Teacherjh wrote:


GPS: self test..... display database date disclaimer (wait for pilot to
press
OK)... ask "set full fuel?".... wait for pilot to key in the actual
amount of
fuel left (or more likely, just hit ENTER)... acquiring satellites....
acquiring satellites.... acquiring satellites.... Ok, moving map is on.
Flight plan is gone (did you save it to a memory location or just use the
default).... pilot hits FPL button, changes to list page, hits cursor
button, scrolls through the existing flight plan list looking for the one
he was
flying... hit enter. "activate flight plan?".... hit ENTER.

First, both Garmin and B/K GPSs store the active flight plan past a
shutdown. Admittedly, the pilot will have to activate it, but this would
be the case whether the GPS were in a conventional panel or a glass panel.

Second, even if the GPS takes that time to restart (locating the overheads,
etc.), the rest of the panel can come alive more quickly. There's more to
the glass than just GPS, after all. In fact, shouldn't most of the PFD
come alive pretty much instantly (now that startup time isn't required for
the "electronic gyros")?

- Andrew