On Mon, 04 Oct 2004 14:31:31 -0700, Jonathan Sorger
wrote:

Someone has offered to give me a Garmin Streetpilot 2610 - is there any
use for one of these in a plane? The 'official word' from Garmin is
that you can't put aviation map data into an automotive unit, but I'm
sure someone has tried...

Yes, of course it would be useful. I can't imagine navigating without
a GPS for backup, and unless the Street Pilot is too loaded with
helpful features you should be able to adapt it to your purpose.

I use a Garmin III Plus. I downloaded aviation waypoints for it.
Details at www.pipercubforum.com/garmin.htm

A curious thing about my III Plus: it doesn't show the Atlantic
shoreline. You know where it is, because the towns and roads are
there, but there's no waterline! Since my home airport is just a
couple miles inland, this is pretty obvious.

I often wonder what a sailor would think who bought the thang for
coastwise navigating.


all the best -- Dan Ford
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