Thread: Mounting my GPS
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Old November 14th 03, 09:01 AM
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I presume you're talking about a RAM yoke mount. Yes, they're a tad pricey,
but a reasonable investment IMHO. I have one for my GPSMap 76, works like a
champ. The yoke mount with the extension plate seems to work most
unobtrusively with the older Cessna yokes--the ones without the big padded
vinyl thing in the middle--as the mount can be located underneath the yoke,
the extension plate coming up and in front of the yoke from underneath.
Late 70's/early 80's yokes do best with the diamond ball attachment,
mounting the yoke mount on the top side of the yoke column (but not the
newest ones, on the post '97 Cessnas--those are simply a mess for yoke
mounts, chiefly because of the fixed chart clip--I have had moderate success
running the RAM extension plate to one side, but this is not entirely
optimal.)

"Charles Talleyrand" wrote in message
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I have a C-150 and a Garmin GPS Pilot III. Right now it's mounted on
above the interment panel near (but not too close) to the compass.

I would like to mount it on the yoke. Does anyone have any experience
with yoke mounts on a 1966 Cessna 150? Will normal yoke mounts
work well? Must I really pay $89.95 for the yoke mount or is there
a cheaper/better way? Finally, are yoke mounts as cool as they
look, or should I leave it in it's currently functional location.