What did the Garmin G5 install cost?

This is the big question: What did this cost? It wasn't that bad, but it wasn't cheap. Watch to find out!

[@HistoryofIndustry]

Thanks for all the information on this, particularly the cost and install time. Appreciate the transparency, and I think your perspective on the value is exactly right.

[@Remythebully]

Thanks for sharing. I've been on the fence about putting the G5's in my PA28 140. Your video helped.

[@droge192]

Especially if you're talking about futue IFR, you should really consider getting the Garmin GFC500 autopilot - it's made to interface with the G5s and will give you crazy amounts of capability and safety, at a really relatively low price. Interfaced with the G5s, it can fly GPS courses, climb at a fixed airspeed (so much safer than VS mode), can fly coupled ILS and RNAV LPV / GPS approaches to minimums and has the 'LVL' mode for safety if you become spatially disorintated. Having two G5s and no AP is borderline criminal! (I'm joking of course, but the GFC500 is an absolutely essential next step for your current set up).

[@MacGyverGTP]

I love that you started out with the price instead of making us hunt! Very cool! Thinking of doing this with my Cherokee.

[@Over50andLearningToFly]

Do it !!! Best money I ever spent ! Thanks for watching!

[@PortCharlotteAlex]

My plane has been in shop for two weeks. 2 more weeks to go. Your video is making me impatient. In a good way 😊. Thanks for the info

[@roryfiler214]

Just upgraded as part of the annual on my Cardinal. Annual's not done yet, so haven 't flown with the G5s yet. Looking forward to it. Thanks for your motivational video(s) on the topic :-) I might save up for one of them fancy Garmin GPS units or at least the Nav/Com to tie it into the G5's. My KX175 is about done

[@caymanhilldesigns453]

"You cant put a price on that..." Garmin: Hold my beer.

[@forrestc21]

Came for the G5. Left with some good life advice. Thanks 😊

[@nickcovington6454]

Smashed the like button at :39 thanks for the no-bs-video!

[@muhammadsteinberg]

I'm not upgrading the airplane, I'm upgrading my life!...You got your wife to buy off on that?.... YOU THE MAN!!! I was looking at G5/HSI but then my OLD original audio panel and both OLD radios became troublesome.

[@Over50andLearningToFly]

I'm not married,... yet. :-)

[@drsudz]

@@Over50andLearningToFly Emil was my favorite neighbor when I was growing up and unfortunately he passed away recently at age 70. His wife had died 20 years earlier. I was visiting my folks and Emil's son walked over and asked if I was still playing golf. I said yes, and he wanted to know if I wanted any of Emil's clubs. I went over to his garage, and Emil had 17 golf bags with full sets of barely used clubs in them, and maybe a hundred drivers, wedges, hybrids, etc in the rafters. Hundreds of balls. 4 pull carts, 1 electric pull cart. You single guys drive me crazy.

[@derekeves1]

I would upgrade on getting some shoulder harnesses installed. Very nice way to add safety

[@Over50andLearningToFly]

Coming soon! Thanks for watching!

[@FireStrings85]

This looks a lot like Potomac Airfield (VKX) in Maryland in the FRZ. I used to hangar my 172 there! I'm now at Stafford. I'm actually looking at getting these two G5 units myself in my plane. -Josh

[@Over50andLearningToFly]

Get the G5’s - you’ll never regret buying good avionics !

[@juanse071]

Looks like VKX, good to see local videos.

[@happysawfish]

You are so right! Value more than $$ spent. I always say, you can make more money, but you can't get your time in your life back! I put in an L3 Lynx NGT-9000 transponder in my Seneca I recently and so glad I did. It has its own screens (2 of them) and displays weather and traffic, and you can select winds and other information, choose which screen you want for traffic or weather. Makes for less jumble than on one screen, plus its great back up if something else fails. Bluetooth straight to Foreflight on my phone and Ipad. My next stop is a G5 back up or Aspen. I feel perfectly safe with two vacuum pumps but we all know how things like to fail at the worst possible moment. Watched an Air Safety Institute video on the poor fellow in a V-Tail Bonanza who lost his vac system in a bad weather system, ended up augering in trying to fly partial panel in IMC. Who knows what the turbulence was doing or other factors. Plus it was obvious from the tone and the questions of the controller that he did not understand the grim severity of the pilot's situation. See, "Accident Case Study: Single Point Failure." Well, as usual, I responded too much! I think it's important to share as we all learn, everyday. Aviation is not forgiving part time endeavor. You need to be all in, or all out. Not halfway. When I'm PIC, I'm all in, baby!! When I'm not PIC, I'm thinking about 'what ifs' and planning for the next great mission, which could include unforeseen emergencies. When I'm flying I'm not dancing to tunes blaring from a music connection - I'm listening to the tunes of the engines, and I may dance with joy at being on the best place on earth -- above it! But as I'm smiling and appreciating the greatest freedoms we enjoy on this planet, I'm watching. Looking around. Watching. And I'm thinking those what ifs, and I'm looking for fields to put her down if the worst thing happens. I'm a PILOT.

[@Xpyburnt_ndz]

Looks great and I'm sure worth every penny! Well done!

[@AtomicCowboy239]

I appreciate your perspective! I don't think many people can justify the cost of general aviation financially. It's more like I have $50k and I would have more fun with an airplane than a pocket full of money.

[@Pilot_Chris]

Agreed the initial cost of learning to fly is expensive. After getting your initial license, there are ways to minimize your flying costs. I spend 85 a month to be a member of a 30 member flight club with access to 2 planes whenever I want. Essentially, I am 1/30ths owner of 2 airplanes for 85 a month.

[@savagecub]

Lemme tell ya......if you ever crash in a cornfield the FIRST thing you're gonna want to do is pry all those nice avionics outa there. Because the insurance company thinks they belong to THEM now.....not you !

[@albriseno2428]

So glad you chose to upgrade to G5. Smart decision.

[@oneredball1]

Nice Cardinal.

[@jtflypegasus]

Enjoy it...

[@bdpd1]

The safest thing you could possibly do for your plane is installing shoulder harnesses. Literally 100x more effective in terms of safety than a pair of G5s

[@gregnoble8083]

Can you a short video how you chose the flight school that you used and how did you go about getting your ppl .. and did you do it all at once like an accelerated class or little by little.. that will be great!!!

[@makersmarc]

Love the commentary. Thanks for sharing.

[@sokalsophia4687]

Hello! Love the video!!!! , you said 2 g5 but left out on what kind of transponder did you get? I’m interested on the same thing yet i will get the Garmin GTN 750

[@Over50andLearningToFly]

I got the Garman 335 transponder -Best money I ever spent!

[@regibson23]

Gotta ask how tall you are. You really fill out that cockpit.

[@Over50andLearningToFly]

I am 511 -

[@lawerencecohen8287]

I am kind of surprised your insurance didn't go down. I figured with the new avionics you are safer therefore a better insurance risk.

[@Over50andLearningToFly]

Actually I just got my new premium and my insurance did go down quite a bit! Thanks for watching!

[@lawerencecohen8287]

@@Over50andLearningToFly Fantastic video by the way. Very informative!

[@waqarsyed6641]

Absolutely..... very well said you only live once and you're not going to take it with you.... I would get the G5 No More Steam gauges technology has moved on

[@Victordamus98]

Awesome video! You think the GI 275 worth it over the G5? I like the screen size of the G5.

[@Over50andLearningToFly]

If you like it - get it … you won’t ever regret buying good avionics !

[@picold2883]

Was money the only obstacle for getting a GNX375 instead of this GTX335 transponder and later a GPS175?

[@Over50andLearningToFly]

Pic Old yes. 😆

[@Pilot_Chris]

I wish I could sit down with some of the guys who have upgraded their airplane and ask why you went with some things you did. My flight club is looking to upgrade our airplanes and we have some issues with other avionics so we started looking at the Garmin GNX 375 which would be a solution to fix our problems. I am curious why you are looking at the 175 and didn't install the 375 if you bought a new transponder. An airplane seems like a house, you will always have something you want to do with it but either not enough time or not enough money.

[@Over50andLearningToFly]

That’s exactly right there will always be something you wanna do it. Reach out to me and let me know if you want to chat. I’d love to help out if I can. Thanks for watching!

[@ctn830]

great video. But look at Aspen Avionics for next time. cheaper

[@lanselithgow5865]

Tks 4 info. Is that a powerflow exhaust system? How about shoulder harness for at least fwd seats?

[@Over50andLearningToFly]

Lanse Lithgow Yes it is a power flow exhaust system and I will be getting shoulder harness is installed they didn’t come with the plane back in 1968 so that’s an out on that will be coming shortly thanks for watching

[@jayanthkumar7964]

Great video.

[@brianparkman8183]

Could you elaborate on your missions flying? I had just been reading in FLYING that the 175 was a slide in replacement for that GPS you have now.

[@brother854]

Did you eliminate the vacuum system?

[@Over50andLearningToFly]

brother854 yes !

[@brother854]

Over 50 and Learning To Fly! Cool. I’d love to see the weight and balance change.

[@v1rotate391]

It’s usually about 12 pounds less or so

[@hbpilot70]

Sorry but I am confused, is it a 375 you installed with the g5 ?

[@Over50andLearningToFly]

hbpilot70 a gtx 335...

[@smorrow5]

Which transponder did you get? GTX 335?

[@Over50andLearningToFly]

smorrow5 yes!

[@smorrow5]

@@Over50andLearningToFly ok thanks for the reply. I have a Cessna 175 that needs at least an ads-b upgrade and debating on the GTX 335 or a skybeacon. I have a gns430 non Wass and use a strattux for ads-b in at the moment. I'm thinking the transponder upgrade from my 330 is probably the better route. I also like your choice on the g5's to eliminate the problematic and antiquated vacuum system. 👍

[@Over50andLearningToFly]

smorrow5 get the solution that you’ll be the happiest with ... A lot of people said or may say that my solution for my airplane wasn’t the most cost-effective but I really don’t care. Not that I want to throw money away I still feel it was a very good investment in my airplane as far as safety and having good equipment but also the peace of mind that having proper equipment in my airplane brings me. You can’t put a price on that

[@smorrow5]

@@Over50andLearningToFly I agree, great advice. Being cheap after you buy a plane probably isn't the smartest approach. It's an expensive hobby/endeavor in the first place and with safety an upmost concern you sometimes just have to spend money. As I get the money I plan to do pretty much the same upgrade as you. Thanks again and happy/safe flying. Scott

[@andyhawaii2819]

Do you feel like you are flying a new airplane?

[@Over50andLearningToFly]

Andy Sabo yes!!

[@alschwartz8732]

7k for labor?

[@Over50andLearningToFly]

Al Schwartz 4K I also have the new transponder in there as well

[@joshjanes5641]

First 30 seconds... bwhahahaha