REFLECTOR: Garmin 296

[HYTEC45 at aol.com]

In a message dated 11/23/2004 11:03:25 AM Pacific Standard Time, 
jrwright7 at cox.net writes:
Has anyone found himself with an extra  Garmin 296 GPS  he or she might 
want to sell.  I have a 295  and am hoping to trade up. 
Contact me at  johnandmarywright at cox.net
My Velocity flew in 1995, and at that time I got a Garmin 95XL.  First moving 
map.  I used it until last July when they no longer supported updates for it. 
 Those bas*%#ds.  Anyway, in response, I in turn purchased the Control Vision 
"Anywhere map" and am using it on a iPAC 5550.  This is the greatest thing 
since Viagra.  It runs my Nav-Aid auto pilot, updates on-line, holds all my 
addresses, along with excel, word and other usfull programs.  I also purchased the 
"Pocket Plate" IFR approach plate software from Control Vision for it.  Never 
again update the binders, do it on line.  I also purchased from HP a street 
map program with bluetooth wireless gps for the rental car when I get there.  
Control Vision's marketing is "why pay more for a portable unit that you can 
only use in the plane."  This is so true.  I find the iPAC so handy in day to 
day business.  There are many after-market programs you can run on the thing.  I 
even have a program on it that tells me how much "hold over" is needed to 
bust a prairie dog at 423yards.  They even have a program utilizing the blue 
tooth gps and a topo map of golf courses to let you know how far from the green 
you are, and recommend what club to use.  I personaly have never golfed as I 
can't see the chalange in it.  I cannot see myself ever going back to a dedicated 
portable GPS.  Control Vision has a live weather overlay for the Anywhere Map 
that utilized information transmitted from the XM radio satellites via an 
onboard receiver.  How cool is that?  There are other moving map programs also 
out there for PDA's, but the only experience I have is with Control Vision.  I 
would think long and hard and investigate these systems before laying down hard 
cash for a unit that stays in the plane.

TEC
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