The Garmin 496...a teenager's review

Jay,

I only know the 430, but with that unit, slewing to a map item to get
the info on it would be the worst way to do it, since there is a
dedicated waypoint page showing info for a desired waypoint - and a
page showing the info on the destination waypoint. I'd be surprised if
the 496 doesn't have that.

As a German saying goes: There are many roads going to Rome - but only
one is the shortest.

--
Thomas Borchert (EDDH)

I only know the 430, but with that unit, slewing to a map item to get
the info on it would be the worst way to do it, since there is a
dedicated waypoint page showing info for a desired waypoint - and a
page showing the info on the destination waypoint. I'd be surprised if
the 496 doesn't have that.

As a German saying goes: There are many roads going to Rome - but only
one is the shortest.

Yep, I've been told that by other Garmin users. To me, that's just a
kludge work-around of a problem that shouldn't exist.

Being able to simply click on the airport to see ALL information is
the single coolest thing about the 496 (besides weather). Heck, my
Lowrance has the same feature (although you stupidly must press TWO
buttons simultaneously to bring up the info -- difficult in
turbulence), and there is none of this "slew, pause" crap.

A friend has suggested checking some of the map settings, to make sure
that it's not always loading the "road" detail (that the unit uses
when in driving mode). This could significantly slow the unit down,
so I'm hopeful that I will find this feature turned on, and can simply
turn it off and enjoy improved performance.

I'll report back if it does.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

Jay,

Being able to simply click on the airport to see ALL information is
the single coolest thing about the 496


Well, if it's so cool, why are you complaining about it? gd&r

--
Thomas Borchert (EDDH)

Being able to simply click on the airport to see ALL information is
the single coolest thing about the 496

Well, if it's so cool, why are you complaining about it? gd&r

If only it worked as well as my LG cell phone, I'd be happy. Now
THERE is a product with bullet-proof technology that actually works as
advertised.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

Jay Honeck wrote:
Being able to simply click on the airport to see ALL information is
the single coolest thing about the 496
Well, if it's so cool, why are you complaining about it? gd&r

If only it worked as well as my LG cell phone, I'd be happy. Now
THERE is a product with bullet-proof technology that actually works as
advertised.

I dunno. Of the 4 LG 3300 phones on my current contract, two have been
trouble with one dieing completely in less than 18 months. My former
Moto phone was bullet-proof (StarTac) as is my current Samsung 650
(nearly 3 years old now). I should upgrade the latter as I'm well
beyond the 2 year contract, but the thing works and I know how to use it.

No more LGs for me...

Matt