kenjr
Line Up and Wait
Brought my GoPro out to record the first flight in our 305 Rocket with a brand spankin' new pair of Garmin GI-275's. Videos of these things in the wild seem to be pretty tough to come by and I know a lot of folks are interested in these, so I thought I'd make one and share.
The reason we went with the 275's vs the G5's was primarily because the 275 is certified to replace the airspeed indicator, turn coordinator (with the OAT probe install), altimeter and VSI. Most importantly, the 275 can send attitude information to legacy AP's like our Century 31.
Pretty impressed with these things...the screen is incredible! Perhaps the GFC500 AP is on the list at some point, but to be honest this thing works great with the stock Century 31. The 275's have a GPSS HDG emulation mode that works really well. I was able to fly coupled ILS and LPV approaches without a hitch. As a newly minted IFR pilot dumping the vacuum system and moving to glass sure gives me piece of mind. Well worth the upgrade.
Price for both units and install was ~$15k.
I recorded in 2.7k HD. I'm no editing pro - so apologies in advance.
The reason we went with the 275's vs the G5's was primarily because the 275 is certified to replace the airspeed indicator, turn coordinator (with the OAT probe install), altimeter and VSI. Most importantly, the 275 can send attitude information to legacy AP's like our Century 31.
Pretty impressed with these things...the screen is incredible! Perhaps the GFC500 AP is on the list at some point, but to be honest this thing works great with the stock Century 31. The 275's have a GPSS HDG emulation mode that works really well. I was able to fly coupled ILS and LPV approaches without a hitch. As a newly minted IFR pilot dumping the vacuum system and moving to glass sure gives me piece of mind. Well worth the upgrade.
Price for both units and install was ~$15k.
I recorded in 2.7k HD. I'm no editing pro - so apologies in advance.
