The Garmin 496...a teenager's review

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"