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All our Cessna aircraft feature the newer
Garmin-G1000 'Glass Cockpit' panels
2010 Cessna Model 172S Skyhawk
- Moving Maps show nearby Air Traffic data, Terrain Proximity, and, can display near real-time Weather Information.
- 'Synthetic Vision' technology displays land contours, large water features, towers and obstacles within 1000 ft, air traffic symbols, runways; airport signs appear approximately 17 miles from the airport -- even during low visibility, darkness and Instrument Flying conditions, making it easier and safer to fly under such conditions.
- Garmin GFC700 AFCS "Automated Flight Control System" offers an Auto-Pilot and a Flight Director with a "Go-Around" button. It can be used for either fully automated navigation, or to just follow visual directions from only the Flight Director while flying the plane by hand.
- Dual GPS Navigators come with "Wide Area Augmentation System" (WAAS) that improves the integrity and accuracy of basic GPS signals.
GPS Accuracy was increased by a factor 10, giving much more accurate Horizontal and Vertical Navigation, than in the now older 'non-WAAS' G1000 aircraft that were commonly built before 2007.
Over 5000 airports in the US now offer so-called L/VNAV & LPV approaches with a WAAS Glide Path (Vertical Navigation), with 'Decision Heights' as low as 200 ft., only available for aircraft with WAAS. In the SF Bay area only Stanford Flying Club offers GPS navigation systems with WAAS on all Club planes.
- Aural & Visual Alerts can be used to spot nearby Air Traffic, Terrain Proximity and to be alerted for 'Minimum Decision Heights', approaching specified altitudes or a low fuel situation.
- Flight Instrument Redundancy. Flight Instrument indications can be provided on either computer screen, as well as by "round gauge" back-up instruments.
Some of the newer Garmin G1000 Avionics features:
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One display, called the Primary Flight Display (PFD) is normally used to show the EFIS (Electronic Flight Instrument System). The second display, called the Multifunction Display (MFD) is mostly used to display Engine Data and Moving Maps.
- A number of subscriptions for On-board Databases and Continuous Information Updates are provided with the latest Club aircraft, for extra operational and safety information:
- An Obstacle database subscription shows the locations of towers, tall buildings, and other vertical obstructions that could be a potential source of hazards to pilots in the US.
Update cycle: every 56 days.
A Geography and Terrain database represents the topography of the earth.
- A Flight Charts database subscription provides on-screen versions of charts depicting procedures for Arrivals, Departure, Approaches and Airport Diagrams in the US. Revisions update: every 28 days
- The Safe Taxi database contains depictions of airport diagrams.
It shows runways with numbers, taxiways with identifying letters / numbers, landmarks, control towers, buildings. The display can provide enhanced position awareness, show were the airplane is located, and, especially on larger airports, make it easier to figure out where and how to taxi to certain designated airport or runway locations. Updates: every 56 days
- A Jeppesen "NavData" database provides on screen depiction of airways, navigation aids, airspace, airports, current airport and air traffic radio frequencies, and more.
Updates: every 28 days (received via the internet, then transferred to the airplane)
- The XM WX Satellite Weather subscription allows the Pilot to see US weather information at a glance, as well as to zoom in on specific locations. Weather features
provided for making informed navigational decisions include: Radar 'Nexrad' Precipitation Maps, Lightning Locations, Freezing Levels, 'Winds Aloft', Surface Weather maps, Cloud Tops Maps, Textual Reports ('Metars', ''Airmets & Sigmets'), Area Forecasts and more. Updates: ongoing via XM Satellite.
- XM Satellite Radio offers more than 150 channels with music, news, sports, talk and more, that can be listened to during longer flights.
Additional features include:
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On demand display of nearest airports and land based navigation aids, with corresponding frequencies, distances, etc.
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Airport control tower frequencies, departure and arrival controller frequencies can be retrieved with a few simple key strokes
- Climb-outs and Descents, Departure Routes, Cross-Country Flights, Instrument Approaches, WAAS Approaches, Vertical Navigation, can be flown with the GFC700 Autopilot and/or 'Flight Director'
- Flight Range / Fuel Range rings indicate maximum flight range and endurance on the map
- Display of wind directions and magnitudes
- Communications & Clearance Recorder with Playback (up to 2.5 min.)
- Engine Analyzer with "Fuel Economy" and "Power Maximizer" features
- Front seat air-bags; Carbon Monoxide detector
Our new and up to date Cessna-172SP Nav-III Aircraft are available for Initial Pilot Training, as well as for Transition Training for those who learned on earlier models.
We offer Members access to the exclusive Cessna Factory Authorized Training Program for Cessna Garmin G1000 aircraft, and, use of a 2010 Glass Cockpit G1000 simulator at no charge.
Cessna 400 TT Corvalis
- Garmin G1000 "Glass Cockpit" Flight deck, Synthetic Vision technology and TAWS-B Traffic Information, Extensive Electronic Engine Instrumentation
- Side-stick controllers, Cabin Climate Control, Pneumatically Sealing Doors and Noise-Canceling headsets.
- High-Performance Aircraft with Twin Turbo-Chargers (for better High Altitude performance); 310 HP, Variable / Constant Speed propeller
- Cruise speed: 229 MPH (est. average at 10,000 ft)
- Check out requirements: A certain combination of Total Time, training on the newer Garmin-1000 “Glass Cockpit” systems, and a check out to Proficiency Standards in this (High-Performance) Make & Model will be required.
Cessna G1000 PC Aircraft Simulator
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Please contact the Club or your Instructor if you would like more and the most current information about the Cessna "Glass Cockpit" / G1000 Transition Training, Training Materials, and/or G1000 Simulators for C-172, or C-400 Corvalis TT aircraft training.
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