Garmin 496 Training

Kobra wrote:
I was thinking of upgrading my 396 to the 496 and bought VFlite's
Interactive Guide to see the new features in action. It was very helpful,
but I just don't think there are enough new features (taxi guidance, AOPA
database, etc.) to justify the price tag.

I am offering the course on eBay at: http://tinyurl.com/vfruy

for 9 dollars if anyone else is interested.

I hope the 596 has a touch screen, full IFR approaches, MEA's and approach
altitudes. Then I'll trade up instantly.

Kobra

My Garmin 195 has full IFR approaches. Garmin figured out later that
wasn't a good idea.

In rec.aviation.ifr Sam Spade wrote:

My Garmin 195 has full IFR approaches. Garmin figured out later that
wasn't a good idea.

Uhhh, its been a while since I've looked at the IFR stuff on my 195, but I
don't think it has full approaches. The final approach course, yes, but
thats far from a 'full' approach.

I don't have another handheld GPS so I don't know what Garmin did on the
later models.

--
Frank Stutzman
Bonanza N494B "Hula Girl"
Hood River, OR

Frank Stutzman wrote:
In rec.aviation.ifr Sam Spade wrote:

My Garmin 195 has full IFR approaches. Garmin figured out later that
wasn't a good idea.

Uhhh, its been a while since I've looked at the IFR stuff on my 195, but I
don't think it has full approaches. The final approach course, yes, but
thats far from a 'full' approach.

I don't have another handheld GPS so I don't know what Garmin did on the
later models.

--
Frank Stutzman
Bonanza N494B "Hula Girl"
Hood River, OR

I had a 195 ( but no longer ) and as I recall your right it was the
extended center line that was depicted, not the entire approach.

On Tue, 14 Nov 2006 20:45:28 +0000 (UTC), Frank Stutzman
wrote:

In rec.aviation.ifr Sam Spade wrote:

My Garmin 195 has full IFR approaches. Garmin figured out later that
wasn't a good idea.

Uhhh, its been a while since I've looked at the IFR stuff on my 195, but I
don't think it has full approaches. The final approach course, yes, but
thats far from a 'full' approach.

I don't have another handheld GPS so I don't know what Garmin did on the
later models.

The 295 allows you to select the approach, and then fly 'vectors' to
intercept the final approach course. Or you can select direct to the
fix preceding the runway (for example the OM on an ILS), then the GPS
autosequences to the RW approach end as the final fix.

It does not have missed approach procedures.

I am not sure about vertical guidance. I have seen the 'glideslope'
needle on the GPS' HSI, but I don't know if it is actually tied to the
correct heights for each segment of an approach, or if it is providing
something more simplistic, like a 3deg glideslope.

Frank Stutzman wrote:
In rec.aviation.ifr Sam Spade wrote:


My Garmin 195 has full IFR approaches. Garmin figured out later that
wasn't a good idea.

I turned the old thing on. It has one fix prior to the FAF, which is
usually (but not always) the IF. The Garmine 295, and onward only have
the FAF (and runway ot MAP).