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Old 29th December 2010 | 19:35
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EN48
 
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If you want whizz bang buy a later product like the G500 Synthetic Vision.
Well .... not so fast there. I have the G500H with SVT in my B407 as well, but guess what? It still requires a G530 or G430 as the GPS navigator. G500 is pretty much a dumb display - no real inherrent navigation capability. Beautiful images on the G500H but same old klunky G530 user interface and limited functionality.

As for using charts in a single pilot helicopter, except for prefolded and marked charts, not the best idea IMHO.

but at least it is IFR certified
Great if you are flying an IFR certified helicopter, but not so useful otherwise.
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