Originally Posted by
Ewfflyer
All the GPS functions are the same across the whole line-up of Garmin Products. What takes time is in the G1000 the Com/Nav functions change slightly, but are easy to pick up. Then there's the expansive features such as the Vertical Profiles(that show up on the PFD and set up in the FPL menu vs. a VNAV page) and all sorts of cool trip planning features. It really can be "too" much information for your day VFR types, but hard IFR, there's not much info you can't get access too assuming you have full XM weather, and charts
After reading (almost) the entire User's Manual - I found myself HOPING that these Garmins didn't have the traffic, terrain, and Wx features installed as I was already at my limit with new technology for the time being!
I am a huge fan of the flight planning features though.
Ewfflyer - how could I outline a box of airspace though if I wanted to on the 430/530 series? I know most SUAS is already displayed - but usually it is huge chucks of airspace (Warning Areas for example) and local units further break that airspace into many smaller areas. Accept for using Suer Wypts to define the airspace and then linking them together as a flight plan, I didn't really see another way of sequencing. Any ideas?
USMCFLYR