What GPS?

[bellend]

Hi

Tried to search but GPS throws the search engine :=

I am in the market for a handheld yoke mountable GPS, having just been outbid on a garmin 196 on E*bay I thought I would look at some opinions before spending my dosh

2 of the aircraft I fly have panel mounted Garmins with old navdata so I rarely use them except for the comm part and the other has some dino thing which just gives lat/long for you to plot. I never really given GPS a thought but since flying with a friend I have realised that this is a powerful toy to back your nav up and I really like that idea

PS anybody flogging theres give me a PM

Regards

[drambuster]

Bellend

If you are serious about getting into GPS then I suggest you check out the following site:

www.cockpitgps.com/

If you download a copy of the Cockpit GPS PDF file you will find it is well worth the voluntary $10 payment (in fact it's worth $100 in my opinion!).

As soon as you have mastered the basics of a moving map GPS then you won't look back. However, if you take a half hearted approach and don't bother to learn much more than how to operate the 'direct to' function then you're looking for trouble.

Just like using dead reckoning with map and watch, you really need to complete your flight planning on the ground to get the most out of it. In order to do this quickly and safely you need to understand the kit. Cockpit GPS is a great starting point.

[modelman]

Got one of these on EBAY,got the database renewed from Garmin ($30 download) and find it a very capable piece of kit and more than ok for my limited leisure flying.



MM

[sternone]

I have bought the Garmin 496, it's a great tool, it would even fit as a backup panel when all my instruments would fail, it's a huge difference with a 196 (unfortunately also in price...)

[robert mailer]

have for sale lowrance airmap 1000 for sale, garmin 196 a good bit of kit:)

[bellend]

Robert check your PMs