Garmin 496 Training

Yup... It's been pretty good for their stock performance though...

--Dan
(Garmin fan and stockholder)


Dan Luke wrote:
"Jay Honeck" wrote:

And a bigger screen that can be displayed in portrait mode! Without
that, I'll never buy another Garmin.

You should be so lucky as to have a choice.

Garmin's competitors are a bunch of weenies.

--
Dan
C172RG at BFM

And a bigger screen that can be displayed in portrait mode! Without
that, I'll never buy another Garmin.

You should be so lucky as to have a choice.

Garmin's competitors are a bunch of weenies.

Boy, isn't that the truth? Lowrance, with all of its nautical might,
has proven to be nothing but a bottom feeder (and I own and like a
2000c, BTW). And AvMap may as well go back to Italy, because they
clearly don't understand marketing in the US.

It's really a shame, cuz without competition Garmin can just keep
stuffing their over-priced dinky x96's down our throats, knowing that
they're the only weather game in town.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

How about the www.aviationsafety.com

Large screen, weather, charts, approach plates. I don't have one, but it
looks real attractive, lower cost to boot..

Frank


"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
oups.com...
And a bigger screen that can be displayed in portrait mode! Without
that, I'll never buy another Garmin.

You should be so lucky as to have a choice.

Garmin's competitors are a bunch of weenies.

Boy, isn't that the truth? Lowrance, with all of its nautical might,
has proven to be nothing but a bottom feeder (and I own and like a
2000c, BTW). And AvMap may as well go back to Italy, because they
clearly don't understand marketing in the US.

It's really a shame, cuz without competition Garmin can just keep
stuffing their over-priced dinky x96's down our throats, knowing that
they're the only weather game in town.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

I'm pretty happy with my Garmins. Most of us are. You, Jay, are about
the ONLY one complaining.

"Doug" wrote:

I'm pretty happy with my Garmins. Most of us are. You, Jay, are about
the ONLY one complaining.


I like Garmin portables; I've had five of them, up to the 496 I have now.

That doesn't mean I'm satisfied with my choices. The 496 is great for what
it does, but it could be better in several ways and cheaper, too.

Where's the price/features pressure on Garmin coming from? Nowhere, right
now.

--
Dan
C-172RG at BFM

Well, what features that Garmin does not offer would you like to see?

Jay says a larger screen. OK, seems possible. What else?

Doug wrote:

Well, what features that Garmin does not offer would you like to see?

Jay says a larger screen. OK, seems possible. What else?


Flight plan entry that recognizes airways. CCC V16 ENO for example.

"Doug" wrote:
Well, what features that Garmin does not offer would you like to see?

Jay says a larger screen. OK, seems possible. What else?

Twist-knob data entry. Quick connect, yoke mount docking station. All
waypoints for approaches (probably forbidden by lawyers). Customizable page
order with ability to skip pages.

Garmin's competitors are a bunch of weenies.

Boy, isn't that the truth? Lowrance, with all of its nautical might,
has proven to be nothing but a bottom feeder (and I own and like a
2000c, BTW). And AvMap may as well go back to Italy, because they
clearly don't understand marketing in the US.

It's really a shame, cuz without competition Garmin can just keep
stuffing their over-priced dinky x96's down our throats, knowing that
they're the only weather game in town.
--

Strange that no one has mentioned the King Skymap IIIC

Big screen, intuitive software, terrain info, etc.

Cheers:

Paul
N1431A

Strange that no one has mentioned the King Skymap IIIC

Big screen, intuitive software, terrain info, etc.

Stranger still (and sad to say) -- I'd never even heard of it before
now. I had to Google it to even see what it looks like.

How come King wasn't pushing these things out the door at OSH?
Wouldn't you think that even ONE of the dozens of vendors there MIGHT
have mentioned it to me?

Oh, wait -- it doesn't have live weather. Bingo -- it's out of
contention.

Too bad. Just another AvMap.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"