NAV GPS Pro has coverage for Australia.
http://www.flynavgps.com/downloadavdata.shtml
I use it in Conjunction with the PC/EFIS in North America and it works
fine...
Michelle

Kevin Black wrote:

Hi,

Firstly I'm in Australia and VFR. I have a Garmin III Pilot, but am
also about to purchase an iPaq PDA. Rather than upgrade to a colour
GARMIN (296/396) at megabucks I thought I could get similar
functionality using the PDA. Costings seem to be PDA nil (it's a sunk
cost I'm going to buy it anyway), Bluetooth GPS AUS$100 or so on
e-bay, and the software (Anywhere map special US$95 and NavGPS US$290).

The Anywheremap seems the standout bargain, at current exchange rates
I'm looking at about an all up cost of AUS$232 for software and GPS.

I'm e-mailing both companies with these questions, but I'm pretty
darned sure they will recommend their own product. For those that
have used either or both (and compared to say a G296):

1. Which of these two would you buy, and why?
2. Functionality compared to Garmin's offering?
3. Ease of use compared to Garmin?
4. Base mapping (Garmin has the intl Pacific Base map for Aus). The
Jepp DB has all of the avaiation info including control zones etc etc.
Do these systems have at least the same info depicted?
5. Updates - If I don't update the Garmin it still works with the
'old' database. Do these keep functioning without updating the
database. I have no real reason to update more than once a year or so?
6. Any other advice much appreciated....

reply to group or kevinblack at bigblue dot net dot au.

Thanks,
Kevin