Garmin 496!!!

Just got this...

JA Air Center, your Garmin source, is pleased to announce the new
Garmin GPSmap 496 with XM Weather, Terrain, AOPA Airport Guide, Taxiway
Database, and built in StreetPilot Automotive GPS.

Limited quantities are in stock and available for immediate delivery.

Call toll-free 800-323-5966 (M-F from 8 AM - 4:30 PM CT) or order
securely at http://shop.jaair.com

Detailed product information can be found at
http://www.jaair.com/gpsmap496/gpsmap496.htm

Heading to EAA AirVenture 2006 in Oshkosh, WI?

Find and purchase the GPSmap 496 at JA's booth 2088-2089 in Building B.

Jeppesen datbase updates for your portable Garmin are available also at
JA's booth and we do purchase used GPS units.

Thank you!

http://www.garmin.com/products/gpsmap496/
$2995.00 U.S.D
Ouch.

I couldn't tell from the pix.... are the airport diagrams
georeferenced?

Hope so... tho this invites robbery on the databases.

Bill Hale

Mike Granby wrote:
Just got this...

JA Air Center, your Garmin source, is pleased to announce the new
Garmin GPSmap 496 with XM Weather, Terrain, AOPA Airport Guide, Taxiway
Database, and built in StreetPilot Automotive GPS.

Limited quantities are in stock and available for immediate delivery.

Call toll-free 800-323-5966 (M-F from 8 AM - 4:30 PM CT) or order
securely at http://shop.jaair.com

Detailed product information can be found at
http://www.jaair.com/gpsmap496/gpsmap496.htm

Heading to EAA AirVenture 2006 in Oshkosh, WI?

Find and purchase the GPSmap 496 at JA's booth 2088-2089 in Building B.

Jeppesen datbase updates for your portable Garmin are available also at
JA's booth and we do purchase used GPS units.

Thank you!

Detailed product information can be found at
http://www.jaair.com/gpsmap496/gpsmap496.htm


Not very exciting for a 396 owner. The taxiway diagrams are nice, but the
display appears to be the same.

I don't see enough to tempt me into trading up.

--
Dan
C172RG at BFM

In article ,
"Dan Luke" wrote:

Not very exciting for a 396 owner. The taxiway diagrams are nice, but the
display appears to be the same.

GPS 396: 3.80 inch diagonal screen
GPS 496: 3.75 inch diagonal screen

Fast 5Hz GPS!!! Is it the same rate as GNS480? Does that mean VNAV is
possible?

Mike,

so what exactly is different from the 396?

--
Thomas Borchert (EDDH)

Thomas Borchert wrote:

so what exactly is different from the 396?

Faster update; integrated street maps; better terrain resolution;
taxiway information; AOPA directory. All in all, not that much, but the
faster update might tip it for me.

wrote:
Fast 5Hz GPS!!! Is it the same rate as GNS480?

Yes.

Does that mean VNAV is
possible?

john smith wrote:

How can there be better terrain resolution
when the screen resolution is the same?

The terrain database resolution is independant of the screen
resolution.