RealSimGear G5 Software 2.0+ User Manual

Software user guide for RealSimGEar G5 Software

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Written by Jarrod - RealSimGear
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General Usage

  • Power Button

    • To turn on the G5, push the power button. The startup process will commence.

    • To turn off the G5 push and hold the power button until the countdown shows. Once the countdown shows, let go. To cancel the power off, tap the power button.

  • Knob

    • To advance the current data point forwards, rotate the knob clockwise

    • To advance the current data point backward, rotate the knob counter-clockwise/anti-clockwise

    • To select the current setting in the menu, or to trigger the menu, click the center of the knob.

2.0 PFD

  • Data

    • The left side of the PFD has the airspeed indicator

    • The right side of the PFD has the altimeter and vertical speed indicator

    • The top of the PFD has the current magnetic heading

    • The bottom left corner has the current ground speed

    • The bottom right corner has the current barometric pressure

    • The top right corner has the current autopilot selected altitude

  • Changing values

    • By default, rotating the knob will adjust the barometric pressure

    • To change other values, click the knob to enter the menu

    • In the menu, rotate the knob to choose your setting:

      • Back – this will hide the menu and not change the current setting

      • Baro – this will make barometric pressure the current setting

      • Altitude – this will make the altitude preselect the current setting

      • Heading – this will make the heading bug the current setting

      • HSI – this will move the G5 into HSI mode (see Section 3.0)

3.0 HSI

  • Data

    • The top of the rotating compass will show the current heading

    • The rotating compass will rotate with the magnetic heading

    • The large arrow will point in the direction of the course

      • The inner arrow contained in the to/from indicator

      • The center of the arrow moves to the relative left and right of the arrow to show horizontal deflection

    • The right side shows the vertical deflection indicator

    • The bug on the compass is the heading-bug

    • The bottom right corner shows the degree of the heading-bug

    • (Configurable) The cyan arrow on the compass is the bearing pointer

    • The bottom left corner shows the current ground speed

  • Changing values

    • By default, rotating the knob will adjust the heading bug

    • To change other values, click the knob to enter the menu

    • In the menu, rotate the knob to choose your setting:

      • Back – this will hide the menu and not change the current setting

      • Heading – this will make the heading bug the current setting

      • Course – this will make the course select the current setting

      • Bearing Pointer – clicking this will toggle the visibility of the bearing pointer

      • PFD – this will move the G5 into PFD mode (see Section 2.0)

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