[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":124},["ShallowReactive",2],{"article-cessna172-g1000-pfd":3},{"id":4,"title":5,"body":6,"description":113,"downloads":114,"extension":115,"lastUpdated":116,"meta":117,"navigation":118,"path":119,"readingTime":120,"seo":121,"stem":122,"__hash__":123},"projectArticles\u002Fprojects\u002Fcessna172\u002Fg1000-pfd.md","G1000 PFD — Primary Flight Display",{"type":7,"value":8,"toc":102},"minimark",[9,14,18,21,25,28,33,36,88,92,95,99],[10,11,13],"h2",{"id":12},"overview","Overview",[15,16,17],"p",{},"The Primary Flight Display (PFD) is the left-hand screen of the G1000 suite. It shows attitude, airspeed, altitude, vertical speed, HSI, and COM\u002FNAV tuning. In the real aircraft it is a Garmin GDU 1040 running Garmin's proprietary avionics software.",[15,19,20],{},"In this build the PFD is replicated using a 10.1\" touchscreen monitor running X-Plane 12's native G1000 implementation, mounted behind a 3D-printed bezel that matches the real panel proportions.",[10,22,24],{"id":23},"bezel-design","Bezel Design",[15,26,27],{},"The PFD bezel is printed in PLA and replicates the softkey button row along the bottom edge. Each softkey is a 6×6mm tactile switch wired to an ESP32, allowing physical button presses to interact with the G1000 software via CockpitConnect.",[29,30,32],"h3",{"id":31},"softkey-row","Softkey Row",[15,34,35],{},"The 12 softkeys along the bottom of the PFD bezel are mapped to X-Plane commands:",[37,38,39,52],"table",{},[40,41,42],"thead",{},[43,44,45,49],"tr",{},[46,47,48],"th",{},"Key",[46,50,51],{},"Default Function",[53,54,55,64,72,80],"tbody",{},[43,56,57,61],{},[58,59,60],"td",{},"1–3",[58,62,63],{},"NAV\u002FMAP\u002FPROC softkeys",[43,65,66,69],{},[58,67,68],{},"4–6",[58,70,71],{},"FPL \u002F DIRECT \u002F CLR",[43,73,74,77],{},[58,75,76],{},"7–9",[58,78,79],{},"MENU \u002F ENT \u002F cursor keys",[43,81,82,85],{},[58,83,84],{},"10–12",[58,86,87],{},"Range \u002F joystick emulation",[10,89,91],{"id":90},"knobs","Knobs",[15,93,94],{},"The PFD has two concentric rotary knobs on the right side (COM\u002FNAV tuning) and a FMS cursor joystick. These are 3D-printed housings with rotary encoders inside.",[10,96,98],{"id":97},"status","Status",[15,100,101],{},"Bezel design in progress. Monitor selected (Elecrow 10.1\" IPS capacitive touch).",{"title":103,"searchDepth":104,"depth":104,"links":105},"",2,[106,107,111,112],{"id":12,"depth":104,"text":13},{"id":23,"depth":104,"text":24,"children":108},[109],{"id":31,"depth":110,"text":32},3,{"id":90,"depth":104,"text":91},{"id":97,"depth":104,"text":98},"Build log for the Garmin G1000 PFD replica: bezel fabrication, touchscreen mounting, and X-Plane integration.",null,"md","2026-03",{},true,"\u002Fprojects\u002Fcessna172\u002Fg1000-pfd",5,{"title":5,"description":113},"projects\u002Fcessna172\u002Fg1000-pfd","oSqq4y09Beg1VxzplHrow3Bmequc8m5BQO8Qg_O0dcI",1781294861700]