentation packages are still available. The Garmin G1000 NXI glass cockpit and integrated flight deck is used in the Cessna 172 Skyhawk and other small planes. This transition has happened in small, private aircraft as well. These airplanes aren’t the only ones that have replaced their conventional aircraft instruments with electronic displays driven by computers. In yesterday’s Display Daily, I wrote about glass cockpits in commercial and military aircraft.
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