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GPS 165
 

 Specifications

 Navigation Features

Waypoints: 1,000 User Defined

Flight Plans: 20 reversible routes of up to 31 waypoints each

Comments: Storage for comments on up to 250 waypoints

Checklists: 9 user checklists of up to 30 items each

Messages: 9 scheduled user messages

Map Datums: 124 and 1 user-defined

 Jeppesen® Database

Coverage: Americas or International

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

VORs: Identifier, city/state, country, facility name, lat/lon, freq., co-located DME (or TACAN), magnetic variation, weather broadcast indication

NDBs: Identifier, city/state, country, facility name, lat/lon, freq., weather broadcast indication

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

Comm Freq.: Approach, arrival, control area, departure, Class B, Class C, TMA, TRSA with sector, altitude and text usage; also ATIS, clearance delivery, tower, ground, unicom, pre-taxi

Runways: Designation, length, surface, lighting, ILS/localizer freq. and ID, pilot-controlled lighting freq.

FSS: Identifier, reference VOR, freq., usage

MSA: Minimum safe altitude along and in proximity to user-defined flight plan

Approaches: GPS and GPS-overlay approaches

DPs/STARS: Contains all pilot-nav DPs/STARs

SUA: U.S. Class B & C with sectors, Int. CTA & TMA with sectors, all SUAs, including MOAs, prohibited and restricted w/ controlling agency & airport

 Performance

Certification:  TSO C129, Class A1 (en route, terminal and approach)

Receiver: MultiTrac8, tracks and uses up to 8 satellites to compute and update position

Acquisition Time: 3 minutes (cold)

Update Rate: 1/second, continuous

Accuracy: 

  • Position: 1-5 meters (3-15 feet) RMS*
  • Velocity: 0.1 knot RMS steady state

Dynamics:

  • Velocity: 999 knots
  • Acceleration: 3g's

Navigation Features: Search and Rescue Operation (ladder search), Course Selection Capability (OBS) via mechanical and CDI/HSI, Closest Point of Approach, Approach Navigation using published approach procedures stored on data card, Terminal Navigation using SID/STAR from data card

Planning Features: True Airspeed, Density Altitude, Winds Aloft, RAIM Availability, Sunrise/Sunset Calculations, and Trip, Fuel and VNAV Planning

Interfaces: Aviation (RS-232, RS-422, ARINC 429 [GAMA]); NMEA 0183, CDI/HSI; RMI (digital: clock, data); Superflag out; Altitude (serial: Icarus, Shadin-Rosetta; encoded Gillham/Greycode)

Temperature:

  • Operating: -30° to +70°C
  • Storage: -55°C to +85°C

Humidity: 95% non-condensing

 Safety   

Emergency Search: 9 nearest airports, VORs, NDBs, intersections, or user waypoints; also displays nearest to current position and 2 nearest FSS and freq.

Power Backup: Remote battery automatically powers unit in case of electric power failure

Alarms: Arrival, Proximity, Timers, SUAs less than 10 min, 2NM and inside SUA

 Physical   

Size: 5.75 x 2.25 x 5.65 inches (146 x 57 x 144 mm)

Weight: 2.14 pounds)7:00 (0.97 kg)

Display: High intensity, 600 foot Lambert, dot matrix fluorescent

 Power  

Source:10-15 Vdc, rechargeable battery, 115 Volt with optional wall adapter for GPS simulator operation

Battery Life: Up to 2 hours with screen timeout enabled

Data Storage: Separate internal battery protects stored data up to 5 years

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