Re: While we're talking about Garmin GPS

"Steven P. McNicoll" wrote:

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> > And, that is where having the route as a flight plan loaded into the
> Garmin
> > would be useful.
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> Since all the necessary information is provided by the more traditional nav
> gear, just how is it useful to load the flight plan into the Garmin?

It provides an electronic "how goes it" log and ensures you fly legs rather
than direct-to.  When the new "G" capstone routes in SE Alaska fire up, there
won't be any underlying VOR route structure, so it will become even more useful
to have a flight plan loaded.