Paul Tomblin wrote:

Depends on what you want. For Pocket PC there are some incredible

I dont' have any idea what exists. I imagine it would for example to be
handy to have a map that shows terrain in red that you might hit when
you keep the current sink rate or something... But as I'm only learning
to fly right now and didn't even have my first flying lesson yet
(because of bad weather) I'm not so sure what I'll really need. To get
the whole AIP in there and all the Check lists won't be possible, I
guess

packages that will combine GPS, weather and even an artificial
horizon on a head up display - for a total package price up around
$10,000. However, Pocket PC was not an option for me, because it

You really mean head up display? That would explain the price. Anyway,
not a good option for a rented plane, I guess.

only works with Windows computers and I care too much about my
privacy and security to use Windows. Plus, I've been a long time

If that's your only concern, there are ways to get that, for sure.

Palm user for over 6 years. For Palm, there are a few GPS packages,

Well I have a Palm as well (U.S Robotics back then) - but I never really
enjoyed that unit. The new ones may be better of course.