Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group A short comment/review on GPS I like -- iFly 700

Don't have experience with many to compare it to, but really like this one. iFly 700.
If considering an aviation GPS anywhere near the $500 price point you might want to check this one out.
http://ifly.adventurepilot.com

Won't bore you with details as there are too many nice features to cover, and there are many good independent reviews of iFly 700 on the web.

But, In short: Easy to use, and after using it for a few flights I can't imagine flying more than 20 miles from home airport without it.

Just will mention these:

# Their customer service and help (very little needed) is first class.

# The the next release of their software (probably February) - 7.0 - will include terrain warnings. (You can custom set it to warn you if you're 1000 feet (or whatever) of an on collision course with terrain or obstacles.) Can also tell it what altitude you want to fly at and it will automatically plot route between two points that avoids higher terrain, etc.

# If you're flush with cash and find the iFly 700 attractive you may want to wait a few months for the somewhat higher priced iFly 720.
Brighter screen, bluetooth enabled, Wifi enabled, etc.

# Officially, although well capable of IFR if you're IFR trained, it is NOT an FAA approved IFR navigation device.
What's more even for VFR, somewhere in its boot up it says something like "Do not use this as a primary navigation tool."
I'd say anyone with this in their cockpit who says they're not using it as their primary navigation tool is probably lying. ;-)

# One downside if your LSA has no 12 volt power: It normally plugs into the aircraft's electrical supply... or if using it for flight planing outside the plane into AC power. So, If you have no 12 volt socket you'd have to get the 5-hour rechargeable battery pack.

Disclaimer: I don't work for iFly or sell any products.

Alex

------------------------------------

Yahoo! Groups Links

<*> To visit your group on the web, go to:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Sport_Aircraft/

<*> Your email settings:
Individual Email | Traditional

<*> To change settings online go to:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Sport_Aircraft/join
(Yahoo! ID required)

<*> To change settings via email:
Sport_Aircraft-digest@yahoogroups.com
Sport_Aircraft-fullfeatured@yahoogroups.com

<*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:
Sport_Aircraft-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com

<*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to:
http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/