Chris,
I recently bought a Lowrance Airmap 500 for $399. This is my first GPS and
the learning
curve went pretty quickly. It has lots of features including a data base
for road maps. This
is extra software that comes with the unit. It gets loaded onto a PC and
then the areas you
are interested in get put onto the GPS by the user. I have little need for
this function so I have
not used it yet.
The one thing it does not have is an overlay of the HSI on the map. Perhaps
the other units
in this price range don't either. I know the AnyWhere map does.
So far I am pleased with the GPS.
John
----- Original Message -----
From: "Chris Beck" <n9zes@verizon.net>
Subject: Europa-List: Handheld GPS recommendations
>
> Sorry about that, hit the send button too soon.
>
> I'm looking for recommendations on a handheld GPS unit, under $500 or so,
> new or recent used model, to go into our recently purchased 1946 Cessna
> 140.
>
> No, we haven't abandoned the Europa project, but this opportunity popped
> into our lap, and since I need tailwheel time and my wonderful wife needs
> her ticket, it's a great way to get some time.
>
> Now that our son is almost 3 (which is where all our time has gone for the
> last several years), we can start putting more time into the Europa and
> 'git 'er done'. The Cessna will be a nice diversion after a day of
> building to get the cobwebs out of the mind.
>
> Fortunately, the airport we are based at (Poplar Grove, IL - C77) has both
> a J-3 Cub and a 140 available for instruction and rental, so can get my
> signoff and 10 hours of dual that my insurance requires. Then I need 10
> hours solo before I carry pax.
>
> As an aside, I took my first tailwheel lesson this past weekend in the
> J-3. I must say it was the most fun I've had with clothes on in a long
> time. Warm day, windows open, grass strip. That's the way it's supposed
> to be. I was pretty nervous about flying a taildragger, but it was really
> pretty easy. The Cub made me look good, though. With the instructor up
> front blocking the few gages there are, one quickly learns just to listen
> and feel the plane.
>
> Anyway, thanks for any info on the GPS units!
>
> Chris
> A159
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