Want to get checked out in a glass-cockpit aircraft? Executive Flyers Aviation (EFA) now has both Cessna 172S and Cessna 182S aircraft for rent with the Garmin G1000 NAV III glass-cockpit. The G1000 NAV III can bring your flying to a new level of safety and confidence! EFA’s glass-cockpit aircraft rent at the same price as the standard equipment aircraft, so all you need to do is complete our G1000 checkout and you will be flying the most advanced avionics in the skies!

If you are interested in getting started in the glass cockpit, please call 781-274-7227 to schedule a complete G1000 checkout today!

About the G1000:

The revolutionary G1000 glass cockpit – the most intelligent flight-deck package ever to fly on this class of aircraft. The G1000 integrates all primary flight, engine and sensor data to provide intuitive, at-a-glance situational awareness. Real-time, flight-critical information is presented on two big, colorful 10.4-inch active-matrix LCD displays – bringing new levels of safety and confidence in your Skyhawk (C-172S) or Skylane (C-182S).  The G1000 creates the irresistible combination of the future of flight with the world’s most-embraced, most-flown aircraft ever. The databases in each aircraft are updated monthly to ensure up-to-date vital information.

How to get started:

EFA has a dedicated G1000 simulator which is an invaluable tool for you to complete the ground training of your checkout. This simulator is available for dual ground training and for solo practice. Solo practice on the simulator is allowed once you have been approved by a CFI or during the checkout process. Solo simulator time is at no charge, but please schedule time in advance to ensure availability.

What a G1000 checkout entails:

For VFR flying:

1. Understanding the aircraft and avionics systems.
2. Review the differences between G1000 aircraft and standard avionics aircraft.
3. Ground training:
   • Elements of the G1000 system
   • PFD and MFD menus, functions and operations
   • Radios and audio panels
   • System failures and backups
4. Flight training:
   • One flight to perform maneuvers, G1000 operations and navigation.
   • One flight to demonstrate understanding and use of G1000 functions with limited CFI intervention.

For IFR flying:

1. All of the VFR requirements above, plus: 
2. Flight Training:
   • One flight to perform basic instrument rating maneuvers (stalls, steep turns, unusual attitude recoveries), approaches, holding and reversionary and failure modes.
   • One flight to demonstrate IFR operations and approaches.