CharlieFox

G-1000 are great... but not for initial flight training!. Learn steam gages from the start, once you have it down, consider moving up to the g-1000. But you have to know how to use it. So many people dont stay current and forget how to get it to do what they want and that is what gets them in trouble. Glass time is important (I log it separate), but most students will be renting steam gages and if they only know the G-1000 and hop in a steam gage aircraft... could be very dangerous/deadly.

rickair7777

I'm not absolutely convinced that type training is a bad idea. I would not jump into any old ASEL and go fly without a checkout. For most folks insurance requirements preclude this anyway...you are going to have to get a checkout.

You could lump similar aircraft under one type...ie all ASEL Pipers under a certain HP/weight rating. You might need separate types for TAA versions.

You could also get a type limited to VFR...that would be simple to acquire. Or only require the type for IFR ops.

I mean how many of us really benefit from the ability to jump in an airplane and go? The only benefit get out of it is the baility to go for an "airplane ride" with somebody who really does know what he's doing and log the time.

The GA accident rate is still pretty high...it's getting harder to come up with solutions to make any further improvement there.

skidoomike

In my humble opinion that G1000 is dangerous in the hands of most student and private pilots. I was an instructor for an FBO and I flew with a student in one of those ac. He was totally depending on that tcas for traffic avoidance and flying the plane like some people walk down the street totally fixated on their phone. After the flight I really told him that I was concerned for his safety and that he still needed to scan outside for traffic. Glass is great in a King Air or a jet when you are punching through indian country very quickly and are up at FL's IFR and on radar. My 2 cents.