Just got a Garmin G5. When I set the Baro to field elevation, the baro does not match the current pressure. It looks like it needs adjustment. Anybody know a way to do this? I don't need IFR accuracy. Thanks [email protected]
Mine is off about 70 feet.
Not saying it's right, because a 70' error would really bother me as well, but even for IFR the allowable error on an altimeter is shockingly large. Going out on a limb here, but I seem to recall the AIM talking about +-75'. Does that sound right?
Also, is it possible that the error isn't actually that large? My home runway looks dead flat, but according to the approach plates, field elevation is 1408, measured at the threshold for rwy 19, and drops about 40' by the time it gets to the other end. The runup pad (about midfield) consistently shows 20' lower than published field elevation, which seem logical based on what the plate shows.
Just got a Garmin G5. When I set the Baro to field elevation, the baro does not match the current pressure. It looks like it needs adjustment. Anybody know a way to do this? I don't need IFR accuracy. Thanks [email protected]
Terry,
While there is a static cal procedure provided in the installation manual, you should not have to perform it right out of the box. Reach out to us via email at [email protected] and we can get an exchange set up for you if you would like.
Thanks,
Justin
I'm having the same issue with my G5. It's off by about 90'. Is there really no way to calibrate the Kolsman window without doing a full static recalibration? Can you not just program an offset?
I'm having the same issue with my G5. It's off by about 90'. Is there really no way to calibrate the Kolsman window without doing a full static recalibration? Can you not just program an offset?
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I recently installed a pair of G5's and there is about a 60' difference between the altimeter and the G5.
I'm planning to fly tomorrow to a different airport so I'll have another datapoint.
OP, thanks for posting this.
Edit: Didn't realize this was a 2 year old thread until after I posted.
I’ve done lots of G5’s and don’t recall ever seeing a large error (maybe 40’ max) so I’d be a little suspect about the reference you’re comparing it to.