Installation manual

Introduction

Apollo GX50/60/65 Installation Manual

FEATURES

The GPS navigation features for the GX50 GPS and GX60/65 GPS/Comm include:

• High resolution, daylight readable graphics display

• Automatic display intensity

• Back-lit buttons

• Simple “Direct-To” navigation

• Datacard database for easy user update and replacement

• Nearest waypoint and airspace search (includes airports, VORs, NDBs, intersections,

and user waypoints)

• Remote waypoint search

• Navigation displays -

− Lat/Lon to 0.01 minute

− Bearing and distance to waypoint

− Ground speed and track angle

− Track angle error

− Desired track and distance between waypoints

− Cross track error with numeric and graphic CDI

− Display of the “TO” waypoint ident

− ETE and ETA to the “TO” and destination waypoints

− Altitude (from altitude encoder/converter input)

− Minimum safe altitude and enroute safe altitude information

• Map Displays -

− Full screen map with bearing, distance to waypoint, and zoom level

− Split screen map with distance, speed, bearing, track, crosstrack error, To

waypoint, and zoom level

− Split screen with nav data and comm frequency display (GX60/65 only)

− Smart key, 1 button map declutter, Tri-state

− On map waypoint selection for information, direct-to nomination

− Track up, desired track up, and magnetic north up options

− Runway diagrams and runway names displayed

− 5nm ATC rings around airports with control towers

− Airspaces displayed by sector or outer boundary

− Airspace display controllable by type

− Approach preview page (GX50/60 only)

− Route line displayed

• Automatic waypoint sequencing

• Vectors to final input (GX50/60 only)

• DME arc assist

• Built-in simulator for trip planning and training

• User definable navigation pages with auto sequencing

• 30 flight plans of 20 legs each

• 500 user waypoints created by lat/lon or by radial/distance from a reference waypoint

• Real time clock (time and date) in UTC

• Countdown timer