setting up a Garmin 296

[Cub Driver]

Okay, I gave myself the early birthday present. I can't believe how
sensitive the 296 is. I stroll down to the dock and it tells me that I
am tracking 178 degrees at 1 knot; I turn around and walk back, and
THE MAP FLIPS! and I am tracking 348 degrees (whatever). I even got it
to show a bank on the panel display when I walked briskly along and
tilted the GPS.

Anyhow, my question: I set it to show Zulu time and magnetic compass
readings. Then I wondered: is this the right thing to do?

Is this the right thing to do? Are there any other basic settings I
should set now that will improve my life to come?

Thanks!

all the best -- Dan Ford
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[Jay Honeck]

> Is this the right thing to do? Are there any other basic settings I
> should set now that will improve my life to come?

Where do you mount a GPS in a Cub?
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
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"Your Aviation Destination"

[Robert M. Gary]

Cub Driver > wrote in message >...
> Okay, I gave myself the early birthday present. I can't believe how
> sensitive the 296 is. I stroll down to the dock and it tells me that I
> am tracking 178 degrees at 1 knot; I turn around and walk back, and
> THE MAP FLIPS! and I am tracking 348 degrees (whatever). I even got it
> to show a bank on the panel display when I walked briskly along and
> tilted the GPS.
>
> Anyhow, my question: I set it to show Zulu time and magnetic compass
> readings. Then I wondered: is this the right thing to do?
>
> Is this the right thing to do? Are there any other basic settings I
> should set now that will improve my life to come?

I just bought one this summer. I found it very non-intuitive to use.
After flying behind it for about 100 hours I think I'll dump it. I'm
most annoyed by the fact that it doesn't show airways on the map. The
screen is also smaller than my SkyMap IIIC and the terrain on the 296
always seems to be wrong (its usually off by at least 1000 feet). I
also don't like the fact that the only way to get a course line is to
put it in marine mode. I like being able to fly to an airport simply
by turning until the course line falls on the airport. The design of
the screen is very odd to me too. They put most of the room to the
side of the plane. They should have designed the screen to be taller
and perhaps more narrow. I'm more concerned with what is ahead of me
than what is to the side. I still have my SkyMapIIIc with the terrain
database so I'll probably swap back to that.

-Robert

[john smith]

Two ways with a RAM mount...
one is to attach a ball mount to one of the upright tubes
second is to use a suction cup mount attached to the side of the windscreen

Jay Honeck wrote:
>>Is this the right thing to do? Are there any other basic settings I
>>should set now that will improve my life to come?
>
>
> Where do you mount a GPS in a Cub?

[JohnT.]

huh. on my 196, its been intuitive after playing around with it. It also
shows a course line, so I can't see why the 296 wouldn't have it either.

John

[Blueskies]

"Robert M. Gary" > wrote in message om...
> Cub Driver > wrote in message >...
>> Okay, I gave myself the early birthday present. I can't believe how
>> sensitive the 296 is. I stroll down to the dock and it tells me that I
>> am tracking 178 degrees at 1 knot; I turn around and walk back, and
>> THE MAP FLIPS! and I am tracking 348 degrees (whatever). I even got it
>> to show a bank on the panel display when I walked briskly along and
>> tilted the GPS.
>>
>> Anyhow, my question: I set it to show Zulu time and magnetic compass
>> readings. Then I wondered: is this the right thing to do?
>>
>> Is this the right thing to do? Are there any other basic settings I
>> should set now that will improve my life to come?
>
> I just bought one this summer. I found it very non-intuitive to use.
> After flying behind it for about 100 hours I think I'll dump it. I'm
> most annoyed by the fact that it doesn't show airways on the map. The
> screen is also smaller than my SkyMap IIIC and the terrain on the 296
> always seems to be wrong (its usually off by at least 1000 feet). I
> also don't like the fact that the only way to get a course line is to
> put it in marine mode. I like being able to fly to an airport simply
> by turning until the course line falls on the airport. The design of
> the screen is very odd to me too. They put most of the room to the
> side of the plane. They should have designed the screen to be taller
> and perhaps more narrow. I'm more concerned with what is ahead of me
> than what is to the side. I still have my SkyMapIIIc with the terrain
> database so I'll probably swap back to that.
>
> -Robert

How much do you want for it?

[Hankal]

>I just bought one this summer. I found it very non-intuitive to use.
>After flying behind it for about 100 hours I think I'll dump it. I'm
>most annoyed by the fact that it doesn't show airways on the map.

Have look at the AvMap, it is big and it has a lot of features, even
approaches, but VFR only.

[kage]

All handheld are VFR only. The Garmin 296 does not have a higher learning
curve than any other.

Karl
"Hankal" > wrote in message
...
> >I just bought one this summer. I found it very non-intuitive to use.
>>After flying behind it for about 100 hours I think I'll dump it. I'm
>>most annoyed by the fact that it doesn't show airways on the map.
>
> Have look at the AvMap, it is big and it has a lot of features, even
> approaches, but VFR only.

[Cub Driver]

>Where do you mount a GPS in a Cub?

Sheez. I thought I was getting information, not giving it!

The old one went on the back of the front seat, mounted on an
upside-down picture frame, viz: www.pipercubforum.com/garmin.htm

I haven't flown with the 296 yet. This afternoon.

all the best -- Dan Ford
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[Cub Driver]

On Thu, 28 Oct 2004 06:03:40 -0400, Cub Driver
> wrote:

>I haven't flown with the 296 yet. This afternoon.

Okay, here's what I like about the 296:

The "nearest" button calls up 15 airports, which is all I am likely to
use. So despite those thousands of waypoints stored therein, the 296
has a more useful choice than my honed-down III+.

The color screen is a hoot.

The terrain-avoidance feature is amazing. It warned me of the radio
antenna on Blue Job mountain that I use for navigation.

It is more intuitive than the III+, using which I sometimes lost track
of where I was and how to get back to the "track" screen. The 296 is a
breeze to navigate (as it were).

And, most of all, a guy from Garmin read my post and sent me email
offering to help. What an outfit! I will certainly take advantage of
this offer when I have all my questions in a row.

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What I don't like:

The color washes out when there's a lot of sunshin going on (which, in
an L-4 wannabe, is a lot of the time).

It interferes with my radio! I am going to have to work this one out.

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I haven't decided where to mount it. I may build an extender to my
kneeboard and put it there. It seems to work just fine with the
antenna pointing near horizontal.

Here I am again, giving information where I'd hope to garner some!


all the best -- Dan Ford
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[Robert M. Gary]

"Blueskies" > wrote in message >...
> How much do you want for it?

I think Sporty's will still take it back. If not, I'll put it on eBay.