I may be a minority here, but I still use my Garmin 12 for flying. It is
compact, great battery life and costs a little over $100. I bought it 5
years ago, and I still prefer it over most other newer handhelds. I use
a 430 if I want to file /G. For everything else all I need is heading
and groundspeed, which any GPS can provide.


Cub Driver wrote in
:


Now that the 196 weighs in at $799, or a bit less with the AOPA
discount, it is suddenly light enough to fit in the Cub. I am really
tempted to put my III+ on eBay and buy the 196.

Or am I too late to the party? Will I hate myself next year because I
don't have a color screen?

I run the GPS on most flights, typically an hour a week, on the AA
batteries. Will I notice a shorter battery life? Garmin over the years
seems to have claimed anywhere from 24 to 36 hours batt life for the
III+. I surely don't get that much--I change batts more than twice a
year!

Thanks!

all the best -- Dan Ford
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