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GNS 530
 
Specifications
Jeppesen Database

Coverage: Americas, International or Worldwide

Airports: Identifier, city/state, country, facility name, lat/long, elevation, fuel service, control, approach information

VORs: Identifier, city/state, country, facility name, lat/long, frequency, co-located DME/TACAN, magnetic variation, weather broadcast

NDBs: Identifier, city/state, country, facility name, lat/long, frequency, weather broadcast

Intersections: Identifier, country, lat/long, nearest VOR

Frequencies: Approach, arrival, control area, departure, Class B, Class C, TMA, TRSA—with sector, altitude and text usage info; also, ASOS, ATIS, AWOS, center, clearance delivery, ground, pre-taxi, tower, unicom, localizer and ILS

Runways: Designation, length, width, surface, lighting, pilot-controlled lighting freq.

FSS: Identifier, reference VOR, freq. usage

ARTCC: Identifier, freq. usage

MSA: Minimum safe altitude along and in proximity to active flight plan

Approaches: Non-precision and precision approaches throughout the database coverage

SIDSs/STARs: Contains all pilot-nav SIDs and STARs

Airspaces: Class B and C with sectors, International CTA and TMA with sectors; all special-use airspace, including MOA’s, prohibited and restricted areas—with controlling agency and airport

GPS Performance

Receiver: PhaseTrac12,™ twelve parallel channel receiver, simultaneously tracks and uses up to 12 satellites

Acquisition Time: 12 seconds (warm), 45 seconds (cold)

Update Rate: Once per second, continuous

Accuracy:

  • Position: 15 meters (49 feet) RMS
  • Velocity: 0.1 knot RMS steady state

Dynamics:

  • Velocity (max): 999 knots
  • Acceleration (max): 6g

Navigation Features: Pilot-defined course selection and waypoint hold, closest point of flight plan, departure and arrival frequencies, approach navigation using published approach procedures stored on NavData card, terminal navigation using SIDs/STARs from NavData card

Planning Features: True airspeed, density altitude, winds aloft, RAIM availability, sunrise/sunset times, trip and fuel planning, vertical navigation (VNAV)

Interfaces: ARINC 429, Aviation RS-232, CDI/HSI, RMI (digital: clock/data); superflag out, altitude (serial: Icarus, Shadin-Rosetta, encoded Gillham/Greycode), fuel sensor, fuel/air data, BFG WX 500 StormScope,™ BFG SKY 497 SkyWatch™, Ryan 9900B TCAD, and GDL 69

Map Datums: 124

Safety features

Emergency Search: 9 nearest airports, VORs, NDBs, intersections, or user waypoints; 5 nearest FSS and ARTCC frequencies

Alarms: Arrival timers; airspace alarms at 10 minutes, 2 nm and inside airspace

User Customization

Waypoints: 1,000 user-defined

Flight Plans: 20 reversible; up to 31 waypoints each

VOR performance

Frequency display: Active and standby

Frequency range: 108.00 MHz to 117.95 MHz

VOR/LOC composite: 0.50 Vrms/0.35 Vrms

CDI output: ±150 mV full scale

Centering accuracy: ±2.0°

Flag sensitivity: –103.5 dBm

DME channeling: 2x5, BCD, Slip, Narco 890/891, King serial

Audio sensitivity: –103.5 dBm for 6 dB S/N with 1 kHz 30% mod.

Audio output: 100 mW minimum into 500 ohm load; external amplifier required

GS performance

Frequency range: 329.15 MHz to 335.00 MHz

CDI output: ±150 mV full scale

Centering accuracy: 0 ddm ± .0091 ddm

LOC performance

Frequency range: 108.10 MHz to 111.95 MHz

CDI output: ±150 mV full scale

Centering accuracy: < 4.5 mV

Flag sensitivity: –103.5 dBm

Audio sensitivity: –103.5 dBm for 6 dB S/N with 1 kHz 30% mod.

Audio output: 100 mW minimum into 500 ohm load; external amplifier required to drive cockpit speaker

VHF COM performance

Frequency display: Active and standby

Channels: 760 (25 kHz spacing); configuration for 3040 channels (8.33 kHz spacing) also provided

Frequency range: 118.000 MHz to 136.975 MHz

Transmit power: 16 watts minimum (GNS 530A); 10 watts minimum (GNS 530)

Modulation: 70% minimum

Receive sensitivity: 2.0 µV for 6 dB S/N with 1 kHz 30% mod.

Squelch sensitivity: 2.0 µV typical

Audio output: 100 mW minimum into a 500 ohm load; external amplifier required

Certifications

GPS: TSO C129a, Class A1 (en route, terminal and approach)

VOR: TSO C40c

LOC: TSO C36e

GS: TSO C34e

VHF COM:TSO C37d, Class 4 and 6 (transmit) and TSO C38d, Class C and E (receive)

TAWS: TSO-C1516 Class B

Physical Specifications

Unit size:

  • Width = 6.25"
  • Height = 4.60"
  • Depth = 11.00" behind panel, with connectors

Unit weight: 8.5 pounds installed

Display: Color LCD

Power: 11–33 VDC

Data Storage: Separate internal battery protects stored data for up to five years

Environmental

Temperature:

  • Operating: -20°C to +55°C (operating range)
  • Storage: -20°C to +70°C (short-term operation)

Humidity: 95% non-condensing

Altitude range: 1,500 ft to 50,000 ft

 

Specifications are subject to change without notice.

 

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