I stopped whining about the cost of things aviation a while ago. $5.00+ per gallon gas and Piper parts prices don't phase me anymore. I have thought about this unit for a while now and compared it's value/function to what other upgrades I could buy instead for the same money. So, I find myself...

Made it up in the air today. Scattered cells and rain all over the place. Mostly, moving out and clearing. 30 seconds after take off, lost the GPS sat lock. Took about 15 seconds to regain it. In the next 5 minutes, it lost lock several more times. I'm thinking, external antenna is loopy. I...

So I set up my other 2 GPS units in the cockpit and put their external antennas right next to the Garmin. The Lowrance Airmap 1000 and an old Apollo 920+ showed 5-9 sats up near the 80%. The Garmin showed 8+ sats pinned at the top and one or two more at 50%. Immediately after liftoff the Garmin...

After the 2 ridiculous TFRs were lifted, I was able to test the swap unit. As some of you may have read, the original unit kept losing satellite lock and the dealer swapped it with a new unit at my request. The replacement is much better. However, it still goes out to lunch after transmitting...

Yesterday we planned on a proposed flight 50 miles away for dinner with a light GA airplane newbie on board . The radar at home showed a very narrow band of showers to the Northwest on a SW - NE line marching SE towards us. The rain was limited to the lightest 2 green shades with an occasional...

I'm thinking of adding the GTX 330 transponder to get traffic on my 430. Has anyone done this and is it worth the price(what did it cost)? I fly mostly in the eastern US and believe that there is pretty good coverage here. Chuck

Hi all, Anyone using this simple and relatively cheap transponder care to share their experience? Some questions I have: 1) How's the warm-up time and signal for ATC's radars? 2) Did you use the adapter for the King trays? If so, how's the fit (does it stick out) and the ease of installation? 3)...

x-no-archive: yes If you own a Garmin iQue 3600a (not the plain 3600) or a Lowrance 2000c, I'd like to hear your opinion and comments on these units... good, bad or neutral. email me at

I'm trying to figure out what portable device to buy to provide in- flight weather, as well as terrain info. Electronic approach plates and enroute charts, as well as flight planning capability, would also be a plus, but not essential. I fly a Cessna 172 that is already equipped with a Garmin...

Does anyone have copy of the Garmin PCX5AVD software. I have a panel mount Garmin GPS 100 AVD in a Piper Arrow. The user memory battery in the unit is low and I need to replace it. In order to do this I need to down load the user data before I change the battery or I will lose the user data. I...

Anyone got a surplus yoke mount they want to sell? thx Arthur

Subject: Garmin too big for their britches? (Fixed Pricing) From: (TripodBill) Date: 7/14/2004 12:09 AM Central Standard Time Message-id: Many readers appropriately picked up on one of the most important issues in my earlier...

Hi All! There are some interesting threads in some other pilot groups about these antennas... Apparently, (I do not have one) garmin has a MAGNET in the base of the antenna (for holding it in place in a vehicle) that they ship with the 396.. (!) Slight issue with mounting it with velcro on top...

I was pulling the avionics boxes to verify serial numbers and now I've got a problem with my SL30. At first, it was dead so I re-racked it. That got it to power up, but now I can't transmit or received on it. The NAV side works fine, but the data to the external OBS may be screwed up. What have...

What tool is required to remove a GNS430 from the panel? I need to get the serial numbers off the units. Or, does the serial number show up on any display page? Stan

Oshkosh seems to be the place where Garmin rolls out their latest and greatest products. Any speculation on what the next will be? My pattern has been to jump 2 model series or when there is a significant change. I have a 396 in the Bonanza that has earned it's keep with the XM weather...

Hello... If you have a 530 or 430, does it accept the same updates? Or are the updates specific to each machine. Also, if you have both in your plane (one of each), do you have to purchase 2 updates? I notice that some 530s come with 'terrain'... is this an option from garmin? Can it be added...

I'm planning on having my avionics tech install the LS 30 along with a GI 106A CDI as my number one NavCom. All of my buddies were suggesting the KNX-155 but the Garmin looks like a much more functional and high tech unit. Does anyone have any comments on the LS 30 GI 106A combination?

I have the WSI satellite weather receiver installed in a Bonanza. The data from this receiver is displayed nicely on a Garmin/AT MX20 moving map. Today I called WSI to ask them what new weather features we could expect from their weather service. The rep told me that lightening data will be...

I'm looking for phtos or diagrams, cut away or any of the Garrett APU GTCP 85. This is the one in use on the CL65 (CRJ-200). I searched the internet and didn't come up with much. Thanks Ski