G5 AI installation

[john68]

Has anyone done an owner assist on a g5 installation?  I have the unit and harness and it looks very user friendly . Im located in Pennsylvania . 

[BDPetersen]

I have. Last winter in the cold. It’s doable. Only real issue I had was with the magnetometer ( optional). Had a weird grounding issue with the beacon. Feel free to ask any questions. Maybe I will remember enough to have an answer. Good luck!

[john68]

Does anything get connected to the coax input of the the g5 if your tying into a 430 waas? 

[RLCarter]

There was a thread not too long ago on MS , heres the link G5 Install

[bradp]

21 hours ago, john68 said:

Does anything get connected to the coax input of the the g5 if your tying into a 430 waas?

It doesn't need to get connected to the coax per the STC installation manual--- however it would be a good idea to tie it to an independent GPS antenna if you are using it for IFR.   The reason is that if your 430 goes tango uniform, then your G5 AI will go into reversionary mode.  It has it's own GPS antenna in the bezel.  Make sure that you have a good signal under your glare shield.  It will still work without any GPS but the software solutions are degraded (kind of like your phones location accuracy without GPS and an LTE/GSM data signal aiding).  You might get by with a good old fashioned portable GPS antenna - it will work, but the STC installation manual has specific callouts for you to have a legal installation.   

[N201MKTurbo]

Inside my hangar, the my Avidyne with the expensive antenna, perfectly mounted, will not get a GPS signal. 

The G5 without an external antenna will get a solid signal.