"Jay Honeck" wrote in
news:Byctk.261087$TT4.35918@attbi_s22:

Which Garmin GPS do you have, Shirl?

I have the old 296. It does everything I need it to, but I admit, I
seldom do long x-cs to unknown places. A friend I used to fly with
frequently has a 396 -- I saw how the weather works. To be honest,
he's never had any complaints with his either -- he uses it as a
back-up to an old, panel-mounted GPS and relied on the 396 and its
weather on several flights to and from AZ to Little Rock, AR (in a
Bonanza F33A), said it was great.

And it is. There is simply NO substitute for on-board weather on a
long flight, which is why I bought the danged thing in the first
place. It's a fantastic enhancement to safety, and makes long
cross-country flights much more doable and relaxing.


Ever heard of Flight service, fjukkwit?


Bertie