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Congratulations to the Sporty’s Sweepstakes winner!  The winner has been announced and he lives in Garmin’s backyard.  Well maybe not, but pretty close.  The winner is Jeff Hux from Sikeston, Missouri, who recently received a phone call from Sporty’s president, Mike Wolf, letting him know that there was a Cessna 172SP with his name on [...] The post Win a G1000 Equipped Airplane appeared...

I’m sure that many customers are aware of the Service Bulletins referring to the Forward Looking Terrain.  If not, check with your local Garmin Aviation Dealer to see if it applies to you.  Because of these bulletins, the terrain database (08t2) is free to download until December 31, 2008, for GNS 400W/500W series products and [...] The post Caution, Terrain, Pull Up! appeared first...

My heart goes out to all affected by Gustav and to the families of those who lost their lives.  Gustav isn’t dominating the news anymore, but even though it has been downgraded it sure is making a mess of the Midwest.  It is definitely affecting a lot of flights in the area.  One thing that [...] The post Avoiding Gustav with a 496 appeared...