Garmin 600 or 1000

[KEEPERCDN]

Hi all

I have just finished visiting our friends from Flight Deck Solutions, Wow what a setup they were at showing a lot of there toys they make even though I was going for question about there FDS-SYS4X High Capacity 64In/128Out Card to make the Garmin 600 or 1000.

Here is my question is there software for the g600 and does anyone know if there is a layout template for it and also is the auto pilot built in to it ?

Thanks

[nricky]

Hi

I would chose the G1000, already software available for it. And G1000 is great, who likes a glasscockpit.

Cheers Norbert

[KEEPERCDN]

Hi nricky

do you know were I could get that software and will it work with most of all add on aircraft?

[epaton]

Try the FTS1000 from Fly This Sim. www.flythissim.com/FTS1000.aspx It is by far, the most realistic simulation of the real G1000. It puts Mindstar to shame. Nav data is current, validated. Also, it runs with X-Plane, which is much better sim for building your own simulator.

http://www.flythissim.com/FTS1000.aspx
http://www.flythissim.com/images/1.1.1539/cessna_photo_pcatd.jpg

[Maxx1]

For anyone who is interested this is a fully working G1000 with SimAvio (FTS) software...total cost was about $200 bucks...works great..EWill be doing the PDF next...this is the MDF


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[Lizzy]

Is there anyone who can give more detailed information about this project.
I'm planning a G1000 for my flight deck and am desperately looking for an alternative to the icredably pricy commercial stuff.
This seems to be a nice alternative for touchscreens as well.

thanks in advance

Lizz

[737NUT]

More info would be outstanding! :)

[Maxx1]

More info would be outstanding! :)

737 NUT...Lizzy,
Happy Thanksgiving...first start off with the bezel.
Cutting this on a professional CNC is not cheap...even though I am an engineer and have access to one..i constructed my own and it works great.
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First get 1/4 inch thick acylic sheet from ebay.
next ..take a piece of sheetrock and glue a clamping piece off wood stock to the bottom (make sure it is parallel to the sheetrock edge)
next glue the center (screen portion of the acylic to the sheetrock in the center.(this is scrap later anyway.
Overlay the drawing 5834
I purchased a simple little x / y jig at a tool store ...or ebay...for about 15 bucks...
then I had a dremel drill press that i mounted a simple dremel end mill bit to...this was purchased at harbor freight for about 7 bucks.

What you do is this.
Once you have transcribed the template to the acrylic sheet covering you can then begin to cut x and y dimension pretty accurately as long as your fixture is square from the beginning.
It takes a while but i did it in a few nights...no rush...you need to go slow so as to give the bit time to work ...and so you don't break it.

Once this is done...its time for the components...ill post that next

[Maxx1]

forgot to mention on my previous post.

I took a Dell 12 inch monitor from ebay...20 bucks.
pulled off the bezel to just work with the screen itself...and the power ribbon cable....that is what the drawing is for.

Aslo this will work in combination with FLYTHESIM..simaavio2 software.

[flyinjake]

Maxx1,

I am interested in building my own G1000 hardware along with the FTS software. You have an update for us and share where you purchased the switches?

Search continues on....

Jake

[michaelwashington15]

As far as ease of use is concerned, the G600 was a piece of cake. If you're good at getting around a 430 and/or a G1000 system

[selectavionics]

Did anyone ever find out about switches or rotary encoders? Screened button caps and knobs?

[Salire]

I've bought the FTS 1000 Cirrus Perspective and a touch screen, but would love to have the hardware. Would like to know how you did it, Maxx1.