Hi all..

I am seriously considering buying a Garmin GPSMAP 96 very shortly...
I have only flown with a GPS once, and it was only the basic yellow
etrex, but it certainly made life easier..

I looked at maybe getting the mapping version of the etrex, but I am
in a position to afford a 96, and it looks good, but I can't seem to
find much info on the net about it and I was hoping someone who uses
one can fill me in..

What I really want to know is how much use it is going to be to me
here in New Zealand? Is it going to show me all the airspace and
airfields/navaids, or is that only work properly in the US?? I was
thinking about using a mapping eTrex and just putting in the waypoints
off the charts, and for half the price of the 96 it's worth
considering, but I wouldn't mind getting a proper aviation GPS,
especially considering in a few weeks I will be flying to some
inhospitable and unfamiliar territory.. And the aircraft I fly has no
gps, no dme, no adf, and so on..

Cheers for any info....