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Just when you thought Prop & Spinner exhausted their repertoire of GPSMAP 396 buttons with dual functions, there’s more!  This is the third in a series of four helpful tips and tricks for your 396. The nrst/find button allows you to find the nearest airport or other type of aviation information when you need it [...] The post Prop & Spinner: Nrst/Find Shortcut appeared...

Last week Spinner and I covered the page/mode button for the GPSMAP 396.  This week we are covering the enter/mark button that gives you the ability to select a choice that you have highlighted and marking a waypoint.  The mark portion of the button can mark a waypoint after pressing the button down for two [...] The post Prop & Spinner: Enter/ Mark Shortcut...

Spinner has given you some excellent tips for using the GPSMAP 396, but I have a couple tricks too.  While flying back from the Aircraft Electronics Association  Convention in Palm Springs, CA, Spinner noticed that the some of the buttons on the GPSMAP 396 have more than one function.  I explained that the dual function [...] The post Prop & Spinner: Page/Mode Button Shortcut...