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aloft

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I'm a Palm Pilot! No, I'm an aviation GPS! No, I'm an.... What can I say, schizophrenia rules! (I'll give you a little hint, tho: you can buy BOTH a Palm Pilot and an aviation GPS for much less than you'll spend on one of these new iQues!
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http://www.garmin.com/products/iQue3600a/
 
That was so yesterday, on Gizmodo.
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Nice idea, but the design seems a little odd.

Garmin is getting beat out by the folks over at Lorance. The interface on the Airmap series is much better, and the 2000c is about $600 less than the 296.
 
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Garmin is getting beat out by the folks over at Lorance. The interface on the Airmap series is much better, and the 2000c is about $600 less than the 296.

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I've never used a handheld Garmin, but I've flown a little with the Lowrance Airmap 500 and really liked it. It was really easy to use and yeah, the price is nice too.
 
On a similar note... the new garmin 296 has a basic six pack of instruments. How in the heck does it figure the turn coordinator?

Ethan
 
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On a similar note... the new garmin 296 has a basic six pack of instruments. How in the heck does it figure the turn coordinator?

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I know this is too simple of an answer and there must be a technical answer, but if it can tell your heading is changing 3 degrees per second (or whatever) it knows you are in a standard rate turn. That is a good question how does it really know.
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I'm guessing it takes your heading on the GPS, does some mega-secret computational formula a figures it out from there.....
 
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On a similar note... the new garmin 296 has a basic six pack of instruments. How in the heck does it figure the turn coordinator?

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I know this is too simple of an answer and there must be a technical answer, but if it can tell your heading is changing 3 degrees per second (or whatever) it knows you are in a standard rate turn.

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That's it. In this sense, it really functions like the older turn indicator rather than a modern turn coordinator. What's the diff? The forward end of the gyro gimble on a turn coordinator is raised up on a 30 degree incline, making it sensitive not only yaw but roll as well. The old single-needle "doghouse" style turn indicators are sensitive only to yaw.
 
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