GPSMAP 195 or 196

Like others here have suggested, if all you need is a trusty VFR GPS
that won't weigh down your yoke with an unwieldy oversized contraption
hanging on it, get the smaller, cheaper GPS-III Pilot. I got mine new,
not refurb, from www.avionicsgps.com for only $450 and it does
everything I need a GPS to do for me. Spend the extra money on a $100
hamburger instead.

Mike Spera wrote in message ...
I can get a newly overhauled (like new condition) 195 with a 1 year
warranty for $550. No WAAS, no "panel page", 4 level gray.


I've had a 195 for about 5 years and I think it's great. A lot of
people complain that it's too bulky, but it fits just fine on my
Cherokee yoke. I guess it depends on your cockpit layout.

The only qualms I'd have about buying a 195 is that they're listed
as "discontinued" by Garmin. It's anybody's guess how long they will
continue to support it with database updates.

John Galban=====N4BQ (PA28-180)