When flying cross-country, the most important variables are weather and its effect on aircraft range. The Garmin G1000 provides some very useful tools to help manage both.rnUse winds to your advantage Weather briefings provide localized snapshots of forecast winds. Often, that isn't good enough for an en route response to actual weather. The G1000 with XM Satellite Weather makes it a snap to visualize winds and determine the best altitudes and routings to benefit from them. Using the soft keys on the Weather Map page in the MFD, select Winds and the appropriate altitude, and you'll be able to see a depiction of the prevailing winds. If you increase the map's range to include your destination, you'll have a sense of how to utilize winds or at least min-imize their effect throughout the full trip.
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