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From Garmin 296 to 496
This is my 1st post, just found you guys today. I'm located in Central
Mississippi, flying PA-28-180. I'm interested in moving up to the new Garmin 496, I would appreciate any thoughts. |
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From Garmin 296 to 496
Faster, color, better graphics, a lot more money.
"Cherokee" u30624@uwe wrote in message news:6ba9d0fe741cb@uwe... | This is my 1st post, just found you guys today. I'm located in Central | Mississippi, flying PA-28-180. I'm interested in moving up to the new Garmin | 496, I would appreciate any thoughts. | |
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From Garmin 296 to 496
Jim Macklin wrote:
Faster, color, better graphics, a lot more money. | This is my 1st post, just found you guys today. I'm located in Central | Mississippi, flying PA-28-180. I'm interested in moving up to the new Garmin | 496, I would appreciate any thoughts. Jim, is there a better unit for the price anywhere. |
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From Garmin 296 to 496
No... Not at this time anyway.
"Cherokee" u30624@uwe wrote in message news:6baa0d908d584@uwe... | Jim Macklin wrote: | Faster, color, better graphics, a lot more money. | | | This is my 1st post, just found you guys today. I'm located in Central | | Mississippi, flying PA-28-180. I'm interested in moving up to the new Garmin | | 496, I would appreciate any thoughts. | | Jim, is there a better unit for the price anywhere. | |
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From Garmin 296 to 496
In article 6baa0d908d584@uwe, "Cherokee" u30624@uwe wrote:
Jim Macklin wrote: Faster, color, better graphics, a lot more money. | This is my 1st post, just found you guys today. I'm located in Central | Mississippi, flying PA-28-180. I'm interested in moving up to the new | Garmin | 496, I would appreciate any thoughts. Jim, is there a better unit for the price anywhere. What are your needs wrt handheld GPS? -- Bob Noel Looking for a sig the lawyers will hate |
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From Garmin 296 to 496
"Cherokee" wrote: This is my 1st post, just found you guys today. I'm located in Central Mississippi, flying PA-28-180. I'm interested in moving up to the new Garmin 496, I would appreciate any thoughts. The 496 looks a lot like the unit you already have, but it is better in a lot of ways. It has a synthetic instrument panel page, terrain/obstacle page and airport diagrams. Best of all, it gives you all kinds of satellite weather. Flying in thunderstorm country as you do, you will find this makes it worth the price. Beware, though: there is a subscription cost for the XM weather, plus database update costs for aviation, terrain and airports. -- Dan C172RG at BFM |
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From Garmin 296 to 496
I agree with Dan's thoughts on the 496. From the 296, the big thing of
course is the XM weather in the 496. If you're an IFR pilot that flies in weather even occasionally, I think it's worth it. Although, you may want to look at purchasing a new or used 396 if that's all you need. The big differences between the 396 and 496 a 1) faster processor and map updates (5 per second versus 1 per second) 2) Included auto kit 3) AOPA directory 4) SafeTaxi taxiway maps If you think you will use/appreciate these differences, go for the 496. Otherwise save the $600-$1,000 and go for a new/used 396. Marco Cherokee wrote: This is my 1st post, just found you guys today. I'm located in Central Mississippi, flying PA-28-180. I'm interested in moving up to the new Garmin 496, I would appreciate any thoughts. |
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From Garmin 296 to 496
Marco Leon wrote:
I agree with Dan's thoughts on the 496. From the 296, the big thing of course is the XM weather in the 496. If you're an IFR pilot that flies in weather even occasionally, I think it's worth it. Although, you may want to look at purchasing a new or used 396 if that's all you need. The big differences between the 396 and 496 a 1) faster processor and map updates (5 per second versus 1 per second) 2) Included auto kit 3) AOPA directory 4) SafeTaxi taxiway maps If you think you will use/appreciate these differences, go for the 496. Otherwise save the $600-$1,000 and go for a new/used 396. I am Instrument pilot that does very little IFR due to having only the 296. In our area, during this season you have to be very careful at night, so easy to get into weather quickley.( even in the day ) I would enjoy the XM radio also. I have been unable to pull up subscription price page thus far. I want to make sure this is the most popular unit you guys are using. Just installed new KT-76C or would consider the Garmin mode S trans. Traffic is no big threat while in a PA-28-180. Anyone have a web site I can look at prices for XM subscriptions. Marco This is my 1st post, just found you guys today. I'm located in Central Mississippi, flying PA-28-180. I'm interested in moving up to the new Garmin 496, I would appreciate any thoughts. -- Message posted via http://www.aviationkb.com |
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From Garmin 296 to 496
In article 6bb46329f70ed@uwe,
"Cherokee via AviationKB.com" u30624@uwe wrote: Anyone have a web site I can look at prices for XM subscriptions. $29 and $49. More charts with the $49 option. Some people on this group pay the $49 for the months they do the most flying, then drop back to the $29 rate for the months they fly less (winter). |
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From Garmin 296 to 496
"Cherokee" u30624@uwe wrote in message news:6ba9d0fe741cb@uwe... This is my 1st post, just found you guys today. I'm located in Central Mississippi, flying PA-28-180. I'm interested in moving up to the new Garmin 496, I would appreciate any thoughts. Check your settings, and make sure you are posting using plain text for newsgroups, instead of HTML. -- Jim in NC |
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