Aviation+Street GPS

On May 20, 6:15 pm, (Paul Tomblin) wrote:
In a previous article, Charles Talleyrand said:

Does anyone know of any reasonable cost GPSs suitable for both street
and aviation use. I'd like to have turn-by-turn directions and be
able to look up com frequencies.

There's no such thing as a "reasonable cost" aviation GPS.

That said, I'm pretty happy with my 296, both in the air and on the
ground. I have the optional car kit that gives you a charger cord with a
speaker for spoken turn-by-turn directions, a CD with detail maps, and a
bean-bag mount so that I can throw it on the dash of a rental car after I
arrive at the destination airport.


It sounds perfect, but the cost is unreasonable. I could afford a
street GPS, and aviation GPS, and have money left over for the price
of a Garmin 296. Is there maybe a lesser cost option?

-Charles

On May 20, 6:15 pm, (Paul Tomblin) wrote:
In a previous article, Charles Talleyrand said:

Does anyone know of any reasonable cost GPSs suitable for both street
and aviation use. I'd like to have turn-by-turn directions and be
able to look up com frequencies.

There's no such thing as a "reasonable cost" aviation GPS.

That said, I'm pretty happy with my 296, both in the air and on the
ground. I have the optional car kit that gives you a charger cord with a
speaker for spoken turn-by-turn directions, a CD with detail maps, and a
bean-bag mount so that I can throw it on the dash of a rental car after I
arrive at the destination airport.


It sounds perfect, but the cost is unreasonable. I could afford a
street GPS, and aviation GPS, and have money left over for the price
of a Garmin 296. Is there maybe a lesser cost option?

What is your budget? I have Lowrance AirMap 1000 that works for air
and ground, but it does not have Turn by Turn. May have to have the
wife and a thomas brothers for that.

Mike Alexander
PP-ASEL
Temecula, CA
See my online aerial photo album at
http://flying.4alexanders.com

On May 20, 10:56 pm, Mike 'Flyin'8' wrote:
On May 20, 6:15 pm, (Paul Tomblin) wrote:
In a previous article, Charles Talleyrand said:

Does anyone know of any reasonable cost GPSs suitable for both street
and aviation use. I'd like to have turn-by-turn directions and be
able to look up com frequencies.

There's no such thing as a "reasonable cost" aviation GPS.

That said, I'm pretty happy with my 296, both in the air and on the
ground. I have the optional car kit that gives you a charger cord with a
speaker for spoken turn-by-turn directions, a CD with detail maps, and a
bean-bag mount so that I can throw it on the dash of a rental car after I
arrive at the destination airport.

It sounds perfect, but the cost is unreasonable. I could afford a
street GPS, and aviation GPS, and have money left over for the price
of a Garmin 296. Is there maybe a lesser cost option?

What is your budget? I have Lowrance AirMap 1000 that works for air
and ground, but it does not have Turn by Turn. May have to have the
wife and a thomas brothers for that.


My budget. My wife has not told me yet :-)

Basically, I think I have three options.

A Garmin GPSMAP 96 with the MapSource CD-ROM. It runs 375+99= $474.
This is not the color unit and only has 13M available for street
data. I have no idea if this is enough. And the screen is small.
But it's a Garmin, which means the interface is liked by me.

A reconditioned Garmin GPS Pilot III for about $300, and any street
gps for another $300. Total $600. The screens will be larger.

A Lowrance AirMap 600c GPS. Total cost $500. Seems to do everything,
has a nice color screen and large memory, and has fine reviews, but
I've never used a Lowrance so it lacks to me name brand appeal.

Any advice?

-Charles Talleyrand

My budget. My wife has not told me yet :-)

Basically, I think I have three options.

A Garmin GPSMAP 96 with the MapSource CD-ROM. It runs 375+99= $474.
This is not the color unit and only has 13M available for street
data. I have no idea if this is enough. And the screen is small.
But it's a Garmin, which means the interface is liked by me.

A reconditioned Garmin GPS Pilot III for about $300, and any street
gps for another $300. Total $600. The screens will be larger.

A Lowrance AirMap 600c GPS. Total cost $500. Seems to do everything,
has a nice color screen and large memory, and has fine reviews, but
I've never used a Lowrance so it lacks to me name brand appeal.

Any advice?

-Charles Talleyrand


I know nothing about the turn by turn, never used one, but I am happy
with my Lowrance Air Map 1000. However, it does not meet your turn by
turn requirements, so I am in no position to recommend anything.

Mike Alexander
PP-ASEL
Temecula, CA
See my online aerial photo album at
http://flying.4alexanders.com

Charles Talleyrand wrote:


A Garmin GPSMAP 96 with the MapSource CD-ROM. It runs 375+99= $474.
This is not the color unit and only has 13M available for street
data. I have no idea if this is enough. And the screen is small.
But it's a Garmin, which means the interface is liked by me.


That's not nearly enough memory. I know what it took for the PDA with
those other two programs. So when I got the 296 I had to buy a memory
card, I bought the biggest one Garmin offered, 512MB. The price was
terrible but whaddyer gonna do? I was taking a trip so I downloaded the
entire states of Montana, Wyoming, North and South Dakota and Minnesota.
That was about 36 MB. So if the 96 doesn't have a memory card option
it won't work.



A reconditioned Garmin GPS Pilot III for about $300, and any street
gps for another $300. Total $600. The screens will be larger.

The Pilot III screen is the same size as the 96 screen. I've had them both.

In a previous article, Newps said:
those other two programs. So when I got the 296 I had to buy a memory
card, I bought the biggest one Garmin offered, 512MB. The price was
terrible but whaddyer gonna do? I was taking a trip so I downloaded the
entire states of Montana, Wyoming, North and South Dakota and Minnesota.
That was about 36 MB. So if the 96 doesn't have a memory card option
it won't work.

My 296 has a 256Mb memory card and I'll curse Garmin to my dying days for
not using a standard memory form factor like SD or CF. Putting in detail
maps for the entire drive from Rochester NY to Oshkosh fills it up.

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