GPS mounting bracket

[Michael Ware]

I have a Garmin 296 GPS. In the Skylane that I fly, the mic/phone jacks are
on the panel, directly below where the control yoke shaft goes through. The
the clamp part yoke mount protrudes about 3" below the shaft when clamped
on, so when my phones are plugged in...no good. So for now I am clamping it
on the top lip of the panel, but that partially blocks my view of the
temp/fuel/pressure guages over there.
Any suggestions? There is a blank below the radio stack that would hold one
of those $100 panel mounts, but since it is the club's plane, not mine, I
can't go that route.


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[Dan Luke]

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[john smith]

In article >,
"Dan Luke" > wrote:

> http://tinyurl.com/7h3th

Yep, I switched to the suction cup mount two years ago.
I mount it on the left side of the windscreen. Keeps it out of the way
of the instruments.

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Michael Ware wrote:
> I have a Garmin 296 GPS. In the Skylane that I fly, the mic/phone jacks are
> on the panel, directly below where the control yoke shaft goes through. The
> the clamp part yoke mount protrudes about 3" below the shaft when clamped
> on, so when my phones are plugged in...no good. So for now I am clamping it
> on the top lip of the panel, but that partially blocks my view of the
> temp/fuel/pressure guages over there.
> Any suggestions? There is a blank below the radio stack that would hold one
> of those $100 panel mounts, but since it is the club's plane, not mine, I
> can't go that route.
>
You might consider replacing the plugs on your headset with the right
angle variety (assuming that you can find some - these used to be
available, but I don't know if they still are). OTOH, I never cared
for yoke mounts. Perhaps the swivel suction cup mount suggested by
others in this thread would work best in your case.

David Johnson