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max wrote:

Has anyone else noticed that the new v4.0 software for the Garmin 196
adds "support for Obstacle database"? Does anyone know what this means?
Sounds like a potentially valuable upgrade to part of my existing IFR
flight bag. Hmmm...

Sounds like babble-speak. The unit was introduced with support for an
obstacle database.

Oops, disregard. I was thinking of the 296. It would be interesting to see
how they would implement terrain depiction on a greyscale display.