Helicopter pilot experiences loss of GPS reception on two seperate GPS units near pmd at 7500 feet. Both units return to normal operation after about four minutes.

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Attributes
ACN	1235858
Time
Date	201501
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	PMD.Airport
State Reference	CA
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Helicopter
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	Cruise
Route In Use	Direct
Flight Plan	VFR
Component
Aircraft Component	GPS & Other Satellite Navigation
Person 1
Function	Single Pilot Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 45 Flight Crew Total 3900 Flight Crew Type 650
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe

Narrative:

Loss of GPS reception to both receivers. Lost reception in 530 unit followed by 430 unit about 30 secs later with associated dead reckon advisory. Advised joshua of loss and they gave me a position report. About 4 mins later the units received the satellites again and worked fine.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Helicopter pilot experiences loss of GPS reception on two seperate GPS units near PMD at 7500 feet. Both units return to normal operation after about four minutes.

Narrative: Loss of GPS reception to both receivers. Lost reception in 530 unit followed by 430 unit about 30 secs later with associated Dead Reckon advisory. Advised Joshua of loss and they gave me a position report. About 4 mins later the units received the satellites again and worked fine.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.