Garmin G5 Heading value occasionally turns yellow

[Brucelan]

I am sure it's in the 900 page manual somewhere, but I haven't found it yet.

I will be out flying around and every now and again, I will note that the G5's heading information is highlighted by a yellow background box. After a moment it goes back to normal. I can't figure out what causes this or what it is trying to convey.

Thanks,

bruce

 

[mburch]

From page 4 of the pilot's guide:

If the G5 senses the magnetic heading measurement is valid, but possibly outside of the internal accuracy limits, the numeric heading is displayed in yellow.

 

[g3xpert]

G5 Heading Indication

I am sure it's in the 900 page manual somewhere, but I haven't found it yet.

I will be out flying around and every now and again, I will note that the G5's heading information is highlighted by a yellow background box. After a moment it goes back to normal. I can't figure out what causes this or what it is trying to convey.

Thanks,

bruce

Hi Bruce,

When you ran the pitch/roll calibration on the G5, was the aircraft in a level flight attitude?

Thanks,

Justin

 

[gyoung]

I had a problem with my G5 heading turning yellow and shifting ~30 deg when my alternator dropped offline. Turned out the idiot "certified" installers put the magnetometer close to my battery and apparently never checked cycling the power. Any major current change caused a heading change which was abrupt enough to trigger the yellow warning. It was fixed by a better shop following all the test instructions and relocating the magnetometer.