Looks like my G5 will be here on Wednesday. Thank you SteinAir for fast shipping.
My Vacuum AI went TU on way to Oshkosh. After sitting in on several Garmin seminars, I decided that I would replace my AI with the G5.
Been looking though the install manual but one thing I will not know till it is installed unless someone who has one can report in. Does the Garmin G5 built in GPS work mounted in an RV panel without using an external antenna?
My plan is to use the G5 as an Attitude Indicator and not add a GPS antenna. IF the internal GPS works without an antenna, there are other features in the G5 that I may be able to use.
Other than the GPS antenna, the electrical install looks extremely simple. The mechanical install with be the hard part. My desire is to prepare the mechanical install so that a 2nd G5 can be added in the future when the vacuum DG goes TU. Was dreaming that the G5 replacing the DG would make it into a nice HSI but my old IFR GPS/COM does not look like it will work. At the present time, I use an ACU coupling the GPS / SL30 to my CDI and that looks like it will need to stay.
My Vacuum AI went TU on way to Oshkosh. After sitting in on several Garmin seminars, I decided that I would replace my AI with the G5.
Been looking though the install manual but one thing I will not know till it is installed unless someone who has one can report in. Does the Garmin G5 built in GPS work mounted in an RV panel without using an external antenna?
My plan is to use the G5 as an Attitude Indicator and not add a GPS antenna. IF the internal GPS works without an antenna, there are other features in the G5 that I may be able to use.
Other than the GPS antenna, the electrical install looks extremely simple. The mechanical install with be the hard part. My desire is to prepare the mechanical install so that a 2nd G5 can be added in the future when the vacuum DG goes TU. Was dreaming that the G5 replacing the DG would make it into a nice HSI but my old IFR GPS/COM does not look like it will work. At the present time, I use an ACU coupling the GPS / SL30 to my CDI and that looks like it will need to stay.