Dieselten Posted January 29, 2011 Posted January 29, 2011 According to my local avionics supplier, and the Garmin website, the Garmin 495/496 aviation GPS is now discontinued. If you want one, I'd strongly urge you not to delay your intended acquisition. IMO replacing this very useful aviation GPS in the Garmin product line will be a hard act - the Aera 550 may be the intended replacement, but it fails to impress. I am hard to please, but if it has a coil-type loudspeaker in it (as the 500 does), don't mount it in a panel with a compass nearby! The 695 is not a replacement ...bigger, more expensive. Vale the 495 - a superb GPS.
Relfy Posted January 29, 2011 Posted January 29, 2011 I agree Diesel, I love my 495. It's easy to use and never misses a beat. Perhaps something new on the horizon?
Guest davidh10 Posted January 29, 2011 Posted January 29, 2011 Yes. The Aera 500 / 550 are the current models relevant in Oz. I'm pretty happy with my 550, which I've been using for 10 months. The caution about the speaker magnet is valid. Mine is 20cm from the compass, and in the attitude relationship between them, the disturbance is avoided.
Guest basscheffers Posted January 30, 2011 Posted January 30, 2011 Can't you just open it up and take out the speaker? Not a very useful feature in the air. And who actually double-uses their Aeras and others for road and air?
Guest davidh10 Posted January 30, 2011 Posted January 30, 2011 ... And who actually double-uses their Aeras and others for road and air? Answer in this thread.
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