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Garmin International G5

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Key Takeaways:

  • Garmin G5 instruments serve as digital replacements for mechanical artificial horizons or directional gyros, offering redundancy and eliminating the aircraft's vacuum system when installed in pairs.
  • Full desired functionality for the G5 often requires additional equipment, including a magnetometer, outside air temperature sensors, and an autopilot interface.
  • The G5 units currently have limitations, such as not displaying moving maps, ADS-B traffic, or Nexrad weather, and there is no apparent upgrade path at present.
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Garmin’s G5 can be configured as an artificial horizon or directional gyro and mounts into the same instrument panel openings as the removed mechanical instruments. A stack of two, as depicted at right, helps eliminate the vacuum system and “offers reversionary display capability plus the added redundancy of dual ADAHRS and dual backup batteries,” according to Garmin.

Some additional equipment may be needed for the full functionality I want. For example, a magnetometer like Garmin’s GMU 11 is required. For the air data features I want, the GAD 13 outside air temperature (OAT) adapter and the GTP 59 OAT probe also may be needed. Interfacing my autopilot may require the GAD 29B.

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