2 hours ago, Bobsk8 said:

never fly default aircraft in any sim, waste of time. 

Yet 95% of the features that you describe in your opening posts are offered by most GA default aircraft exactly the same way...

3 minutes ago, mrueedi said:

Yet 95% of the features that you describe in your opening posts are offered by most GA default aircraft exactly the same way...

Actually it's a 100%. 😎 Even though the topic title mentions the Kodiak the OP is in fact a glowing review of and promotion for the WT G1000 NXi. 😉 Having said that: none of the default planes have the great sounds of the Kodiak, the working circuit breakers, the great flight model, and so on. I myself might still take the C172 (analoque) or something other old fashioned default plane for a spin every now and then (more then than now...) but the addon planes have taken over my hangar, that's for sure.

On 1/18/2022 at 10:55 PM, Bert Pieke said:

That is where the Garmin G3000 comes in. 

Although some aircraft do have a keypad installed with the G1000, I believe it is an aircraft specific choice.

And WT simulates this, by including a keyboard entry option with their G1000 NXi..

Really ? How to enable keyboard entry? 😮

3 minutes ago, Flying-Hare said:

Really ? How to enable keyboard entry? 😮

https://forums.flightsimulator.com/t/how-to-g1000-nxi-keyboard-entry-quick-tip/483819

1 hour ago, Bobsk8 said:

https://forums.flightsimulator.com/t/how-to-g1000-nxi-keyboard-entry-quick-tip/483819

To expand on one point in the well written tutorial at the link above. To enable keyboard entry, instead of clicking on the little keyboard symbol, which seems to have a tiny active click spot on my system, you can click anywhere in the highlighted blue entry field ( the field where the "typed" characters will be entered ). I usually find this much easier than trying to click on the little keyboard symbol.

Al