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Garmin Introduces Light Sport/Experimental Panel-Mount MFDs
...antenna and power/data hookups are industry-standard connectors on the back face of the unit-help make panel mounting much easier. External GPS antennas are sold separately. According to Garmin, The beauty...
25th Anniversary: Loran and GPS take over
...into the panel.Overnight, GPSs accuracy and reliability put the serious hurt on loran. It worked all over North America, needed only a tiny antenna, and generally had a full database...
Garmin GPSMap 696
...antenna, though; the 696s GPS engine is incredibly sensitive. For example, my Garmin 496 never sees satellites when its in the hangar, even with the external antenna. The 696 locked...
ELTs of Tomorrow Today
...ELT and a handheld personal locator beacon (PLB). This is an ELT for hikers. You have to get out of the aircraft if its aluminum, open the antenna, and hit...
Aero ‘lectrics
Last month we did a little talking about why we needed a good, reliable, sturdy portable antenna. This month we will go into the construction details. First, a bit of...
Garmin Introduces a Big-Screen Portable GPS
...radio and XM WX Satellite Weather. It does not include the GXM 40 smart antenna and may not be upgraded to add XM datalink capability in the future. The Atlantic...
Aero ‘lectrics
...Such things as other metal structures around the ground antenna, foliage, other antennas and people themselves are going to further restrict range, so the idea is to get the antenna...
To Launch a Light Sport
...the wiring to the tail-mounted radio antenna. The vertical stabilizer will cover the hole when that’s done, so absolute positional accuracy is not paramount. Even so, this is a bit...
What’s New
New Gadgets from AirGizmos AirGizmos has introduced a premium beanbag XM antenna package, designed for easy switching of a Garmin GPSMAP 396 or 496 antenna between an airplane and another...
Aero ‘lectrics
...now and again serendipity strikes around this place. Thirty years or so ago I sort of fell into the copper tape, plastic plane antenna business when Burt Rutan muttered something...
In Case You Missed It
Temporary Resuscitation
Last month we tackled the wobbly control stick on Kevin King’s SQ2000. This month...
Lancair ES-P
Robert Simon had the distinction of building the first Lancair ES-P to fly. But the process wasn’t without its challenges. The ES-P employs the cabin design and structure of the pressurized, retractable Lancair IV-P, but has a larger wing and fixed gear. During the build, Simon also deviated from the base design with changes that required factory support to accomplish. Not only did he learn much, he ultimately got the plane he needed; by Dave Higdon.
