I'd certainly agree with IO540 on the screen size / situational awareness. I bought a 96C, which is a noce unit (on the ground - note), but a pain the the rear to use in the air. Subsequently, I bought a 296 and it sits on top of the panel with it's nice big(ish) screen. Easy to work out what it's telling me and therefore only a quick glance now and again before looking out of the window again.
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