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Garmin International G5

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Key Takeaways:

  • Garmin G5 instruments can serve as an artificial horizon or directional gyro, fitting into standard panel openings, and a dual installation offers redundancy while eliminating the vacuum system.
  • Achieving full desired functionality often requires additional equipment such as a magnetometer, OAT adapter/probe, and an autopilot interface module.
  • Currently, G5 instruments do not display moving maps, ADS-B traffic, or Nexrad weather, and there appears to be no upgrade path.
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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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