Bill, I haven't flown with it yet, but I have used it in the simulator mode. There are any number of combinations of presentations. My favorite one is a split screen with data on one side (bearing to next waypoint, ground speed, ETA, etc) and with a moving map on the other side showing terrain, track,obstacles, etc. I used to fly on B-36's and this gadget will do more in an instant that all three navigators could do during the whole flight. Amazing.
Clarence ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, January 14, 2005 6:05 PM Subject: Re: M_Boats: HELP! I'm lost in the GPS world > In a message dated 1/14/2005 2:58:33 PM Pacific Standard Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > Bill, > > I just bought the Garmin GPSMAP 296 for my airplane Along with it I bought > the Auto package and the Blue Chart package. Garmin offers a training DVD > for $25 ($20 from Tropic Aero) that's well worth the money. Just got the > unit yesterday and am looking forward to learning how to use it, then flying > and sailing with it. > > Clarence Andrews > M-17 Carpe Ventum #604 > Hi Clarence, > It's both fun and a bit of a challenge for me to get used to all that these > new Chart Plotters can do. I'll look into the DVD. I could use a schooling... > When using a chart plotter in the air, do routes show as they do on the Blue > Chart screen? Must be interesting to see the curser (plane) go along as you > travel. > Bill > _______________________________________________ > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats
