Basic GPS advice wanted
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Basic GPS advice wanted
Hi Folks
Could anyone give advice/opinion on any very basic currently available (Europe) GPS. I'm looking for a backup unit for when I change aircraft. Just the minimum of information is all I want...
Waypoint list...'go to' function...track/GS...As simple as possible.
Thanks for any advice....170'
Could anyone give advice/opinion on any very basic currently available (Europe) GPS. I'm looking for a backup unit for when I change aircraft. Just the minimum of information is all I want...
Waypoint list...'go to' function...track/GS...As simple as possible.
Thanks for any advice....170'
Joined: Mar 2002
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From: Iceland
A good basic all around handheld portable map GPS is the Garmin 60Csx
https://buy.garmin.com/shop/shop.do?cID=145&pID=310
A very good Map GPS with aviation database but not really very basic is the Garmin 296. I have one and the display is much larger and better than in the "trail" handheld GPS´s.
I recommend the 296 or 276 which is the same but without the Jeppesen database and significantly cheaper.
https://buy.garmin.com/shop/shop.do?cID=145&pID=310
A very good Map GPS with aviation database but not really very basic is the Garmin 296. I have one and the display is much larger and better than in the "trail" handheld GPS´s.
I recommend the 296 or 276 which is the same but without the Jeppesen database and significantly cheaper.
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From: Portugal
I had never used a GPS unit before, and have very recently bought a Garmin 196, and i´m very happy with it after taking it up on it´s first flight.
Very easy to use, very informative, big display screen (for a hand-held), an excelent piece to bring along on a cross country flight. Not too expensive (about 420 £ new, but with a lot of accessories thrown in on the deal, such as the yoke mount, power cable, PC cable, remote antena, etc...).
Very easy to use, very informative, big display screen (for a hand-held), an excelent piece to bring along on a cross country flight. Not too expensive (about 420 £ new, but with a lot of accessories thrown in on the deal, such as the yoke mount, power cable, PC cable, remote antena, etc...).
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From: uk
This may be an off the wall idea but here goes . . .
How about the Foretrex : https://buy.garmin.com/shop/shop.do?pID=257. I use one which I clip to my kneeboard.
It is great because you can enter waypoint coords very easily and just hit the goto button. I choose the display that shows : direction, distance and time to destination.
I don't think you can get much simpler than this
but the neat thing is that you can still d/l your flight to google earth at the end of the day.
John
It is great because you can enter waypoint coords very easily and just hit the goto button. I choose the display that shows : direction, distance and time to destination.
I don't think you can get much simpler than this
but the neat thing is that you can still d/l your flight to google earth at the end of the day.John
