The compact G5 fits in naturally with the traditional steam gauges. For builders wanting to add redundancy, some form of the old vacuum-instrument system could remain to backstop the newfangled instrument.
By adding various sensors and connections, it could calculate vertical speed, airspeed rate of change, turn rate, and display both vertical and lateral guidance. Like the G5, the D10 crammed airspeed, altitude, heading, and attitude into one compact package. Notably the Dynon D10 “10 in one” EFIS with a similar footprint-that is, designed to fit into a 31/8-inch instrument hole-that came out in 2003. And that’s how we get the Garmin G5 mini EFIS. Some homebuilts out there still have six holes in a three-by-two arrangement in front of the pilot, and their owners aren’t always thrilled about tearing out the whole lot to gain redundancy, reliability, or capability. Garmin figured out that not everyone was in the market for a full G3X EFIS suite.
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