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"Jay Honeck" wrote in message news:hfrPe.281538$_o.240082@attbi_s71... Thanks for the feedback Jay. As a "lite" IFR flyer, I couldn't really justify the cost of a stormscope in my Warrior. I'm still trying to justify an autopilot. However, the Garmin 396 simply changes the product landscape much like the GNS430 did when it first came out. To get the same capability in such a neat package would cost you thousands more. Since playing with the 396, I have spoken with a friend who has a friend inside Garmin, and another friend who flies the "Big Iron", and they told me that: - Sales of the 396 have virtually shut down Garmin's sales of 430s and 530s. It is simply superior to their in-panel stuff, and far less expensive. (And Garmin actually expected this to happen.) - The 396 has virtually stopped sales of other aviation GPS makes. (I'm not sure I buy that, as I think the Lowrance 2000c and the AvMap were both selling gangbusters at OSH, but perhaps all the pro-396 buzz since OSH has killed them?) - The 396's weather depiction and ease of use far exceed anything currently available in corporate or airline service -- and costs tens of thousands less -- so those guys are lining up to buy them, too. Garmin truly has a winner here, but it's not quite a grand slam. It will be when they (a) set up the unit in "portrait" mode (which is far more useful than a "landscape" view for aviation), and (b) when they enlarge that stupid dinky screen! I think the screen size is fine. I have it mounted on the yoke and if it was bigger I think it would get in the way. XM weather will soon spread to other makes and models, and the price will drop. I can't wait! -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993 www.AlexisParkInn.com "Your Aviation Destination" |
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- Sales of the 396 have virtually shut down Garmin's sales of 430s and 530s.
It is simply superior to their in-panel stuff, and far less expensive. (And Garmin actually expected this to happen.) This does not compute. The 396 is not capable of doing IFR approaches. Seems to me that the two are aimed at entirely different markets. - The 396 has virtually stopped sales of other aviation GPS makes. (I'm not sure I buy that, as I think the Lowrance 2000c and the AvMap were both selling gangbusters at OSH, but perhaps all the pro-396 buzz since OSH has killed them?) May or may not be valid. Ron Lee |
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- Sales of the 396 have virtually shut down Garmin's sales of 430s and
530s. It is simply superior to their in-panel stuff, and far less expensive. (And Garmin actually expected this to happen.) This does not compute. The 396 is not capable of doing IFR approaches. Seems to me that the two are aimed at entirely different markets. What percentage of 430s/530s are installed in aircraft owned by guys who actually use them in hard IFR conditions? I'd be willing to bet it's a pretty small percentage. On my airport, they have been installed almost exclusively in the "rich guys" planes -- NONE of whom (to my knowledge) fly hard IFR. (In fact, off the top of my head I can only name one guy on our airport who flies hard IFR with his personal aircraft.) The other reasons I can think of a - The 396 does weather better than the 430/530. - If you're buying a $3000 hand-held, you're probably not buying a $5000 panel-mount at the same time -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993 www.AlexisParkInn.com "Your Aviation Destination" |
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Despite the myopia concerning 'rich guys', I think you are pretty much
spot on here. However, I think the price comparison is closer to $2500 handheld and say $12,000 panel mount. If your not flying IFR like rich guy Jay, which would you pick? :-) Jay Honeck wrote: What percentage of 430s/530s are installed in aircraft owned by guys who actually use them in hard IFR conditions? I'd be willing to bet it's a pretty small percentage. On my airport, they have been installed almost exclusively in the "rich guys" planes -- NONE of whom (to my knowledge) fly hard IFR. (In fact, off the top of my head I can only name one guy on our airport who flies hard IFR with his personal aircraft.) The other reasons I can think of a - The 396 does weather better than the 430/530. - If you're buying a $3000 hand-held, you're probably not buying a $5000 panel-mount at the same time |
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Jay,
Sorry, I don't buy any of that. - Sales of the 396 have virtually shut down Garmin's sales of 430s and 530s. It is simply superior to their in-panel stuff, and far less expensive. It's not certified, period. And that's a big deal! - The 396 has virtually stopped sales of other aviation GPS makes. In their dreams! Why would it? It is more capable than the others, but also WAY more expensive. - The 396's weather depiction and ease of use far exceed anything currently available in corporate or airline service -- and costs tens of thousands less -- so those guys are lining up to buy them, too. See point one. I don't buy it. -- Thomas Borchert (EDDH) |
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Maule Driver wrote:
Despite the myopia concerning 'rich guys', I think you are pretty much spot on here. However, I think the price comparison is closer to $2500 handheld and say $12,000 panel mount. Since the XM weather integration on the 430/530 leaves a bit to be desired, a more appropriate comparison would, I believe, be a panel mount figure of around $22K: 430 w/CDI: $10K EX500: $8K XM RX: $5K What I *really* wish Garmin would do is make that $1500 (soon to be $2000 or more, I'm sure) WAAS upgrade for the 430/530 include a screen and software upgrade so they could translate this "G1000" style software presentation and weather / terrain depiction to those units so I wouldn't have to buy an EX500 or MX20. Now *that* would be worth the upgrade. Heck, even if they only offered it as a new unit (say the "Garmin 440/540"), I'd pick one up and relegate the 430 to traffic / lightning display / 2nd comm duty. -Doug -- -------------------- Doug Vetter, CFIMEIA http://www.dvcfi.com -------------------- |
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I was one of the lucky ones who arranged for a friend to buy the 396 at
OSH in late July. I wanted it BEFORE heading out in early Aug on my family summer vacation flying up and down the East Coast during summer T-storm season. The peace of mind and safety margin went up about 100-fold now that I have this system!! Like some others here, I spent 1 or 2 nites in unplanned hotel stays in previous years because T storms were popping up in the vicinity of my route. Ths time I was able to really see what was in front of me. I had all the info I needed to plow ahead, ask for a 10 degree change in course to avoid a buildup, or do something more drastic (like do a 180 or land). My thumb gets tired from all of the button pushing but that's to be expected with a Garmin. The XM Wx is great, the display is fine, and the interface is familiar. Of course there is a danger of getting over confident and using the system to thread your way between 2 monster cells. But as long as you keep your head screwed on straight, I think the system is great. I'll never fly without it again! --JB |
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Jay Honeck wrote:
Garmin truly has a winner here, but it's not quite a grand slam. It will be when they (a) set up the unit in "portrait" mode (which is far more useful than a "landscape" view for aviation), and (b) when they enlarge that stupid dinky screen! I have a 295 which has a slightly smaller screen with the same landscape orientation. Before that I had a 195, which is portrait. When I first got the 295, the landscape mode really bugged me. But after I got the map screen set up the way I wanted, my map was square, so it didn't matter. The same was true on my 195. Once you add the fields for waypoint distance/eta, altitude, airspeed, course and track, both orientations ended up with a square map. Given that, I find the landscape mode easier to use; i.e. it's easier to look from the map to the right than it is to look from the map to the top or bottom of the screen. At least it is for me. As for the screen size, I don't think I'll be truly happy until I get get a 15" MFD on my panel, so while I won't argue with you that the screen size needs to be bigger, I also realize that no handheld will be big enough for my desire. In spite of that, my 295 screen (1.8 x 3.3 (compared to 2.1 x 3.2 on the 396)) is easy to read and I don't have any trouble using it even in hardball IFR. -m -- ## Mark T. Dame ## VP, Product Development ## MFM Software, Inc. (http://www.mfm.com/) "For crying out loud, Patrick -- sit down... And enough with the `give me the potatoes or give me death' nonsense." -- The Far Side, Gary Larson |
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"Thomas Borchert" wrote in message
... - The 396 has virtually stopped sales of other aviation GPS makes. In their dreams! Why would it? It is more capable than the others, but also WAY more expensive. LOL! In one post, you argue for buying ANR, because to do otherwise is "going back to the stone age". But in this thread, you argue that not everyone needs to spend more money just to get the latest and most capable technology. Well, at least ONE of your personalities seems to have a clue. That's a start... |
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("Peter Duniho" wrote)
[snip] Well, at least ONE of your personalities seems to have a clue. That's a start... heheheh Montblack |
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