G1000 Online Training for CAP

[lzu2]

I've been working on a introductory course for the G1000 since last year. It's virtually finished and I'd like to invite any CAP members to check it out. The URL is:

www.capg1000.com

It has three modules. Pilots getting ready to attend the CAP FITS training will absolutely get more out of it if they'll go through this online course first. It's an excellent head start to learning the G1000. Observers and Scanners will also learn a lot if they'll take the first (G1000 Overview) and third (MFD) lessons.

Feel free to send me comments, good or bad, so that I can improve this mini-course. It does require Flash, so it won't run on an iPad.

- Russ, GA112

[JeffDG]

First comment:  In Chrome, I get audio but no video.

[lzu2]

Hmmm... Odd. I've been using this same technique to deliver online content for the last five years and never heard that one before. The lessons open in a new window. Is it possible that the lesson window is opening behind other windows?

Try this direct link to a different (not G1000) presentation and see if you have the same problem:
http://www.faa-ground-school.com/private-lessons/first-solo/player.html

Thanks much!

[JeffDG]

I did the first lesson in IE, and then clicked on the quiz in Chrome and it worked...

Possibly a momentary disturbance in the Force!

Looks really good, BTW.

[lzu2]

Roger that, Jeff. Thanks for giving it a run through.

[JeffDG]

I'll run through the rest over the weekend probably.

One thing...the first question on the quiz, it was about the different modules.  It had ADC and AHRS for one answer and AHRS and ADC for another...I guess I picked the wrong order.

[lzu2]

Let me look at that quiz. It shouldn't be an issue of order. I'll check it out and correct it if necessary. Thanks.

Ok, I just looked at it. It's not order of words, but order of letters. E.g. ADC versus ACD and AHRS versus ARHS.

[JeffDG]

Mind if I just drop comments as I see them going through here?  Good "notebook" for that sort of thing

[lzu2]

Sure, Jeff. But feel free to email me directly (via the Contact link on the site) if you have extensive comments.

[jimmydeanno]

First comment:  In Chrome, I get audio but no video.

I had the same thing happen.  I seems that if you double-click the blank, grey area in the window the video will start.  Strange.

[lzu2]

Thanks for that report, Jimmy. Not sure what I can do about it, but I'll try. Were you also using Chrome?

[Manchu]

Very nice job Russ.

One of the better online courses I've taken.  Your presenter/voice is one of the best I've heard.  A real pro.

I look forward to seeing the completed program.

[c172drv]

Russ,
     You need to be congratulated on the work you have done.  :clap: :clap: :clap:  I think that this is the way forward for the organization with this type of training.  Great work and I'll be recommending this to the folks in my squadron.

John

[lzu2]

Thanks Manchu and John. Much appreciated. I really think it will give CAP pilots a "leg up" as they go into their transition training.

- Russ

[Tubacap]

I just viewed the course for about a minute, but had the same issue with it not opening in Chrome.  I resized Chrome and then put it back to maximize and the content loaded.  The same thing happens every now and then to pdfs. 

Looking forward to viewing the course!

[jimmydeanno]

Thanks for that report, Jimmy. Not sure what I can do about it, but I'll try. Were you also using Chrome?

Yes, I was also using chrome.  But I will say that the course looks great - I'd hate to give the impression that I was only criticizing.

[lzu2]

No worries, Jimmy. It just looks like Chrome doesn't support flash as elegantly as other browsers. I do appreciate the heads up. If you have other comments or suggestions, please send 'em on. - Russ

[lzu2]

I'm now working on a multimedia lesson for the GFC 700 (autopilot/flight director). I could use some critiques from people who are already familiar with the system (to check my accuracy) as well as people trying to learn it.

If you'd like to take a look and give me some honest feedback, email me at russell@goldsealflight.com and I'll send you a link.

- Russ, GA112

[Flying Pig]

Wow man that was awesome.  Its things like this that I miss about CAP

[starshippe]

. . very nice course. i do have one mission related question. can the dg be set to true?

. . when training mission pilots, when flying lat/lon grids, i recommend that the dg be set to true. this eliminates one of the sources of error when flying grids and trying to maintain the expected +/- 0.03 minute accuracy.

. . with our steam gauge dg, its a simple matter of cranking it over six degrees. can this be done electronically in the g1000?

thanks,

bill

[jayleswo]

. . very nice course. i do have one mission related question. can the dg be set to true?

The short answer is yes you can (reference page 55 of the Garmin G1000 Pilot's Guide for G1000).

Changing the navigation angle true/magnetic setting:
1) Use the FMS Knob to select the AUX - System Setup Page on the MFD.
2) Press the FMS Knob to activate the cursor.
3) Turn the large FMS Knob to highlight Nav Angle in the Display Units box.
4) Turn the small FMS Knob to highlight the desired setting and press the ENT Key.
• TRUE - References angles to true north (T)
• MAGNETIC - Angles corrected to the computed magnetic variation (Mag Var)

I've never done this myself, but imagine the confusion if you forget to set it back to MAG after completing your grid search!! What I normally do is crank down the scale on the MFD so that the lat/long lines are depicted and align my ground track (and projected course line) with those instead. Works very well.

-- John

[starshippe]

. . thanks. setting and resetting the dg is something that mp's should be able to be taught to do. (tongue in cheek.)

. . we fly the grid using the lat/lon display. usually, navigation to relatively local grids is also done here, as opposed to entering waypoints, etc. as i mentioned, flying to true just eliminates one of the numbers that has to be juggled while flying the grid. it doesnt take long to get off track when u r six degrees off course.

. . i try to train my guys to keep their head outside as much as possible, make fairly frequent glances to the dg, and more infrequent glances to the gps to see how things are really going.

. . i will check and see just how accurate your method is. thanks for that idea.

. . and thanks again for the info.

bill

[lzu2]

The heading on the HSI comes from the magnetometer out in the airplane's wing. I don't know of any way to override this, but perhaps (I haven't looked) there may be a setting for this in one of the AUX pages.