Article 14850 of rec.aviation.products:
From: Ross Heitkamp <rheitkam@cisco.com>
Newsgroups: rec.aviation.products
Subject: Re: G.P.S.
Date: Thu, 08 Jan 1998 09:55:49 -0800
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I just discovered the sci.geo.satellite-nav newsgroup.  It is the place
to read for GPS information.  You will be overwhelmed.

I just bought a Garmin GPS III pilot.  I have not taken it up in the air
yet, but have tried it in the car, hiking and in simulation.  I think I
will be pretty happy with it in the air because it is easy to use,
requires little attention while enroute, and provides a lot of
additional information readily - approaching airspaces, nearest
airport/vor/ndb/waypoint/FSS.

It was $700 through Sportys and I have not seen it cheaper anywhere,
yet.  There is not much cheaper with the aviation database and mapping,
but Magellan does have some non-mapping models.

Whatever you decide to get, be prepared for a better model at the same
price to come out within a year.  This is a very fast paced development
area these days and everyone is learning what is important and how to do
it better.

My 2 bits.

Ross Heitkamp

Ray Andraka wrote:
> 
> vince wrote:
> >
> >         Can someone tell me where they can pick up a Garmin aviation G.P.S. unit
> > at a reasonable price?? The ones in Sporties mag. are pretty expensive and
> > I can't find any other dealers out there...
> >         Also, can you tell me your experiences using G.P.S. units, and what you
> > think the best ones are at a resonable price.
> >
> >                                         Thanks!!!
> Pick up a copy of trade-a-plane and peruse the pages.  Also, some of the
> bigger avionics shops have web pages (east coast avionics, gulf coast,
> and avionics west come to mind)  for those, do a search on avionics or
> GPS and I'm sure you will find them.