woodmanrog
Well Known Member
Just thought I'd give a little feedback on the new ATP from Anywheremap.
I was very excited to try this unit as it seemed to do everything and more than the much more expensive Garmin 496. I purchased my unit at oskosh this year from one of the vendors at the show other than the company direct because the booth for Anwheremap was closed for the day. (Strange way to do business at the most attended airshow in the country). I found one of the vendors and made my purchase. No one had the weather upgrade in stock so I ordered that from the internet. In Wisconsin I booted up the auto maps and had a lot of fun driving to various destinations. Worked fine in this application. When I returned home to Florida, I waited anxiously for the weather components. When the XM weather arrived I installed the Bluetooth reciever into the plane and hooked up the ATP.
The real test came when my wife and I flew to a flyin last Saturday. The first disappointment was that the unit is NOT SUNLIGHT READABLE. I even handheld the GPS under the bottom of the radio stack and had trouble seeing any of the screen. I am calling Anwheremap Monday to see if there is a fix for this problem. If not, the unit will be returned. The second issue is that the touch screen is so sensitive that you end up changing settings on the screen in flight without meaning to. I have rather large hands and it is very difficult to hit the proper icon while in flight. Thirdly, the unit ws supposed to have a CD with the operator manual in the package. Mine was missing along with the stylus that is supposed to be in the box. I downloaded the 30 page manual off of the website. The directions are very well laid out and operation is a breeze once you sort out all of the different information under each icon.
Overall, the product is very appealing, especially the price, but if you cannot see it in the airplane it is useless. Tech help has been very responsive to my last 2 phone calls. I hope there is a resolution to the viewing problem.
Roger Hirschbein
Turtle Wood Designs
I was very excited to try this unit as it seemed to do everything and more than the much more expensive Garmin 496. I purchased my unit at oskosh this year from one of the vendors at the show other than the company direct because the booth for Anwheremap was closed for the day. (Strange way to do business at the most attended airshow in the country). I found one of the vendors and made my purchase. No one had the weather upgrade in stock so I ordered that from the internet. In Wisconsin I booted up the auto maps and had a lot of fun driving to various destinations. Worked fine in this application. When I returned home to Florida, I waited anxiously for the weather components. When the XM weather arrived I installed the Bluetooth reciever into the plane and hooked up the ATP.
The real test came when my wife and I flew to a flyin last Saturday. The first disappointment was that the unit is NOT SUNLIGHT READABLE. I even handheld the GPS under the bottom of the radio stack and had trouble seeing any of the screen. I am calling Anwheremap Monday to see if there is a fix for this problem. If not, the unit will be returned. The second issue is that the touch screen is so sensitive that you end up changing settings on the screen in flight without meaning to. I have rather large hands and it is very difficult to hit the proper icon while in flight. Thirdly, the unit ws supposed to have a CD with the operator manual in the package. Mine was missing along with the stylus that is supposed to be in the box. I downloaded the 30 page manual off of the website. The directions are very well laid out and operation is a breeze once you sort out all of the different information under each icon.
Overall, the product is very appealing, especially the price, but if you cannot see it in the airplane it is useless. Tech help has been very responsive to my last 2 phone calls. I hope there is a resolution to the viewing problem.
Roger Hirschbein
Turtle Wood Designs