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Garmin Gpsmap 96
Hi all..
I am seriously considering buying a Garmin GPSMAP 96 very shortly... I have only flown with a GPS once, and it was only the basic yellow etrex, but it certainly made life easier.. I looked at maybe getting the mapping version of the etrex, but I am in a position to afford a 96, and it looks good, but I can't seem to find much info on the net about it and I was hoping someone who uses one can fill me in.. What I really want to know is how much use it is going to be to me here in New Zealand? Is it going to show me all the airspace and airfields/navaids, or is that only work properly in the US?? I was thinking about using a mapping eTrex and just putting in the waypoints off the charts, and for half the price of the 96 it's worth considering, but I wouldn't mind getting a proper aviation GPS, especially considering in a few weeks I will be flying to some inhospitable and unfamiliar territory.. And the aircraft I fly has no gps, no dme, no adf, and so on.. Cheers for any info.... |
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Garmin Gpsmap 96
"chris" wrote:
Hi all.. I am seriously considering buying a Garmin GPSMAP 96 very shortly... I have only flown with a GPS once, and it was only the basic yellow etrex, but it certainly made life easier.. I looked at maybe getting the mapping version of the etrex, but I am in a position to afford a 96, and it looks good, but I can't seem to find much info on the net about it and I was hoping someone who uses one can fill me in.. What I really want to know is how much use it is going to be to me here in New Zealand? Is it going to show me all the airspace and airfields/navaids, or is that only work properly in the US?? I was thinking about using a mapping eTrex and just putting in the waypoints off the charts, and for half the price of the 96 it's worth considering, but I wouldn't mind getting a proper aviation GPS, especially considering in a few weeks I will be flying to some inhospitable and unfamiliar territory.. And the aircraft I fly has no gps, no dme, no adf, and so on.. Cheers for any info.... The "Pacific" database for all Garmin units contains all the airspace (SUA) info for your region. |
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Garmin Gpsmap 96
On Feb 9, 9:45 am, Gilbert Smith wrote:
"chris" wrote: Hi all.. I am seriously considering buying a Garmin GPSMAP 96 very shortly... I have only flown with a GPS once, and it was only the basic yellow etrex, but it certainly made life easier.. I looked at maybe getting the mapping version of the etrex, but I am in a position to afford a 96, and it looks good, but I can't seem to find much info on the net about it and I was hoping someone who uses one can fill me in.. What I really want to know is how much use it is going to be to me here in New Zealand? Is it going to show me all the airspace and airfields/navaids, or is that only work properly in the US?? I was thinking about using a mapping eTrex and just putting in the waypoints off the charts, and for half the price of the 96 it's worth considering, but I wouldn't mind getting a proper aviation GPS, especially considering in a few weeks I will be flying to some inhospitable and unfamiliar territory.. And the aircraft I fly has no gps, no dme, no adf, and so on.. Cheers for any info.... The "Pacific" database for all Garmin units contains all the airspace (SUA) info for your region.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Excellent! Sounds like it is going to do the trick - I have decided the colour version is for me, my avionics man tells me it has better battery life than the greyscale version.. I had planned to spend no more than $300 on a GPS and now we're looking at more like $1000... Oh well... Will be good for avoiding busting airspace at least.. Cheers |
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Garmin Gpsmap 96
Chris wrote : I have decided the colour version is for me, my avionics man tells me it has better battery life than the greyscale version.. If battery life is truly important to you, I'd check that opinion out with Garmin. I have never seen a color screen that used less power than a similar grayscale screen. Particularly with Garmin products. John Galban=====N4BQ (PA28-180) -- JGalban Posted at www.flight.org |
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Garmin Gpsmap 96
I wrote : If battery life is truly important to you, I'd check that opinion out with Garmin. I have never seen a color screen that used less power than a similar grayscale screen. Particularly with Garmin products. Never mind. I took a look at Garmin's specs and it appears to be true. They list 25 hrs battery life for the 96 and 40 hrs. for the 96C. The 96C has a slightly smaller screen (2.6" vs. 3"). It also has almost 5 times the memory on board. Looks pretty good, but the price for the color version is considerably steeper. $375 USD vs $600 USD. For a basic aviation GPS with a Jepp database, the grayscale 96 is actually a very good deal. John Galban=====N4BQ (PA28-180) -- JGalban Posted at www.flight.org |
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Garmin Gpsmap 96
On Feb 9, 1:03 pm, JGalban wrote:
I wrote : If battery life is truly important to you, I'd check that opinion out with Garmin. I have never seen a color screen that used less power than a similar grayscale screen. Particularly with Garmin products. Never mind. I took a look at Garmin's specs and it appears to be true. They list 25 hrs battery life for the 96 and 40 hrs. for the 96C. The 96C has a slightly smaller screen (2.6" vs. 3"). It also has almost 5 times the memory on board. Looks pretty good, but the price for the color version is considerably steeper. $375 USD vs $600 USD. For a basic aviation GPS with a Jepp database, the grayscale 96 is actually a very good deal. John Galban=====N4BQ (PA28-180) -- JGalban Posted atwww.flight.org The prices in NZ seem to vary wildly depending on who you talk to.. I have seen the 96 for anywhere from NZ $799 to $999 (US $550 to $685) and I got my 96C for NZ $895 + freight from Aus ($100) which is about US $730 |
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