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Old 25th Dec 2016, 19:21
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PENNINE BOY
 
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GNS430

I would save your money, Garmin have stopped supporting the 28v unit, how long before they stop supporting the 14v?.
The graphics are very poor to what is now available, the extra cost to upgrade to a 650 would be better spent as some people are charging like a wounded rhino for the recon 430 units.
The 650 unit is great if you have a decent autopilot to connect to, the biggest problem I have found with the 650 is there are no VRPs in the software yet only airway intersections etc.

My choice on the next installation will be a couple of Garmin GNC Nav/Coms and the cheap and brilliant SkyDemon with great updates and planning tools, Cost of Nav/Data upgrades for 12 months on the 650 is just over £500.

We run 3 PA28s and have gone through most options.
Regards
PB

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