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Goodbye, AvMap...
.stuff snipped Yes, it works that way -- provided you stay on that screen. .stuff snipped I may have already said this, but the 496 is an outstanding automotive tool, by the way. I guess the engineers figured you would only want to "look ahead" no farther than the current screen. This was a bit of a chore on the last somewhat challenging cross country. I was zoomed in to see obstructions like antennas (cuz we were at 1200' AGL) and the weather ahead was changing through the entire 2.5 hour flight. I zoomed out rather than wait for 3 or 4 "blank out - refresh" cycles. The number of steps and total time to get there was about the same though. Since I was only concerned about the radar ahead and not the Metars/Tafs, I would sometimes switch to the Nexrad page (push menu twice to see the menu view - once you selected weather, nexrad, and had zoomed to the right level, the unit defaulted to it with the next double push of the menu button). You could accomplish the same thing by zooming out the gps page, but the other way gives you a North up view that helped me keep my mental "picture" aligned as far as where the rain was forming and headed. I am still wrestling with the auto kit. As I said in an earlier rant... er, posting, I am still leery about hauling around a $2300+ dollar GPS in the car. It appears the Sony unit will do well for $499. Considering the small delta between a fully blown complete auto GPS and just the 396 kit, I am still leaning towards buying a "dedicated" auto unit. Another plus is that I can leave both units hooked up and don't have to swap. The auto units have touch screens that are WAY easier to enter in names and addresses. Menu navigation is way faster than these aviation units with their button sequences for everything. A consultant who works for me has had a Magellan 700 hanging off one of his air vents for years and nobody has ever bothered it. He parks everywhere (O'Hare remote parking, city streets - Wrigley Field, downtown Chicago, Baltimore, Toronto, etc). I would think these units would be perfect for smash and grab thieves. They plug into the cig lighter and have a "hook" that keeps them in the air vent. 10 seconds max time to steal. Not sure if this guy is just lucky or the thieves don't know what they are worth or don't have a market to sell them (the people who buy stolen stuff from thieves don't know what a GPS is or what they are used for????). Anyway, I'm still thinkin'. Anyone have a recommendation for an auto GPS? I prefer an older used unit that works well. Like I said the Magellan 700 my consultant has seems just fine. It took me about 10 seconds to figure out how to use it. Thanks, Mike |
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