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Old 01-08-2018, 05:49 PM
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My attitude gyro died in July. Had just overhauled the DG as it died in May.

Got a G5 at AirVenture from Stein. Had it hooked up in my bedroom on a power supply for 2 weeks. Ended up liking the way the G5 worked on the bench so much I got a 2nd G5 and magnetometer from Stein and got rid of the entire vacuum system saving something like 5.75 pounds.

I do not have the backup battery. I am wired to my essential bus and have emergency feed through a fuse directly off the main battery or through a diode off the main bus. Wired that way, one does not need the expensive Garmin backup battery.

Stein should be able to provide 2 - G5s, magnetometer, and all the other stuff for under $3K so that you can get rid of all the vacuum stuff.
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Old 01-09-2018, 09:51 AM
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Hi Doug,

Ref your post above, I too started with a steam gauge panel with all round instruments. I liked the look but eventually eliminated all the vacuum stuff saving some considerable weight. First change was to a conventional electronic Att gyro (ie- still big & not the G5 EFIS style). Later installed a very compact lightweight used Gemini PFD I got here on the forum for a really good price (no pics though). Flew with the PFD for a while but it always lagged a bit and was never bright enough in sunlight. I wanted to stick with a round compact modern electronic Att indicator but couldn’t find any other than the TruTrak and it just wasn’t bright enough.

Finally ended up with the G5 and a backup battery and I love it. It does fit in the same hole and is a bit bigger on the panel but has more capability than the PFD and WAY brighter. Considering doing the flush mount like BCP Boys for a cleaner look but right now very happy with the G5. What I ended up with is a combined round/square (no vacuum) look on the panel but for now it’s very functional without doing a complete glass upgrade.

Believe it or not someone actually bought the boat Anchor (for $500 !!) in the lower center panel in the 1st pic. I think it was a Loran and I never could figure out how it worked.

Started with this:


Then this:


And finally this:
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Old 01-11-2018, 09:43 AM
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Your cockpit looks cool. I like that carbon fiber look. Is that one of those touch screen gps's? i can't really see any buttons on it. If it is , how are you finding operating it in rough air as I have resorted to exclusively using my Ipad on a knee board so I can use it efficiently in all conditions. I have two other different mounts that I quit using. I wanted to upgrade my 295, which is mounted, but was afraid of mounted touch screen stuff do to my Ipad experiences. Heck, I've even had to work at using the knob on my icom to dial up a new frequency when in the ruff stuff so I am thinking about sticking to the old fashion button type stuff.
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