Hand-held GPS with RMI
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Hand-held GPS with RMI
Sorry if this has been covered previously but cannot find a reference. Does anyone know if any of the popular GPS makers produce one with a simulated RMI (or even RBI) display . I have a Garmin 196 which has a HSI display but there are many occasions when it would be very useful to have a needle pointing at the location. The 196 does have this facility, but only in LAND mode, not in Aviation.
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On the 96c you can set the bug (rather than a needle) to the bearing of your next waypoint. I think this option is accessed by pressing menu on the HSI display. Maybe there is something similar on the 196.
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That feature would be called an OBS mode.
IFR units all have it - I believe by regulation. Great for flying DIY VOR and NDB approaches
It makes very little sense unless you have a moving map display on which to show the waypoint and the two lines sticking out of it in opposite directions.
I am not aware of a handheld which does exactly that, but there could be some.
IFR units all have it - I believe by regulation. Great for flying DIY VOR and NDB approaches
It makes very little sense unless you have a moving map display on which to show the waypoint and the two lines sticking out of it in opposite directions.
I am not aware of a handheld which does exactly that, but there could be some.
