Gerald Sylvester wrote:
Jonathan Goodish wrote:

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Gerald Sylvester wrote
Handhelds like the Garmin Forerunner? As I said, the big difference
between certified and non-certified is the behind the scenese design
and testing. If it isn't tested, it leaves a LOT of room for
potential problems that Garmin might know about but doesn't
want to spend $$$$ and additional testing to fix.

Before I **** off the Garmin lawyers, I was referring to the
Forerunner used as a mission-critical aviation GPS rather
than its intended use. I'm sure it wasn't tested for aviation
purposes and therefore has no requirement to adhere to strict
aviation requirements hence their no desire to spend money
and time testing it to those requirements.

Gerald