Amateur Review of the Garmin GPSMAP 296 GPS

We played with it some at Sun N Fun, and your review is right on the
money -- thanks for posting it.

However, for the same price, or a bit less, you can get an AvMap -- which is
quite literally twice the GPS. The AvMap has a much better color display
than the 296, and is actually big enough to read without reading glasses
(according to Mary).

It doesn't have the "virtual instrument panel" or new terrain feature of the
296, but it graphically depicts obstructions (which, IMO, is more useful, at
least in the Midwest) and it has all the instrument approaches and detailed
airport information in a readable (meaning BIG) format stored internally.

Compare the products side by side, if you can find a dealer with both in
stock. It's a striking comparison.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"