I love my 296. I dumped my 295 years ago because Garmin was so far
behind the technology curve for so long. With the 296, they've caught
up. I sold my Skymap IIIc for an amount that covered much of the new
296.

The one critical problem with the 296 is the lack of airways. It was
hard to get rid of my King Skymap IIIc. Out West airways rule because
they thread us through the mountains. Having to go back to the old
VOR/DME method of flying the airways is disappointing but the 296 has
enough features that I'm otherwise happy. The terrain feature of the
296 is better than the SkyMap IIIc.

-Robert