I have a G5 with a backup battery that derives it's heading info from the gps. I'd rather have magnetic heading in the G5 so looking into installing a GMU 11 and ditching the whiskey compass.
- Will this legally satisfy the requirement for a compass?
- I'd like to mount the GMU 11 behind the baggage compartment in my RV-4 and read the Garmin magnetometer manual for the GMU 44 (can't find a manual for the GMU 11). It says I need to mount it 10' away from any electric motors. I have my Trio autopilot pitch trim servo on the floor behind the bagge area in the tunnel and I'd like to mount the GMU 11 back there but will the GMU 11 also need to be that far away from a Trio pitch servo? I have an electric elevator trim motor in the tail.
- If I go to the trouble of mounting it in a wingtip will the NAV/Strobe lights cause a problem?
- Will this legally satisfy the requirement for a compass?
- I'd like to mount the GMU 11 behind the baggage compartment in my RV-4 and read the Garmin magnetometer manual for the GMU 44 (can't find a manual for the GMU 11). It says I need to mount it 10' away from any electric motors. I have my Trio autopilot pitch trim servo on the floor behind the bagge area in the tunnel and I'd like to mount the GMU 11 back there but will the GMU 11 also need to be that far away from a Trio pitch servo? I have an electric elevator trim motor in the tail.
- If I go to the trouble of mounting it in a wingtip will the NAV/Strobe lights cause a problem?
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