Note P3D requires Reality-XP GNS430 or GNS530. Flight Sim X does differ from the real G1000 in at least 3 ways: 1) The sim autopilot is the same in all three airplanes, but in actuality, these planes use 3 different autopilots, 2) There is no FPL key for entering a flight plan instead, Microsoft provides flight planning software that loads a flight plan into the G1000, 3) the MFD does not include the many screens found in a real G1000. High quality concentric encoders with their own push buttons replicate the feel and function of the Garmin 430 knobs Tactile buttons allow you to use the Garmin 430 in the same way as you would in a real aircraft For X-Plane and Prepare3D v3 & v4 Plugin software is provided for X-Plane and P3D v3 & v4. Garmin GNS 530W Simulator (EXE) The WAAS certified GND 530W. Garmin GNS 430W Simulator (EXE) The WAAS certified GNS 430W. Below you will find some of the most popular aviation gps simulators. You will need a DirectX 9 compatible video card, such as those sold by Nvidia or ATI, and we're told that the bigger the card the better, as this is a graphics intensive program. Download one of the Free aviation gps simulators. One nice feature, if you have two displays on your computer, is that you can display the PFD on one screen and the MFD on the other display (if you don't know what the PFD and MFD are, consider buying our G1000 Handbook or G1000 CD-ROM Course).

The deluxe version retails for $69.99 and includes three airplanes, the Beechcraft Baron, Cessna 172SP and Mooney Bravo with G1000 cockpits. We haven't tried it, but people tell us the deluxe version of Flight Simulator X, released in October, 2006, includes the Garmin G1000.

Garmin 430 simulator for mac