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Needed: comparison of popular Aviation GPS units, Garmin, Lowrance, AvMap, etc.



 
 
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Old July 4th 05, 12:15 AM
C. Osbourne
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Default Needed: comparison of popular Aviation GPS units, Garmin, Lowrance, AvMap, etc.


Maybe another way to describe what I'm looking for, is a
Consumer Report's type of grid that shows features of
each of the GPS's and ranks them as "good, better, and best"

Anyone know of comparative review of several GPS's in one place?

Thanks for answering here.

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Old July 4th 05, 06:20 PM
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I'm sure this is not the answer you want, but others will supply it for
you, for sure.

I fly with a map and compass, plus an ancient Trimble Flightmate which
gives a heading and nearest airports in an emergency. Also, one of the
aircraft I fly jams the Trimble, so I have a Garmin GPS 55, which I
bought dirt cheap and played around with it until I figured out its
rudiments.

People on my airport complain about the fancy Garmins, which they
expect a lot out of because they are so pricey. All I need for VFR is
a GPS heading and a good chart to keep me out of the wrong airspace.

When IFR I'll go to something more sophisticated.

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Old July 5th 05, 03:38 AM
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C. Osbourne wrote:

Maybe another way to describe what I'm looking for, is a
Consumer Report's type of grid that shows features of
each of the GPS's and ranks them as "good, better, and best"

Anyone know of comparative review of several GPS's in one place?

Thanks for answering here.


the only publication I am aware of that has done this is Aviation
Consumer. They've had several articles comparing GPS units in the last
yeasr. Their archives are at http://www.aviationconsumer.com and are
only available to subscribers. I bought a trial subscription to get
access to their online archives and now I'm a regular subscriber because
after getting it for a few months I realized it's a quality publication
that tells you what's bad as well as what's good, and gives more than
just the fluff reviews that the advertiser-supported aviation press
does. Sort of the Consumer Reports of flying.

 




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