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Re:Show HN: Aviation Navigation Log on $20 Receipt Printer by carloslagoa on Saturday August 19, 2023 @02:14PM (#37191521)
I'd have to agree (with the little experience I have). My school is the cheapest on the block and we have the oldest planes, the other day I sat in another's schools C172 and saw the G1000 and.. "damn.. look at all those colours and uh what does this button do" was just about all I could say

I think in regards to safety, screens have the upper hand 99% of the time however...

a) the 1:1 of screen X to screen Y doesn't exist, I (think) you have to pretty much learn the new system

b) there's a certain je ne se quais to instruments

c) the school that has the G1000 needs a G1000 trainer as well as an IFR trainer (though I guess that's fine because then you have experience in both)

d) too much screens may not be the best - the G600 has touchscreens now

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Re:Show HN: Aviation Navigation Log on $20 Receipt Printer by V99 on Saturday August 19, 2023 @03:25PM (#37192209)
Guessing you meant 6-pack/steam-gauge trainer, since anything with a G1000 put in is virtually guaranteed to be IFR-capable.

There's no hard requirement to learn one versus the other. If you're a new student today and looking to go to one of the big-boy airlines you'll probably never need to fly a 6-pack if the school you pick has G1000's.

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Re:Show HN: Aviation Navigation Log on $20 Receipt Printer by carloslagoa on Saturday August 19, 2023 @03:41PM (#37192338)
Yup! Sorry, glad you caught on :)

Maybe my point was rubbish, just wanted to highlight that the learning curve is --> this is an IFR instrument + how it's represented/actioned thru our avionics suite

For sure, something bigboys might be happy to hear you covered in your ATP

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Re:Show HN: Aviation Navigation Log on $20 Receipt Printer by tecleandor on Saturday August 19, 2023 @05:47PM (#37193610)
What's your school, BTW?

I've done a bunch of ULM test flights at LEIR and LEMT, and I've always been curious about getting at least an ULM license...

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Re:Show HN: Aviation Navigation Log on $20 Receipt Printer by carloslagoa on Saturday August 19, 2023 @06:17PM (#37193882)
LECU! Mostly PPL & ATPL classes --- unsure about ULM
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Re:Show HN: Aviation Navigation Log on $20 Receipt Printer by tecleandor on Sunday August 20, 2023 @07:21PM (#37203888)
Thx!
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