495
Used number of built in Garmin units, non a patch on the 495, 496 more money, able to use in car, but then there are far better smaller dedicated unit for cars... save the money.
Lowest price is 750 but that's from the states, I got mine 850 from Adam at flyingshop.com also mendelssohn pilot supplies also have it for 799 +vat
Its like the 495 is designed for VFR, the update is far better and the detail on the maps is better than a 500 map !
The mapsource software is 6/10 at best, better option is to get memory map. Memory map now have 2 x 500 UK CAA charts and 4 250 charts, it can then talk directly to you GPS via USB and overlay your routes and tracks !
The deal clinchers on the 495 are:
Full VRP's
Low level routes
Road name mapping (even on 495)
Names, Lakes, town, cities, AD entry/exit points,
airspace warning for A/W, ATZ's, MATZ, TMA, CTR, vfr recommended
Danger/rest/prob.
Terrain alerts,
4 hour battery life,
on screen route planning
active height based declutter
ILS routes per airport, airport, runway, circuit, atc, heights, elev
Add new vrp/waypoints
All NDB VOR beacons
Route planning, ETA, ETE, FUEL, Dist, Track,
Included in pack 1 map update, yoke mount, external Aeriel, cig lighter power cable, mains cable, 2 usb cables, surface mount.
I particularly like to come back and down load the track, over lay it on to caa500 and see where I went vs was initially planned.
I fly around manchester liverpool so the info on multi level controlled airspace is very useful, we can get up to vertical 5 different classifications of airspace and it handles it fine !
Then there is the instrument display and the data screen, TAS, M hdg, Alt etc but this along with the talking information not used yet.
Only thing missing so far are aerodrome opening hours, PPR and phone number.
Despite it's perfect performance I'd still never fly any distance with out the trusty map, pencil and stopwatch though !
Ian