"Maule Driver" wrote:

Well, it came yesterday. Great box. Looks like the challenge will be
'mounting' the GXM 30 XM antenna in the Maule.

The thing has a big non-removeable magnet so distance from the compass is
needed. It has an extension cord and mounting screws but needs good sky
exposure... any thoughts are welcome.

Yeah, this is a problem.

I put the XM antenna on the dash of the car for the drive home yesterday, and
it affected my aircraft compass from nearly two feet away. That's a hell of
a magnet; Garmin needs to provide a way for us to get rid of it without
voiding the warranty.

Otherwise, the yoke mount looks fine and the unit itself has me drooling.
NC to FL next week!

Nature put on a booming L-6 thunderstorm for my test drive yesterday, so the
396 got a nice workout on the way home. Wow. This thing is going to take a
lot of stress out of flying the Gulf Coast.


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Dan
C-172RG at BFM
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