Garmin 430W

[williammccann@comcast.net]

Good morning , 



The Garmin 430 looks a little more intimadating than it actually is . I've read the same reviews , but once you get familiar with the software, flight planning,setting waypoints and loading approaches,  it's easy.  Good point on the airways and the yearly data base.There wasn't too much feedback on the Garmin ,so I didn't mention the subsciption. If it came in a plane that we purchased outside of Eagle , it wouldn't be a bad thing. I'm sure everybody has there wish list , but if nothing else it's good for discussion.You can download the software if anybody's interested .Nice day to go flying!!! 



Thanks 

Bill Mc 





----- Original Message ----- 
From: "James Carlson" <carlsonj at workingcode.com> 
To: "Bob Irving" <rhirving at verizon.net> 
Cc: eefc-core at workingcode.com 
Sent: Thursday, April 9, 2009 8:13:22 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern 
Subject: Re: Garmin 430W 

Bob Irving writes: 
> We didn't spend much time talking about Bill's idea of a Garmin 430 so I 
> thought we could discuss it here. 
> 
> I think we should strongly consider adding this to whatever we buy. If we 
> buy a plane with 1 bad radio, we 
> 
> Can replace it with the 430. at much greater cost than a radio, however. 

Yes, agreed. 

For what it's worth, I've read reviews of the 430W that suggest that 
it's not terribly easy to use, due to the user interface and a lack of 
some key features (such as Victor airway routing).  The 480 (around 
$3000 more) has a better user interface and features, but reportedly 
takes more time to learn to use. 

For around the same price, there's the KSN 770, which seems to have 
better specs. 

If we're going to shop for these devices (rather than getting a plane 
that already has something installed), we might need to look around a 
little. 

Also, don't forget the extra $500 or so yearly for the subscription. 

-- 
James Carlson         42.703N 71.076W         <carlsonj at workingcode.com> 
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