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Serious question, why does everyone skip the full power cycle on the Garmin G1000?
Honestly, I see guys just flipping the avionics master off and on, but the manual says you need to cut ship power for 30 seconds to clear a real fault. I learned that the hard way chasing a ghost AHRS issue for two hours. Anyone else actually follow the book on this?
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jennifershah6mo ago
That reminds me of a guy who kept resetting his iPad for a nav database issue. Turns out he never actually let it fully shut down, just put it to sleep. Same kind of deal.
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logan2056mo ago
Yeah, my buddy had a weird one with his G1000 where the heading would drift. He kept doing the quick reset, but it came back. Finally pulled the breaker for a full minute like you said, and it fixed it for good. He was kicking himself for not just doing it right the first time, lol.
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paige4276mo ago
Totally guilty of the quick flip myself, it's like hoping a problem will just get bored and leave! @jennifershah's iPad story hits home, I've done that exact thing. After my own fight with a sticky traffic alert, I finally read the manual and felt pretty silly for not just pulling the breaker for a full thirty seconds from the start.
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