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We've received several calls from customers telling us that they've noticed some press rumors of Sirius XM filing for bankruptcy. These customers have asked what this could mean for their Garmin products with weather capability, like the GPSMAP 396, 496, and 696. At this time, Garmin is watching these rumors and any other related activities [...] The post Victor’s Vectors: Sirius XM Update appeared...

In case you haven’t heard, Garmin recently announced a break through product for experimental and light sport aircraft retrofits.  The GDU 370 and GDU 375 are non-certified panel mounted GPS’s and multi-function displays based off of the GPSMAP 696.  The two Garmin Display Units (GDU) can bring amazing utility to an aircraft for a comparable [...] The post Victor’s Vectors: GDU 370/375 for the...

The GPSMAP 696 just keeps getting better!  The latest software release, 2.70, for the 696 allows for FliteChart updates WITHOUT having to connect the 696 to a computer. Therefore, there are now two ways to update FliteCharts – through the USB or SD Card – and you can pick whichever is best for you.  You [...] The post Victor’s Vectors: Updating FliteCharts on GPSMAP...