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Update: I've been flying the Alabeo Seminole with the Flight1 GTN Complete and G500/600 Complete. I haven't confirmed every little feature is working (having only this morning discovered the esoteric technique--clicking left of the center knob, not on it--required to enter NAV frequency tuning mode), but am very happy with the setup so far. The F1 G600 provides a huge improvement in realism compared to the stock EFIS.

Cool! Thanks for all the good suggestions; I'll see what I can cobble together. I'd really like an EFIS rather than steam gauges, since that's what I'm transitioning to. Interesting to know the dual sim option is a possibility.

For example, would the F1 GTN Complete plus G500 be realistic and, if so, what aircraft would it integrate well with? A consideration (but not a hard limitation) is that I already have the Vertx DA62 and Lionheart Quest Kodiak for aircraft, and the RealityXP GTN-650.

@AndyKunzi - Sorry for mis-spelling your screen name

@ryanbatcund - Thanks, I had tried, but wasn't able to find anything that helped. @AndiKuzi - Good point. So, perhaps you can help with my real objective here. My goal is to use P3D to maintain IFR proficiency with an EFIS (G1000, G20000, G500, or whatever), autopilot, and a GTN, since my RW aircraft has both G3X (with AHRS, etc) and G5 EFIS and a GTN-650. However, I don't really care if the corresponding RW components have ARINC or RS232 exchange of position data and waypoint crossfill, I just want them to successfully interface in P3D. If the stumbling block is the G1000, I'd be happy to switch to another EFIS, preferably Garmin. Since you seem well informed, could you (or anybody reading) recommend any SELs with, say, G500-based panels for P3D? They do talk with GTNs in the RW for sure.

THE GOOD NEWS I ended up getting the Vertx DA62, and find the FADEC dirt simple to use and the G1000 realistic. I have added on the Reality XP GTN 650, since I read their nav databases are more up-to-date than Flight1's. Indeed, the GTN turns out to be completely realistic since it actually wraps around Garmin's own GTN trainer, which is good. THE GLITCH However, neither the DA62 autopilot nor the G1000 HSI seem to receive course guidance from the GTN. Any suggestions on how to get them listening to it?

All- It's so nice to be able to talk with people who have been there before! Glad I asked you about my plans. Thanks! Ryan - I agree it may be unusual, but I just built the second real-world Carbon Cub to fly with G3X and GTN-650, and based on recent demand CubCrafters seem to have plans to add this as a standard option in their factory-assisted build program. I haven't seen any G3X sims out there (even Garmin doesn't publish a "trainer" for it), so I chose the G1000 as a close substitute for my PFD. Hmmm, a Cirrus jet is appealing, but it's pretty far from what I actually fly. eslader - Thanks for the warning! I'll steer clear of Carendo, especially given my goals. I agree entirely: I'd rather a good twin than a bad single. Will definitely look into the Vertx DA62 vgbaron - Appreciate the tip about the Lionheart Quest Kodiak. Plus, I like that it is STOL.

To maintain IFR proficiency, I'd like to fly a not-too-slow single engine light aircraft in P3D with a G1000 (or G3X Touch) and a GTN-650 Touch in the panel. Not having found any planes with both, I guess the solution is to buy a plane with the G1000 and add the 650, or vice versa. Carendo has a Malibu with the G1000, as well as a 172. Are there other vendors worthy of consideration for this purpose? For the GTN-650, all I've seen for P3D is the one by Reality XP. How smoothly would it integrate? Your thoughts? Thanks!!