Hi I own a Garmin 196 GPS. When I turned it on today it would not find any satellites. I took off and during the flight swithched it on and off several times, unplugged and replugged the cables without success. I landed at my destination and saw a friend who also owns a 196. I took mine over to his...

Hi, I am looking for a handheld all purpose GPS unit that can be used for aviation, hiking, auto, etc. I want it to be capable of downloading maps (charts, street maps, topos, etc), and be relatively inexpensive and lightweight. Is there such a unit? Any advice from our learned group would be...

Hi! Abyone out there using any PDA GPS software that works in Europe? I've seen lot's of "shiny" stuff on the net, but all of them are US only. I'm looking for something with an aviation database, terrain would be nice, flightplan features and that will work on a win mobile 5 PDA. So far, only...

Flyers, I am parting with my the new Sporty's Air Facts DVD - GPS Techniques on eBay. Here is the link: http://tinyurl.com/3c6rpv It up for $5.00. I just bought it and enjoyed watching it and it indeed had some useful info. It discusses the 530, 430 and talks about the 396. It has two Air...

Porcine.com has the info on using a hand held gps to drive an autopilot. I have a Smart coupler II LE that I used with a Garmin 295 to drive a Century 1. Just installed a panel mount Northstar GPS 60 and it now drives the Autopilot. The couple is not needed anymore. For sale for $199 including...

I ordered my GPS396 from Sporty's on July 20th. Yesterday I got a letter from them telling me the projected ship date is August 31st.

When I fly with my GPS396, I usually don't put in a flight plan or any direct-tos; I use the panel mounted KLN94 for that. I use the 396 just for weather, terrain, and additional situational awareness. I had never heard the spurious terrain warnings near airports that Dave Butler reported in...

Well, we just broke the first power cable for the beast. I had read that others were having problems with plug failures so I bought a spare a while back. The plastic part that is physically plugged into the unit separates from the back part of the connector molded to the cable. Total operations...

Out of warranty (naturally) 396 has started acting flaky. It sits there with the incorrect time and date and will not acquire satellites and start up. Tried different antennas. Sometimes it will acquire after 30-40 minutes. Garmin's support database is useless. Are there any known problems with...

Has anyone tried anti-reflective plastic film on the gpsmap or another device? Garmin says there is an anti-reflective coating on the screen but it doesn't look like it to me. With the 496 gizmo mounted on the copilot side I've been able to knock down the glare by putting a kid's black tee...

My GPSMAP396 came with a coupon for a free Jepp update, but it must be used within 90 days of purchase date (which I will assume will be the ship date of 8/23). I want to optimize this to get the most recent data I can within the 90 days. When will be the last Jepp data update before November...

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When I stepped on the wing of my Cherokee 235 today, the strut went completely flat. I got underneath the wing and lifted the plane back up to a normal strut position where it stayed until I put any weight on it; again it went completely flat. I pushed it back up one more time and put my air...

I am looking at a plane. It is at a private gravel airstrip. I usually fly off aspalt runways.. Would flying off a gravel strip hurt the plane landing gear,etc as opposed to aphalt runways? Check the paint -- if there's any left -- on the under-side of the elevator. That'll tell the...

Greetings! I have a '58 Champ undergoing a 'ground up' restoration after a serious groundloop. One of the Nav lights was damaged when the wing tip scraped the ground, and I'd like to repair it if possible. The lamp-holder is really the only thing broken; the wires were torn out, and there's not...

Is she on the ground or not ? http://www.airliners.net/open.file/539642/L/

Is she on the ground or not ? http://www.airliners.net/open.file/539642/L/

Is she on the ground or not ? http://www.airliners.net/open.file/539642/L/

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For those who managed to escape all notice that the paper FAA certificates were being turned over to plastic cards, as publicized for the last two years: your paper flying license is now kindling, as from midnight last night! Regards Brian Whatcott with a brand new license to fly....