Bryan,
Get a Garmin 296, the price has gone down to $1,495. It does not have
weather but you can call ground service stations all over the country and
check on the weather ahead. I have a 296 and love it. $2,500 for a little
hand held is just too much money. Some other companies will sell you a
large screen mounted in the instermenet panel for that.
Bob Stone
----- Original Message -----
From: "Brian Kraut" <brian.kr...@engalt.com>
To: "KRnet" <kr...@mylist.net>
Sent: Thursday, November 17, 2005 9:14 PM
Subject: RE: KR> GPS
>I have been using a Garmin Etrex Legend for a while. It works great and is
> a whole lot cheaper than aviation units. There was the time though when I
> was flying back from somewhere and the weather started looking pretty bad.
> I checked the AWOS at a nearby airport and got the dreaded "Lightning in
> all
> sectors" in the comments section just as I saw a bolt that was probably 30
> miles away but looked like it was right by wingtip. The thunderstorms in
> Florida pop up out of nowhere pretty quick sometimes. As I was franticly
> typing in the name of the closest town to the airport since the airports
> are
> not in the database on the unit and hoping I could fly towards the town
> and
> see the airport I was wishing that I had sprung the extra couple hundred
> bucks for a GPS with an aviation database. That is not the first time I
> had
> wished that either. I will have a 396 before next summer's thunderstorm
> season with XM weather.
>
> Brian Kraut
> Engineering Alternatives, Inc.
> www.engalt.com
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: krnet-boun...@mylist.net [mailto:krnet-boun...@mylist.net]On
> Behalf Of Doug Rupert
> Sent: Thursday, November 17, 2005 7:44 PM
> To: 'KRnet'
> Subject: RE: KR> GPS
>
>
> Frank I bought an old Lowrance Worldmap 1000 from a boat for 80 dollars.
> Lowrance doesn't make them anymore since they figured out that if they
> change the name to Airmap 1000 they can sell it for a bundle more than a
> boat owner will shell out. Way cool moving map and huge screen so a
> magnifying glass isn't needed to see what's on the screen. Not color but
> the
> money saved can be better used on radios the way I figure. A quick check
> of
> the local boatyards or e-bay under marine section yields a load of
> treasures
> that are easily adapted to aircraft usage. Actually been looking at the
> GPS
> steering servo from the boat to be used as a simple autopilot. If that
> servo
> is strong enough to steer a 40 foot yacht I'm sure it won't have a problem
> pointing a KR in the right direction.
> Doug Rupert
>
>
> Speaking of GPS, I saw a GPS unit that plugs into your
> computer for about $80 (US) the other day. Looks good
> for those who are using lap-tops in-flight.
> Frank
>
>
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