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Works great easy navigation and flight plan entry. Using it on VFR only Cessna 172 so it is very useful at night for navigation. Will probably try to get new battery from garmin as the current battery lasts about 5 hours per charge. Seller was prompt and courteous
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
Unit is a little heavy and bulky to be mounted on the control yoke of a plane.Took some time to learn it's systems but, it seems to be reliable and accurate. Still looking for someway to mount it for flight.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
This is the second GPSMAP 196 unit I have purchased. Garmin really did it right on this one so when I needed a second unit for my other plane I went back to dependability and what works well again. Their newer generation aviation GPS models are just too expensive and this older model is perhaps the only one that fills the gap nicely between too basic and too expensive. My only complaint is that many of these units have power management issues in that either; 1) the battery power doesn't work or 2) the cigarette adapter cord is faulty or 3) the power on button sticks or has to be pressed harder than normal to activate the unit. Usually one or the other but rarely all three issues. The other issue is that when these units were originally sold, USB ports on PC's were just coming onto the scene. Modern PC's don't have serial ports anymore. Hence, you need to buy the Serial-to-USB adapter in order to use the update software. I could never get the software to communicate to the GPS on my Windows 7 laptop but I could with my Windows XP desktop PC. But for the cost, you can't beat the functionality that this GPS unit offers even if it is a little dated. Sometimes older is just better.Read full review
This is an older model in a long product line. It is a little dated, but perfect for use in a ultralight aircraft! A certified pilot and aircraft may need more bells and whistles, but it is perfect for the low and slow fliers! Unit is very nice and was not abused. Great value!
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
Likes: Long Battery life. Nice flexible mounting braket. Two antennas for different environments. Very clear display. Backlighting works well. Compatible with lots of map products. Good documentation. User inferface has lots of smart features for pilots. Example: Point at two locations in flight and get the distance between them. Get distance and time between your location and any selected point. Dislikes: The base map does not show most inland lakes, so you need to buy add on's if you like to use lakes as part of your VFR positional awareness. I can't imagine why a person would need a color version of this unit. I have one for my PDA in color and I like this one much better.
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