REFLECTOR: Garmin 296

[Scott Derrick]

I meant to say,  What GPS are you using with your Control Vision powered Ipaq?

Scott

At 05:07 PM 11/23/2004, you wrote:
>What kind of GPS you using???
>
>Scott
>
> > In a message dated 11/23/2004 1:26:06 PM Pacific Standard Time,
> > CBarber at texasattorney.net writes:
> > I too love my Control Vision Anywhere Map. I have been using it for a
> > couple
> > of years and it is great.  The ONLY drawback as far as I am concerned is
> > that
> > you do need to maintain some "wire management".
> > What is "wire management"?  If you mean the leeds in/out, there is only
> > one
> > connector on the bottom of the iPAC 5550.  I ran the cord from the plug
> > under
> > the panel, then cut off the "cigar" lighter plug, and hard wired
> > everything in
> > via a breaker for +.  The harness provided by Control Vision for this will
> > only be used in the aircraft anyway as it has the leed out for the AP.  I
> > have
> > one coiled wire that plugs in the bottom of the iPAC then it's Velcrod to
> > an
> > angled aluminum bracket mounted on the counsel in front of the stick.
> > Very clean
> > setup.  You could keep the aircraft harness in tact for other aircraft use
> > by
> > installing a female power port plug behind the panel out of sight, and run
> > to
> > that.  I also purchased an additional DC plug for the auto.
> >
> > Of course if you rent, it's a different story, but still, not much
> > different
> > from a portable GPS as you still have to relocate the antenna (more wire)
> > for
> > good signal, and run the "cigar" lighter plug (more wire again) to a power
> > port.
> >
> > TEC
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