What's a good hand held GPS to get????
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Hi I am sure by now you bought a GPS! Which one did you get? My dad got a Garmin 200 or something like that! I got an Amcor Navigation GPS!I am really happy with it I bought it online from a site I usually use to buy people presents it's called www.avantgardegadgets.com! I love that website!
And the "M$ versus the rest", debate/war/rage will now resume 
Couldn't resist this
Garmin Working On Fix For Older Flybuddy Models
The important thing really, is that the user is 'happy' with their unit, and can operate it in an intuitive manner, therefore a 'test-drive' is highly recommended.
Couldn't resist this
Garmin Working On Fix For Older Flybuddy Models
The important thing really, is that the user is 'happy' with their unit, and can operate it in an intuitive manner, therefore a 'test-drive' is highly recommended.
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196 vs 296 vs 495
G'day folks,
I've been asking quite a few pilots which GPS is the best value....
The Garmin 296 has been the most popular hands down, however Garmin have dis-continued their production!!
Superseded now by the Garmin 495.
The Garmin 196 is still available, and at less than half the price of the 495, I was wondering if anybody could comment on the Garmin 196?
Is it comparable to the 296??
Thanks in advance..
I've been asking quite a few pilots which GPS is the best value....
The Garmin 296 has been the most popular hands down, however Garmin have dis-continued their production!!
Superseded now by the Garmin 495.The Garmin 196 is still available, and at less than half the price of the 495, I was wondering if anybody could comment on the Garmin 196?
Is it comparable to the 296??
Thanks in advance..
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Off the cuff I can think of
196 -
- slower updates
- greyscale screen
- no terrain warnings
- less detailed information on screen
- different battery?
Still a good unit however.
196 -
- slower updates
- greyscale screen
- no terrain warnings
- less detailed information on screen
- different battery?
Still a good unit however.
I had a Garmin Geko which came free with my BOSE - worked fine, load in waypoints using lat/long from the ersa, it gives your track/groundspeed etc, everything you need basically 
Runs off a couple AA's, I got a newer one now (eTrex or something) which also came free when I got a GPS for the car.
296 is awesome though, I'd imagine to 495 is superb as well(pretty much a handheld 430), but it's a lot of coin...
Runs off a couple AA's, I got a newer one now (eTrex or something) which also came free when I got a GPS for the car.
296 is awesome though, I'd imagine to 495 is superb as well(pretty much a handheld 430), but it's a lot of coin...
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Garmin 60CSx and buy the Garmin TOPO Australia Maps. Can be set to kt / nm / feet or metric. The detail in the mapping software is astounding - even has most bush tracks / creeks on view when you zoom in. If you press "Find" on the handset and scroll down to "Transportation" you'll see most airports / airfields are listed. For those that are not you can create waypoints. It's brilliant for flying & bushwalking.
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Agree with NTW............,
I've got the Garmin Oregon 300 with OZTopo maps and software to load me own stuff. It's accuracy is amazing and has everything you need as a backup to charts.
,I've got the Garmin Oregon 300 with OZTopo maps and software to load me own stuff. It's accuracy is amazing and has everything you need as a backup to charts.
