Gps

[OLD BULL]

Ok guys I ned to update my old GPS what available and user friendly...??

 

Was looking at the Garmin 296...

[Skidz]

The 296 is great, but the buttons on the right are a pain as operating them with the goofy hand blocks view of the screen. I hear the 396 is really cat's *** :up:

 

Personally, I went with the Lowrance AirMap 2000c.

 

I really like the big bright colour display, and the buttons are on the bottom. Much less costly than the Garmin, although somewhat heftier...

[Rosco]

I spose the question needs to be asked.....What is the primary function gonna be, flying, fishin or fu.......never mind the last one.

[Vermouth]

Garmin 76s .... simple, Ozi friendly, inexpensive.

 

Garmin Ique series has all the Garmin perks plus you can record weight and balance, flight & duty times, play games and listen to MP3's while you navigate.

Not yet Ozi freindly as far as I know.

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[Rosco]

From experience the Ique is not friendly.....

 

Personally the Gramin 276C Rawks. IT was developed from an aviation platform.

[Charles W.]

I kinda lean towards the PFD's in the Airbus, nice and big, beautiful colors, lots of information and you can get the other pilot to type whatever you want into the FMS so all you need do is just admire the thing and watch it work..

 

Yeh, thats the way to go...

 

Rev..

[Guest Angry Egg Driver]

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[Guest Angry Egg Driver]

I bought the Garmin 196 last fall and am very impressed with it.The only difference between it and the 276 is that the 276 is color and costs 1000.00 more.Would be lost without it....No pun intended.

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[Charles W.]

The biggest issue in which GPS unit to buy is what do you want to do with it?

 

If it is terrain mapping there are quite a few units that are awsome for map reading..in fact I still use an older Airmap 300 that uses a mapping chips that is as good or better than an aviation map. I have chips or cartriges for most of Canada and eastern Europe plus part of Africa...and they are excellent for map reading.

 

My favourite GPS is the Anywheremap system running on an Ipac...I have two of them. You not only have GPS but a computer that fits in your shirt pocket.

 

So the most important thing is to detremine what you want to see on your GPS.

 

They are all accurate as **** for speed and distance information.

 

Rev...

[matt_as350]

I've got the Airmap 500 from YVR Aviation world, a great gps with a good price and tons of accessories included and SD/MMC mapping cd's as well.