Originally Posted by
miniacaris
Thanks, thank god I thought I was gonna have to learn how to correct for crosswinds there...
Oh the misery of actual airmeanship
Every PFD/MFD combo I have flown does offer the three:
Actual Heading
Ground Track
Desired track
A separate option within the soft keys at the bottom you can have 3 options of how wind information is displayed. I prefer option #2 but that's me.
I haven't flown the R9, but have G1000/600/500, Avidyne Entegra, Chelton, and a few off brand gadgets. Most if not all will also give you your TAS, and as long as the plane has digital Fuel Flows hooked up you will get all the range information. The G1000 you will need to hit the "FOB"(fuel on board) to sync the tanks, or enter it manually if they aren't displayed as part of the system. It will then present a range ring, which when the tanks are full you have to zoom way out to see pending airframe.
So much more, but have fun. Remember the G1000 is just a 530 on steroids. All the nav menus are the same in basic operation, just more to show and room to do it in.