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Old 12th Oct 2010, 10:23
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IO540
 
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There is also the new Avmap EKP 5.

Unfortunately, all the large-screen units (the above, the 696, etc) have a battery life of under an hour, in reality, which is not great for the loss of electrical power scenario.

Regardless of details of map data I would go for a big unit over the Garmin x96 anytime. I have a 496 in the yoke (as a backup, and for its audio TAWS function which does work very well) and the map is too tiny for flying with, if this is to be your only GPS.
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