Originally Posted by
JamesNoBrakes
This. Round-gauges require you to build a better mental map of where the airplane is in space. The skill of developing a scan is very important. I've seen lots of people fall apart transitioning to round-gauges in IFR when they learned on a G1000. Going the opposite way, the results are completely opposite, I've never seen anyone encounter significant difficulty transitioning to a G1000 system, apart from learning the critical switch-ology, but that's system dependent and varies with whatever glass system you have (rockwell, chelton, honeywell, garmin, etc.). It's also relatively easy to learn with exposure. Trying to help someone that is struggling in a round-gauge cockpit means going back to fundamentals of instrument flight.
Agree, I just didn't take the time to explain the logic. In overly simplistic terms, this situation draws some parallels to the automatic vs manual transmission. I always like seeing that news video where a carjacker stole the car from the person at a gas pump, and made it as far as the street due to not having learned a stick shift.
But then... I think everyone should have mandatory spin training, learn to fly a sailplane, seaplane and a tailwheel, Etc. So it is what it is. Someday all us old folks will be gone, along with the steam gauges...