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* if I am very familiar with the area, then the moving map adds very little

I politely disagree. If you get low, it's REALLY nice to see, at a
glance, all the fields within reach. This was my prime reason for going
with a moving map (GN II).

Tony V.

Tony Verhulst wrote:

* if I am very familiar with the area, then the moving map adds very
little


I politely disagree. If you get low, it's REALLY nice to see, at a
glance, all the fields within reach. This was my prime reason for going
with a moving map (GN II).

Perhaps we interpret "very familiar with the area" differently. I've
flown out of my airport for 25 years, and know where I'm going to go as
I get low when I'm within 60-70 miles of the airport. It's slightly
easier to select the field by tapping on the GN II screen, but I can get
it off the GPS Nav display almost as quickly using the sorted by
distance list. Ditto for the contest area I usually fly in.

If you can't do that, then a moving map is very useful, and that's why I
always use one when I fly out of my home area; however, we all know
pilots that zip between the same 10-20 airports all summer, and these
folks won't improve their flying experience much at all with a moving map.

Still, they might enjoy using one, and maybe it would tempt them to
explore a bit.

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Eric Greenwell
Washington State
USA

Tony Verhulst wrote:


* if I am very familiar with the area, then the moving map adds very
little


I politely disagree. If you get low, it's REALLY nice to see, at a
glance, all the fields within reach. This was my prime reason for going
with a moving map (GN II).

It's also nice to see what fields you can reach even when you are HIGH!
The moving map does this quite well, making it easier for me decide
where I want to go.


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Eric Greenwell
Washington State
USA