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Paul-- I started out using the Garmin 295 in my Comanche--yoke mounted. I got so comfortable with it that I rarely ever used the dual VOR's I had in that bird. I sold the Comanche and kept the 295. Now it is my 'Coupe, hard-wired into the electrical bus. I don't have to worry about batter drain with that. I also installed a fixed Garmin antenna about halfway between the cockpit and the tail feathers, doing away with that little rubber cup thing. With the little portable antenna I could lock onto three satellites. With the permanent antenna, it locks onto a minimum of five satellites every time, and very quickly. I find the display to be bright enough even with the all-glass cockpit of the 'Coupe. To call up airports, it is sort of like doing those stupid text messages on a cell phone. You have to use the arrow buttons to scroll to the first letter, then press enter. Then go to the second letter with the left/right arrow keys, then scroll up or down with the up/down arrow keys. For instance, my local airport here in Gatesville, Texas is 05F. If you are trying to find your way here, you scroll to numeric zero, the to numeric 5, then scroll through the numbers and into the alphabet until you get to F. By that time, it gives you an indication of "City/County Airport, Gatesville, Texas" Hit the "GoTo" button and it draws a map from where you are directly to 05F. Screen to the second page past the map and it tells you your current altitude, true ground speed, miles to the airport and time en-route based on current speed. The 295 also has that V-Nav system in it, a sort of glide slope that works with airports so equipped. If I am flying to Waco, for example (30 miles from here) and have ACT entered, I get a blue line across the middle of the screen. As long as that line is centered, you are on a good altitude for approach and landing. Keep it centered on your approach and you will descend at the proper angle etc for a good landing. I think the 295 is a brilliant piece of gear. Some folks don't like the smaller screen size, but in a 'Coupe, when it is sitting there right under your chin, it is just fine for me. You can upgrade the data base via your computer. Costs about $20 per upgrade from Garmin, and you can also upgrade software versions free of charge from Garmin also via your computer. I know I am under-utilizing my 295, just because I haven't taken the time to learn everything it will do. It gets me where I want to go, and if I stray from the flight path, that little airplane sitting on the line drawn on the screen moves off, telling me which way I need to go to get back on course. You also have the option of going from the map to a VOR-type course deviation indicator, but I like the map much better. Maybe that's more than you wanted to know, but there it is. I would recommed the 295 to anyone with a 'Coupe looking for a safe, reliable GPS system. Can't say much about using it in ground mode, since I have never had need of that. Bill Herridge N99790 Gatesville, Texas ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul M. Anton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2003 9:19 AM Subject: Re: [COUPERS-FLYIN] GPS > ----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following any advice in this forum.]---- > > > Hey I'm glad GPS came up. How many of you Coupers are using the Garmin > GPSMap 295? > Opinions? Good and bad points? How easy is it to say call up an airport & do > a direct to > while in flight? > > I am presently using the King Skymap IIIC a large screen color GPS which is > a real nice > GPS. However I am tempted to sell it and get the Garmin. The reason being is > that I could use > the Garmin both in the plane and on the road. It is a lot smaller and I > could put it either > on the yoke (I have rams horn control wheels) or the glare shield. I > presently strap my > King to my leg since it is too large for any place else. > > Cheers: > > Paul > NC2273H > > ========================================================================== == == > To leave this forum go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm > Search the archives on http://escribe.com/aviation/coupers/ > > > ========================================================================== ==== To leave this forum go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm Search the archives on http://escribe.com/aviation/coupers/
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