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Old May 13th 09, 06:30 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Peter Wyld[_2_]
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Default SUA files and COTS GPS Units

At 16:22 13 May 2009, chipsoars wrote:
On May 13, 12:00=A0pm, vontresc wrote:
I don't know about adding airspace to a garmin unit, but I used Soar
Pilot last year with my treo 650 and a bluetooth GPS. The advantage of
such a system is that you can easily load turn points, and airspace.
Additionally it is a pretty full featured Soaring computer, and best
of all it's FREE! :-)

If you don't have a palm there's always XCsoar (freeware as well)

for
the windows mobile family of PDAs

Pete

On May 13, 10:15=A0am, chipsoars wrote:



Is it possible to load a SUA file on a COTS such as a Garmin Map76

or
ETREX? =A0If so, is there a preferred format or procedure? I've
performed some searching on RAS and Google with no success.


thanks,


Chip Fitzpatrick- Hide quoted text -


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I'm familiar with the freeware PDA/Palm approaches. The reason I'm
asking is one of my soaring partners (and perhaps others now that COTS
will be useful for badges in the US after October) does not want to
buy or bother with a PDA.


You could try talking to Paul Crabb about Garmax (makes displayable
airspace, but won't warn you about it - for that you need an aviation
gps) contact via www.crabb.biz, or you could learn to use a chart.