Garmin 96C works for me. Screen is kind of small but for simple direct to flying it works. Also it makes a great backup because it runs on regular AA batteries I can just keep in my flight bag.
iPad - Wing-X
iPad - ForeFlight
Adventure Pilot - iFly 700
PC Based – Mountain Scope or Seattle Av Voyager
Anywhere Map
Garmin – Aera 500 Series
Garmin – GPSMAP 695/6 or Aera 795/6
Garmin – 395/6 or 495/6
Other GPS not listed above
None – I don’t use a GPS
Garmin 96C works for me. Screen is kind of small but for simple direct to flying it works. Also it makes a great backup because it runs on regular AA batteries I can just keep in my flight bag.
iPad with Wing-X
Using an ifly 700 and a Lowrance 2000C. Can't update the Lowrance anymore.
I use a Motorola Xoom with Naviator.
I can get about 9 hours of battery life from it which is more than any of my typical flying.
I also use Naviator on my Galaxy Nexus.
I have had great support and it works great in the cockpit.
iPad with ForeFlight! I use a RAM mount. Don't know first-hand how it compares to Wing-X but they seem very similar.
The iPad is a great way to go for VFR these days. Plus, it has uses other than for flying.
I left my iPad mounted on the yoke in the hot Arizona sun in the middle of summer once. It wouldn't come on line - kept coming up with a temperature warning, then shutting off. Went to remove it from the mount and it was way too hot to hold! Took it awhile to cool down, but it still works fine many months later.
Couple of buddies of mine who fly about 50 hours/month each use the same combo and love it. They use theirs at 10,000' - 15,000' fairly regularly and haven't had any problems. They recommend a wireless GPS antenna stuck on top of the instrument panel to prevent loss of signal. I've never had singal loss when mounted on the yoke or upper panel, but if the iPad is mounted below the instrument panel it happens on occasion.
"You have to be alive to spend it..."
Since it appears my dinosaur equipment isn't mentioned by anyone else, I will plug my KLN-90B, a nice old monochrome system. Has taken my wife and I from OKC to Los Angeles and back.
I rolled my own.
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