"Paul Tomblin" wrote in message
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In a previous article, "S Narayan" said:
up to 3.01, but don't see any way to add this capability. Are the newer
GPS's like the 196 or 296 storing altitude information?

A while back I looked at the specs on the Garmin web site, and while the
195 definitely does NOT store the altitude, it appears that the 295
*might*. I don't remember what it said about the 196, but I think it was
the same as the 295.



I've been trying to find that out about any of the aviation hand-helds, with
little success. I can tell you that the Lowrance 100 does not. And about
the newer Lowrances (500 and 1000)-- I got two opposite answers from a
single email inquiry to Lowrance, but later did more extensive googling of
sci.gps.satellite (or some such) which seemed to indicate that they did not
store the altitude component in their track record.

I enjoy using the tracks with OziExplorer, and critiquing instrument
procedures (actual and simulated) definitely would benefit from this third
dimension. On the other hand, when I take non-pilots for rides, I record
the track and then a few days later send them a map of the area with the
track overlaid-- of course for that no altitude is necessary or useful.

Cheers,
John Clonts
Temple, Texas
N7NZ