Garmin G5 - certified version

[IanR]

Folks, anyone had any experience of installing a certified G5 in an Australian aircraft ? Reason for asking - we are looking at installing one in one of our Cessna 172s. Our avionics people are telling us that even though you can do this in the US there is a conflict of rules in Australia that may preclude it. The G5 is authorised through an approved list of aircraft in the US using an STC.

 

 

[facthunter]

Do you want to use it with a PIFR? with suitable endorsement. Nev

 

 

[IanR]

Do you want to use it with a PIFR? with suitable endorsement. Nev

Not specifically Nev. We are just investigating replacing the vac instrument with one. In the US its allowed for both VFR and IFR

 

 

[facthunter]

Probably a good idea, repair of mechanical instruments being the cost it is. Nev

 

 

[IanR]

Yeah - thats our thoughts as well. Latest is that CASA have confirmed they will honour the STCs so we don't have a problem after all !!

 

 

[poteroo]

Yeah - thats our thoughts as well. Latest is that CASA have confirmed they will honour the STCs so we don't have a problem after all !!

It would be a major deviation from past practice for CASA to not 'accept' an STC for certified aircraft. Just as an aside - there may well be some additional requirement for backup battery power. Perhaps another 9v source may need to be added if the aircraft is used for NVFR/PIFR/IFR?

 

 

[IanR]

It would be a major deviation from past practice for CASA to not 'accept' an STC for certified aircraft. Just as an aside - there may well be some additional requirement for backup battery power. Perhaps another 9v source may need to be added if the aircraft is used for NVFR/PIFR/IFR?

We have finalised all the details for our install now. The unit has a backup battery so that's all ok. Only thing that ended up being a problem is that there is no description of how to plug the vac system pipe. $500 engineering order later ! Seems everywhere else they just do it but not here.