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 Garmin®
is now able to provide flight-critical weather data to its 400
and 500 series panel mounts through
the new GDL 49 Satellite Data Link Transceiver. Pilots who install the
GDL 49 and subscribe to Echo
Flight's weather Data Link service can have instant access to NEXRAD
weather data, and METARS.
Echo flight uses low earth orbit satellites to deliver weather information
to the cockpit on a request basis. Weather data can be displayed in textual
or graphical format, and pilots can request it at their current location,
their destination, or anywhere in between.
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| Weather data from a GDL 49 shown on Garmin's
GNS 530. |
The GDL 49: revolutionizing safety in the cockpit by offering up-to-the-minute
weather data.
Garmin® is now able to provide flight-critical weather data to its
400 and 500
series panel mounts through the new GDL 49 Satellite Data Link Transceiver.
Pilots who install the GDL 49 and subscribe to Echo
Flight's weather Data Link service can have instant access to NEXRAD
weather data, and METARS.
Echo flight uses low earth orbit satellites to deliver weather information
to the cockpit on a request basis. Weather data can be displayed in textual
or graphical format, and pilots can request it at their current location,
their destination, or anywhere in between.
The GDL 49: revolutionizing safety in the cockpit by offering up-to-the-minute
weather data.
Specifications
- Performance
- Temperature:
- -40°C to +70°C (Operating)
-55°C to +85°C (Storage)
- Humidity: 95% non-condensing
- Altitude range: -15,000 ft.
to +50,000 ft.
- Physical
- Dimensions: 9"L x 5.4"W
x 2.1"H
- Mounting: Horizontal or vertical
- Weight: 2.47 lbs installed
- Power
- Typical: 6 Watts
- Maximum: 31 Watts
- Satellite Communicator
- Transmitter:
- Frequency: 148 - 150.05 MHz
Power: 5 Watts
Uplink data rate: 2400 bps
- Receiver:
- Frequency: 137 - 138 MHz
Sensitivity: -118dBm
Downlink data rate: 4800 bps
- Certification: RTCA/DO-160D; RTCA/DO-178B level D
Specifications are subject to change without notice.
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