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'Different ships, different long splices.' I really like the map info, and shrink the numeric info down to help me stay oriented. I set 'course up' (versus North up) on the map. It's a matter of taste, and how your mind wraps itself around navigation by reference to ground objects vs. dead reckoning. Greg At 10:13 AM 3/19/03 -0600, Mike Dean wrote: >----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following any >advice in this forum.]---- > > >I've found I never use the map function on my GPS III. If you page to >the compass page, and have the side bar set up show "Heading", that's >pretty much all you need. I also have my side bar set up to include >Ground Speed, ETE and Altitude. > >Mike Dean > >-----Original Message----- >From: Wayne [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Last year I wanted to purchase a GPS-COM unit for the Coupe, and the >Garmin >looked pretty good, but the maps look Archaic compared to other GPS's >and seemed to lack a great deal of detail. I think the new 196 is a good >machine, although it is black and white (monochrome) it is not the >battery cannibal that the 295 is. Just some thoughts. > >Wayne Woollard > > >To leave this forum go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm >Search the archives on http://escribe.com/aviation/coupers/ > ========================================================================== ==== To leave this forum go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm Search the archives on http://escribe.com/aviation/coupers/
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