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On Wed, 01 Sep 2004 18:53:23 GMT, "Jon Woellhaf"
wrote: I got my first GPS, a Magellan, in April of 1995. I thought it was an absolute marvel - and it was, at the time. I got my second GPS, a Garmin GPS III Pilot, in November of 1997, for about $650. It was a hundred times better than the Magellan. I got my third GPS, a Garmin GPSMAP 295, in February of 2000, for $1361. It was ten times better than the GPS III Pilot. I got my forth GPS, a Garmin GPSmap 296, in August of 2004, for $1,721. It is twice as good as the 295. Jon, many thanks! I have copied your post and emailed it to myself, but I already suspect that there will be a 296 under the Christmas tree this year all the best -- Dan Ford email: (put Cubdriver in subject line) The Warbird's Forum www.warbirdforum.com Expedition sailboat charters www.expeditionsail.com |
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"Jon Woellhaf" wrote in message news:DUoZc.106465$mD.93445@attbi_s02...
[snip] I apologize for this off-topic post to rec.aviation.politics. g Jon Thanks for the info! -lance smith |
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On Wed, 01 Sep 2004 18:53:23 GMT, "Jon Woellhaf"
wrote: I got my first GPS, a Magellan, in April of 1995. I thought it was an absolute marvel - and it was, at the time. I got my second GPS, a Garmin GPS III Pilot, in November of 1997, for about $650. It was a hundred times better than the Magellan. I got my third GPS, a Garmin GPSMAP 295, in February of 2000, for $1361. It was ten times better than the GPS III Pilot. I got my forth GPS, a Garmin GPSmap 296, in August of 2004, for $1,721. It is twice as good as the 295. Well, I have to agree with Jon on the 296. The company I fly for got on to have as a backup for the backup (actually it a toy for the boss to play with while he is in the back). We have the CNX80 and the MX20 MFD as a primary and a kln94 as a backup on the plane, but the 296 does almost everything the CNX80/MX20 does except show the weather and the traffic. It is being rumored that there may be a module coming out to connect to the 296 for weather information, but that is not confirmed, but that would be sweet if they actually do that. Other than that, there is nothing but good to say about this box. Even the battery life is wonderful which is really hard to believe with so much color and brightness that the screen puts out and all the data that it spits out. Scott D. |
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