On Dec 13, 1:58*pm, Andrew Gideon wrote:
On Sat, 13 Dec 2008 13:41:55 -0800, Paul kgyy wrote:
However, it does have some nice IFR bells and whistles that are worth
learning how to use, such as presetting minimum altitude and approach
speed.

Although I can merely daydream about this gear for now, another
consideration I'd expect to warrant training (or at least some study) is
the set of possible failure modes and proper pilot responses.

Yes, though in reality the electronic gizmos are superior in just
about every way. For example, if something goes wrong with the sensor,
the affected instruments disappear and are replaced with big X's --
not too hard to decode that. Also, you don't need to update the DG for
procession, etc.

The club is Sundance, in Palo Alto, CA. They upgraded several
aircraft. They put the PFD1000 in one of the 172s, the PFD and a
Garmin 430 in the Archer, and the Bo has the PFD, 430, and a working
autopilot.

-- dave j