KSMooniac Posted May 13, 2017 Report Posted May 13, 2017 Is the cost comparable including installation? Dual G5 installation TODAY is cheaper most likely since it cannot talk to anything except a few Garmin boxes and no autopilots. The Aspen can be connected to just about anything, and these connections take a lot of time, so installation labor increases. 2 G5's sitting on a shelf are cheaper than a single Aspen sitting on a shelf too.I suspect Garmin is working on a magic conversion box that will connect to the G5 via their canbus system (simple hookup) and then old stuff and autopilots can connect to the box. At least that is what I'm hoping. If/when such a box is available, I suspect the cost and labor will make a dual G5 installation closer to a single Aspen installation, but will offer some redundancy.Dreaming ahead further...maybe their autopilot can digitally connect to them in the future, which drastically reduces the number of wires.Sent from my LG-US996 using Tapatalk 2 Quote
Alan Fox Posted May 13, 2017 Report Posted May 13, 2017 More than likely , they will certify a GAD 29 to interface an A/P probably and additional thousand.. Quote
jetdriven Posted May 13, 2017 Report Posted May 13, 2017 Just now, Alan Fox said: More than likely , they will certify a GAD 29 to interface an A/P probably and additional thousand.. What would be cheaper and a hundred times better is the G3X 3 Quote
TheTurtle Posted May 13, 2017 Report Posted May 13, 2017 does it work as HSI with KNS80 or KX155 Quote
aviatoreb Posted May 13, 2017 Report Posted May 13, 2017 42 minutes ago, jetdriven said: What would be cheaper and a hundred times better is the G3X That's what I dream of - full G3X including the digital autopilot. 1 Quote
KSMooniac Posted May 13, 2017 Report Posted May 13, 2017 does it work as HSI with KNS80 or KX155 The G5 does not. It will only talk to GNS series GPS or newer, and some of their latest nav/com boxes. A very small list. Perhaps their way of nudging us into more upgrades...Sent from my LG-US996 using Tapatalk Quote
Oscar Avalle Posted May 14, 2017 Report Posted May 14, 2017 But can we use it as a back up to get rid of the steam AI? Quote
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