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Old September 12th 05, 03:27 PM
Jonathan Goodish
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Larry Dighera wrote:

VistaNav™ from Mercury Computer Systems of Massachusetts is due to
debut this month. With its 5" by 8" 100 DPI LCD display, 3D
solid-state inertial navigation system with a WAAS-enabled GPS
receiver, 3D solid state gyros, and a Bluetooth® wireless interface,
VistaNav™ looks like just what pilots of light aircraft have been
wishing for. Priced at $3990.00 VistaNav™ plans to offer an optional
weather data link to complete the package:



This looks like another TabletPC-based system. So, right off the bat,
you have all of the problems/advantages associated with a TabletPC
platform in the aircraft.

There are many TabletPC/PDA products on the market already that exceed
the Garmin's capabilities, but none of them are as well integrated or
perform in flight as well as the Garmin unit, in my opinion.



JKG