Garmin GNC 250XL

Michael 182 wrote:

: "Jay Honeck" wrote in message
: news:stqkd.321972$wV.301196@attbi_s54...
: I'd like to yank both those units, save about ten pounds, sell them on
: Ebay, and replace them with a new Garmin GPS/Com combo. I think that
: would be a great upgrade -- but I'd like to hear from folks who have one
: before making the leap!

: I used to have one in a previous plane. Worked great. In addition, it can be
: IFR certified, in case you decide to go that way. Can't remember the
: subscription price, which in any case, has probably gone down since you can
: probably renew through the Internet rather then sending data cards bck and
: forth. In fact, I don't even remember if it used data cards, although I
: assume it did...

The subscription is about $360/year for internet based updates. That gets
you an update every 28 days (13 a year). You may be able to get a
subscription for a smaller geographic area for less $$$ (I can't with my GPS).

The 250XL is not IFR upgradeable. The 300 XL is IFR upgradeable with
apropriate additional equipment: CDI and annunciator/switch. The 300 XL can
be installed as a VFR only unit. Why the 300Xl is cheaper than the 250XL is
anyones guess, but I'd get the 300Xl over the 250Xl were it my choice.
--
Aaron Coolidge