"Maule Driver" wrote:

Actually I'd welcome hearing about what anyone at Oshkosh has to say
about what they see and hear.

Garmin gave a 30-minute intro. seminar each day on the 396. The unit is
a complete knockout, IMO, and an enormous improvement over the 296,
which was already damned good. The XM weather stuff is fabulous, of
course, but other improvents have been made to the pages, operating
logic and display as well.

All the vendors quickly sold out of 396s, with no discounting. I
ordered one on line from Gulf Coast Avionics. They're giving me $800
for my 296 and promise to ship in early September.
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Dan
C172RG at BFM