New Garmin 396

wrote about freezing issues and the like on the CV
forums to give me pause
about whether I want to mess with such things while flying. Here, the
Garmin approach wins, and solidly.

That is absolutely true... not to mention no dealing with power cables,
bluetooth, configuring windows, etc. etc.


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Richard Kaplan

www.flyimc.com

"Peter R." wrote:
Now I'd like to see Garmin post some close-up screen shots on their site.

That link I posted has a tab that takes you to additional pictures, and all
of those pictures are close-up screen shots.

Yep, sure does. Looks like the 396 does it all.

Thanks again.

"Richard Kaplan" wrote:

Here, the
Garmin approach wins, and solidly.

That is absolutely true... not to mention no dealing with power cables,
bluetooth, configuring windows, etc. etc.

Anybody want to buy my complete bluetooth WxWorx setup including a damn nice
Sony VAIO notebook pc?

--
Dan
C-172RG at BFM

In a previous article, "Dan Luke" said:
Anybody want to buy my complete bluetooth WxWorx setup including a damn nice
Sony VAIO notebook pc?

Sure, if it's less than $1000. :-)


--
Paul Tomblin http://xcski.com/blogs/pt/
Confidence is the feeling you have before you understand the situation.

"Paul Tomblin" wrote:

Anybody want to buy my complete bluetooth WxWorx setup including a damn
nice
Sony VAIO notebook pc?

Sure, if it's less than $1000. :-)

You're cruel, Tomblin. Hell, the pc alone's worth more than that.

....but if you're really interested we can talk. c172rg at bellsouth dot net

--
Dan
C-172RG at BFM

wrote:
I am going to practice a new technique that my girlfriend has taught
me:

She's your girlfriend now and you are being trained by her.
If there is marriage in your future, you had better buy everything you
want NOW!
The rules get tougher the farther into the relationship you venture.
Don't wait, BUY!!!
:-))

wrote:
I wonder, though, will it really be able to download from the
satellites with the little antenna? I currently own a 196 and with the
built-in antenna it often has a hard time getting a lock on the GPS. I
might guess that the requirements to download the weather data (which
is a lot more data than GPS) would be higher.

I have had a 196 for nearly 3 years and have never had a problem
getting or keeping a GPS lock. I don't even bother using the suction
cup window-mounted antenna; the little flip-up one works just fine from
the yoke mount in my Warrior.

When I was 14, my Air Explorer unit had a WWII-era Link Trainer; I had
about three dozen hours in it before I got my first ride in the Piper Colt.
The CFI said "Look through the windscreen!"

But I was too short . . . .

Seth


"Jay Beckman" wrote in message
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"W P Dixon" wrote in message
...
As Chris Rock would say,
" GOOD LORD THAT'S ALOT OF MONEY!!!!!!!" How bout I give you $1.50 and
you just point me in the general direction!

Patrick
student SPL
aircraft structural mech


That's kinda the drill my CFI gave me:

Him: "See where you want to go?"
Me: "Ummm, yeah."
Him: "Point the nose that way ... keep pointing the nose that way until
you get there."

:O)

Jay Beckman
PP-ASEL
Chandler, AZ

"Richard Kaplan" wrote in message
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wrote about freezing issues and the like on the
CV
forums to give me pause
about whether I want to mess with such things while flying. Here, the
Garmin approach wins, and solidly.

That is absolutely true... not to mention no dealing with power cables,
bluetooth, configuring windows, etc. etc.

Only thing that gives me pause, is the size. That is a slew of info, for
the same size display as earlier models. Seems like it should be at least
25%, if not 50% larger, for that much money and features.
--
Jim in NC

"Morgans" wrote in message

Only thing that gives me pause, is the size. That is a slew of info, for
the same size display as earlier models. Seems like it should be at least
25%, if not 50% larger, for that much money and features.

That is a good point but then again there are some cockpits where it is
already hard to fit a 296; anything bigger and the GPS would simply not work
in some cockpits. So there is a tradeoff to be made.


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Richard Kaplan

www.flyimc.com