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STX 165 Features

In additon to displaying the transponder code, the STX 165 has the following features the provide the piolt
with vaulable information

Pressure Altitude.

The STX 165 has a built-in encoder that is certified
to 35,000 feet.  The Unit will disply the Pressure alti-
tude in the lower left hand quadrant

Note: Temperature scale and flight timer initiation altitudes are preset by
the pilot in the user configuration page.

Note: Pressure altitude is derived from the STX 165’s built-in encoder and
is not baro corrected.  It is the sale altitue as that being transmitted to ATC

OAT

When Sandia’s optional ST 78 OAT probe is installed
the STX 165 will disply Outside Air Temeperature
(OAT) in either F

o

 or C

o

.

Density Altitude

When Sandia’s optional ST 78 OAT probe is installed
the STX 165 will disply Density Altitue in feet.

Icing Alert

When Sandia’s optional ST 78 OAT probe is installed
the STX 165 will disply a Snow Flake in the upper
right corner of the display at a preset temperature to
indicate freezing and possible icing conditions.

Eplased Flight Timer

An elpased flight timer is intitiated at system start up
or after take off at a predetermined pilot entered alti-
tude.  Non resetable in flight

Count Up Timer

A resetable count up timer is controlled by the pilot.

Count Down Timer

A preset time is entered and started by the pilot.

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Summary of Contents for STX 165

Page 1: ...STX 165 STX 165 STX 165 STX 165 Mode A C Transponder Mode A C Transponder Mode A C Transponder Mode A C Transponder Mode A C Transponder Pilot s Guide Pilot s Guide Pilot s Guide Pilot s Guide Pilot...

Page 2: ...ANDIA aerospace Inc No port of this document may be transmitted reproduced or copied in any form or by any means without the prior written consent of SANDIA aerospace Inc Due to SANDIA aerospace s con...

Page 3: ...elected identifier groundspeed and altitude on their radar screens This information aids controllers in maintain aircraft separation and proper approach and departure sequencing The STX 165R is a remo...

Page 4: ...d to ATC OAT When Sandia s optional ST 78 OAT probe is installed the STX 165 will disply Outside Air Temeperature OAT in either Fo or Co Density Altitude When Sandia s optional ST 78 OAT probe is inst...

Page 5: ...replying to transponder interrogations ON The STX 165 is on and responding to interrogations but not send out the aircraft altitude infor mation also call Mode A ALT The STX 165 is on and responding t...

Page 6: ...ammed VFR code and the last pilot entered code IDT The IDT pushbutton is pressed to squawk Ident when requested by ATC When IDT is pressed the unit will stay in the IDENT mode for 22 seconds and the I...

Page 7: ...the previous code simply press the VFR code again Note Pressing the VFR pushbutton cycles between the VFR code and the last pilot programmed code Pressing and holding the VFR pushbutton for three seco...

Page 8: ...rotate the SELECT knob twice clockwise or once counterclockwise The turn the DATA knob to select the desired Timer function Elapsed Flight Time EFT begins counting when the unit is powered up or reac...

Page 9: ...and seconds up to 59 minutes and 59 seconds and then rolls over to zero and begins to count up again in minutes and seconds Timer Down TIMER DN is a resettable timer to allows the pilot to preset a t...

Page 10: ...an be set from 5 to 5 degrees C or 23 to 41 degrees F EFT START ALT This determines what altitude AGL the STX 165 will automatically start the EFT timer If the Altitude is set to 0 the EFT will begin...

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