Garmin 695, feedback from the users...
Hello,
I'm about to pull the trigger on a new gps , but I want to make sure that's the right choice for my kind of operations ( you know.... those things cost a lot of money and Is not nice to "waste" several hundreds of euros, USD, whatever... )
Mostly I fly in ems op's, but like I said in a previous thread from the next month I'll be flying in the balcan region for a medevac contract.
I have seen already the list of the HLS ( helicopter landing sites ) and other VFR reporting points and they are really A LOT!!! ( about 300 hls and other 200-250 various waypoint...) so a handheld gps will be very usefull .
I like also the fpl capabilities of the 695, and it's big screen looks great!
Here's the problem:
How good is the "mapping" of the 695? are even the smaller town visible in the e-chart?
I'm very familiar with the Avmap EKP IV, and it is very nice in ems op's, with very good charts and even the smaller town are displayed, but in my opinion the garmins are more "rugged" and durable. so this is the main reason why if I have to buy a my own gps i lean more on the Garmin.
Any opinion on the 695??
Happy Landings