PC-12
Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP); Flight Crew Multiengine; Flight Crew Instrument; Flight Crew Flight Instructor; Flight Crew Flight Engineer
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 15; Flight Crew Total 25000; Flight Crew Type 7
Human-Machine Interface; Training / Qualification
Deviation - Track / Heading All Types; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Clearance
Air Traffic Control Issued New Clearance; Flight Crew Became Reoriented; Flight Crew Requested ATC Assistance / Clarification
Human Factors
After departure Tracon cleared [me] direct to a fix on STAR.  I miss entered the fix on Garmin 430 GPS twice and had to be given vectors until I entered it correctly. This was my first solo flight in this aircraft and my first single pilot operation in a high performance aircraft.  I have many years of airline flying but all in multi-pilot operations. It is important that any pilot who is changing the type of operation they operate in; especially in a new aircraft type get very familiar with the aircraft and systems.  I made several mistakes that day due to lack of familiarity with the navigation systems and autopilot.
Retired airline Captain discovers that single pilot operations in an unfamiliar high performance aircraft can be challenging.