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Old April 15th 05, 09:44 AM
Ross Oliver
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Jay Honeck wrote:
Who in the world uses VORs
for daily flight anymore?



Those of us who refuse to pay $400/yr "Garmin tax" for data collected
and produced at taxpayer expense.

Ross Oliver
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Old April 15th 05, 02:37 PM
Jay Honeck
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Who in the world uses VORs
for daily flight anymore?



Those of us who refuse to pay $400/yr "Garmin tax" for data collected
and produced at taxpayer expense.


Garmin charges $400 per year to keep their databases current?

Glad I own an AvMap.
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Old April 15th 05, 03:08 PM
Larry Dighera
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On Fri, 15 Apr 2005 13:37:41 GMT, "Jay Honeck"
wrote in FsP7e.17988$GJ.659@attbi_s71::

Who in the world uses VORs
for daily flight anymore?



Those of us who refuse to pay $400/yr "Garmin tax" for data collected
and produced at taxpayer expense.


Garmin charges $400 per year to keep their databases current?

Glad I own an AvMap.


Is your AvMap certified for aerial navigation?


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Old April 15th 05, 03:10 PM
Thomas Borchert
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Jay,

Glad I own an AvMap.


So what do you pay for a database update program with monthly updates?
Compare apples to apples, please.

FWIW, it's not Garmin but Jeppesen charging that amount - and the
Garmin is an IFR certified unit, yours isn't.

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Old April 15th 05, 03:57 PM
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"Jay Honeck" wrote:
Who in the world uses VORs
for daily flight anymore?



Those of us who refuse to pay $400/yr "Garmin tax" for data collected
and produced at taxpayer expense.


Garmin charges $400 per year to keep their databases current?

Glad I own an AvMap.


Why? The AvMap tax is $600/yr.

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Old April 15th 05, 03:58 PM
Matt Barrow
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"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
news:FsP7e.17988$GJ.659@attbi_s71...
Who in the world uses VORs
for daily flight anymore?



Those of us who refuse to pay $400/yr "Garmin tax" for data collected
and produced at taxpayer expense.


You'd really be ****ed at what King charges for the KLN-94!


Garmin charges $400 per year to keep their databases current?

Glad I own an AvMap.


Hmmm...flown any approaches with that one? :~)


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Old April 15th 05, 08:48 PM
John Clonts
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Those of us who refuse to pay $400/yr "Garmin tax" for data
collected
and produced at taxpayer expense.


You'd really be ****ed at what King charges for the KLN-94!


$380 via internet download...
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Old April 16th 05, 12:24 AM
Matt Barrow
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"John Clonts" wrote in message
oups.com...
Those of us who refuse to pay $400/yr "Garmin tax" for data

collected
and produced at taxpayer expense.


You'd really be ****ed at what King charges for the KLN-94!


$380 via internet download...


And Garmin's updates, which does not collect and produce the data, Jeppesen
does, doesn't cost $400 (as someone else pointed out). Evidently, Ross finds
it so much easier to **** and moan rather than obtain a clue how all the
process works (which is my point, not the exact numbers).




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Old April 15th 05, 09:14 PM
Peter Clark
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On Fri, 15 Apr 2005 07:58:15 -0700, "Matt Barrow"
wrote:


"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
news:FsP7e.17988$GJ.659@attbi_s71...
Who in the world uses VORs
for daily flight anymore?


Those of us who refuse to pay $400/yr "Garmin tax" for data collected
and produced at taxpayer expense.


You'd really be ****ed at what King charges for the KLN-94!


$380 for 13 cycles if you do the download option.

Course, if Jay wants to arrange to get the raw data monthly, compile
it into the appropriate database format(s) and publish it for free,
I'm sure many would be happy to switch....

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Old April 15th 05, 09:19 PM
Peter Clark
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On Fri, 15 Apr 2005 16:14:40 -0400, Peter Clark
wrote:

On Fri, 15 Apr 2005 07:58:15 -0700, "Matt Barrow"
wrote:


"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
news:FsP7e.17988$GJ.659@attbi_s71...
Who in the world uses VORs
for daily flight anymore?


Those of us who refuse to pay $400/yr "Garmin tax" for data collected
and produced at taxpayer expense.


You'd really be ****ed at what King charges for the KLN-94!


$380 for 13 cycles if you do the download option.

Course, if Jay wants to arrange to get the raw data monthly, compile
it into the appropriate database format(s) and publish it for free,
I'm sure many would be happy to switch....


Looking back on the thread, that should read if Ross wants to publish
a database. The attribution got messed up in my reader. Sorry Jay.

 




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