ccsmith51
Well Known Member
I currently fly with an Anywhere Map PDA GPS, and am pretty happy with it. However, I would like weather and my PDA system is too old to update with XM weather.
I have a very good deal on a 396. I have also been looking at the iFly 700. I e-mailed iFly about weather capability and they responded very quickly and completely. They said that they are going with ADS-B weather first as it is a free service.
That sounded great as the price of the iFly is less than I am paying for the 396. BUT, iFly didn't say when it would be available, and also said that an ADS-N receiver would cost between $695 - $800. That coupled with the $550 price of the iFly 700 is quite a bit more than what I am paying for the 396. I can get quite a few months of XM Aviator LT for the difference....
iFly also told me that Garmin is preparing to stop supporting the 396 and 496, and it would not be long before they are non-updateable.
So, two questions:
1) Are there less expensive options for an ADS-B receiver that would work with the iFly?
2) Does "non-updateable" mean that Garmin will no longer offer unit operating system updates, or mean that Garmin will no longer offer map updates?
I'm still considering the iFly, so would like as much info as possible...
Thanks,
I have a very good deal on a 396. I have also been looking at the iFly 700. I e-mailed iFly about weather capability and they responded very quickly and completely. They said that they are going with ADS-B weather first as it is a free service.
That sounded great as the price of the iFly is less than I am paying for the 396. BUT, iFly didn't say when it would be available, and also said that an ADS-N receiver would cost between $695 - $800. That coupled with the $550 price of the iFly 700 is quite a bit more than what I am paying for the 396. I can get quite a few months of XM Aviator LT for the difference....
iFly also told me that Garmin is preparing to stop supporting the 396 and 496, and it would not be long before they are non-updateable.
So, two questions:
1) Are there less expensive options for an ADS-B receiver that would work with the iFly?
2) Does "non-updateable" mean that Garmin will no longer offer unit operating system updates, or mean that Garmin will no longer offer map updates?
I'm still considering the iFly, so would like as much info as possible...
Thanks,