Garmin 596 Ideas

The car is one thing - very nice. But this Mauledriver definitely
appreciates that small screen and overall footprint in the aircraft. I
really struggled to find a place to mount it where it didn't block
anything and yet fell in my natural scan (and didn't require a major
refocus of these aging eyeballs when going from panel mount to
portable). A tall order in the Maule. I finally used a RAM mount on
the LH horizontal ledge and it works great.

How do you guys use or envision using a larger footprint device? I just
don't get it.

PS - I really love this thing!

Jay Honeck wrote:

I now know why they use the dinky little screen on the 496 -- anything
bigger won't fit on the dashboard of most cars. Garmin is trying to
make the unit do double (or, with marine, triple) duty, to the
detriment of the aviation mode.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

Check out the Garmin Streetpilot 7500.
7-inch diagonal display already in their product line with XM capability.

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john smith wrote:

Check out the Garmin Streetpilot 7500.
7-inch diagonal display already in their product line with XM capability.

Which happens to have pretty lousy resolution, and is likely (yuck) a
touch screen.


JKG

How do you guys use or envision using a larger footprint device? I just
don't get it.

RAM mount off to the side of the windscreen, hung from the top of the
windscreen, over the yolk, strapped to my knee...
There are many different ways and places to attach the device.

"john smith" wrote:

How do you guys use or envision using a larger footprint device? I just
don't get it.

RAM mount off to the side of the windscreen, hung from the top of the
windscreen, over the yolk, strapped to my knee...
There are many different ways and places to attach the device.

I've tried 'em all except hung from the top of the windscreen.

If it doesn't mount on the yoke without hiding any of the flight
instruments, it doesn't work for me.

--
Dan
C172RG at BFM