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Charles Heathco

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Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2008 4:29 am Post subject: Garmin 496

Recently i ran across an ad for renting then buying  these units, cant find again but wanted to get some input from anyone on the  list that has a 496. I have a 296 that I like, only thing im realy interested in  is the advertised superior terrain depiction and having the pvt airstrips shown.  Charles Heathco Do bnot archive

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JohnInReno

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Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2008 5:44 am Post subject: Garmin 496

I bought a 496 after a presentation by Garmin at Oshkosh 2006. Compared to the 396, the processor was 5 times faster and the terrain granularity was 10 times finer.(numbers approximate) If you tell me which pvt airstrips, I can check and get back to you. 

 

 John Morgensen

 Nevada

 

 Charles Heathco wrote: [quote]            Recently i ran across an ad for renting then buying these units, cant find again but wanted to get some input from anyone on the list that has a 496. I have a 296 that I like, only thing im realy interested in is the advertised superior terrain depiction and having the pvt airstrips shown. Charles Heathco Do bnot archive

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Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2008 5:46 am Post subject: Garmin 496

I have both.  I decided to keep the 296 as a unit for  the car and as my backup in the plane.  496 is a better unit in that it's  refresh rate is faster, has more, but not all of the pvt strips, has weather and  the taxiway information.  Worth the price differential in my book.   But, why rent?  Is it because you'd use it that  seldom, sporadically.    

  

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   Recently i ran across an ad for renting then    buying these units, cant find again but wanted to get some input from anyone    on the list that has a 496. I have a 296 that I like, only thing im realy    interested in is the advertised superior terrain depiction and having the pvt    airstrips shown. Charles Heathco Do bnot archive

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Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2008 6:18 am Post subject: Garmin 496

I like mine.  Most of my flying is to and from pvt strips so that was a must have.  The update rate is fast, the tower and terrain warnings and depictions are great and I reluctantly admit that the XM weather has probably saved my life more than once.

   

 However, the multi-inflected verbal warnings to "Pull UP!" everytime I land when no flight plan is entered, frightens my passengers and interrupts my XM music.

  

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 On Wed, Apr 23, 2008 at 8:24 AM, Charles Heathco <cheathco(at)cox.net (cheathco(at)cox.net)> wrote:

 [quote]  Recently i ran across an ad for renting then buying these units, cant find again but wanted to get some input from anyone on the list that has a 496. I have a 296 that I like, only thing im realy interested in is the advertised superior terrain depiction and having the pvt airstrips shown. Charles Heathco Do bnot archive

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Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2008 8:41 am Post subject: Garmin 496

Tracy:

 

 I don't get "pull up" warnings .. I do get a 500" foot warning ... ???

 

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JohnInReno

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Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2008 10:12 am Post subject: Garmin 496

The alerts are reconfigurable. I don't have the unit in front of me, but I recall it is menu->system->alerts. You can even set a low-voltage alert if your spam can is ill equipped.

 

 John Morgensen

 Nevada

 

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 I don't get "pull up" warnings .. I do get a 500" foot warning ... ???

   

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Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2008 2:46 pm Post subject: Garmin 496

Sounds like you want the new Garmin 495 - just like the 496 but no XM weather/radio and no preloaded city select maps.

 I'm not using one but saw them at Sun-n-Fun

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 Charles Heathco wrote: [quote]            Recently i ran across an ad for renting then buying these units, cant find again but wanted to get some input from anyone on the list that has a 496. I have a 296 that I like, only thing im realy interested in is the advertised superior terrain depiction and having the pvt airstrips shown. Charles Heathco Do bnot archive

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tracy(at)rotaryaviation.c
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Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2008 3:21 pm Post subject: Garmin 496

I get the 500' warning as well (Terrain) but later during final approach 'she' gets more insistant with "Pull Up".    There is no doubt a good reason for this. Guess I'll have to wade into the instruction guide to find out how to stop it (other than turning down the volume).

   

 Tracy

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I don't get "pull up" warnings .. I do get a 500" foot warning ... ???

 

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