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kboatright1(at)comcast.ne
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Posted: Sat Aug 19, 2006 5:34 pm Post subject: Where to put garmin GPS

I buzzed down to Aircraft Spruce today and  took my first really good look at a Garmin 396.  I realize I'm the last  person in the world to look at one, but I figure that the farther away I stay  from more expensive toys, the better on my bank account.  One of the neat  things about dropping in on Aircraft Spruce on a not so busy day was that they  said "Take the GPS, go outside with it, drive around with it if you want."   I said "Can I take it for a flight?" and they said "Sure, just have it back by  closing time."   I'm not sure if they meant that, but it was nice to  take the unit outside the store and run through the features for a few  minutes.  There is simply no way to do that at an airshow.

  

 I was very impressed.  The menus and features  are easy to figure out without relying on a manual, and the resolution is  awesome. 

  

 Anyway, the question I had after giving the thing a  good once over is "Where would I put one?".  I have a Lowrance Airmap 100,  which I usually just rest on my leg, but I don't think the Garmin will work that  way. 

  

 So, side by side RV'ers, where do you put your  Garmin GPS?  I'm not really interested in putting it on the glareshield,  and I've already spent all of my panel space...

  

 Now that I've ruled out most of the obvious places,  what are your suggestions?

  

 Kyle Boatright

 2001 RV-6

 400+ hours

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ronlee(at)pcisys.net
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Posted: Sat Aug 19, 2006 6:05 pm Post subject: Where to put garmin GPS

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		  So, side by side RV'ers, where do you put your Garmin GPS?  I'm not really interested in putting it on the glareshield, and I've already spent all of my panel space...

 	


 Is the left corner of the window/glareshield workable?



 Ron Lee



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rv9jim(at)juno.com
Guest

Posted: Sat Aug 19, 2006 7:11 pm Post subject: Where to put garmin GPS

Kyle,

        I am putting my GPS on the mount provided my Airmap 500.  It will

be bolted to the left side "P/N F704K upright cap strip" that goes from

the spar up to my roll bar.  I have put K1000  nuts behind it so I can

mount anything I want in that area.  Since it is an area that is fastened

by the blind rivets, you could just drill them out and put in at least

three blind nuts for max holding power.  I'm also putting in three blind

nuts on the co-pilots cap strip for any thing else I may want to hook up

in that area. The mount provided by Lowrance is very flexible.  I would

thin that Garmin would have something similar.



Jim Nelson

n223rv(at)wolflakeairport
Guest

Posted: Sat Aug 19, 2006 7:45 pm Post subject: Where to put garmin GPS

I  built a new instrument panel and installed it right under the Dynon  D180.....  EFIS, Engine Monitor, GPS, Weather, XM satellite radio, all in  two instruments....

 -Mike  Kraus

 RV-4  Flying with a new instrument panel.....

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Doug Gray

Joined: 10 Jan 2006
Posts: 112
Location: Sydney, Australia

Posted: Sun Aug 20, 2006 1:17 am Post subject: Where to put garmin GPS

I am planning to add a bracket to the 'pillar' (F-304e) using several of

the pop rivet holes.  I may replace some of the pop rivets with nut

plates and #8 screws, this would give more options.

Doug Gray



On Sat, 2006-08-19 at 21:32 -0400, Kyle Boatright wrote:

 	  Quote: 	
		   I buzzed down to Aircraft Spruce today and took my first really good

 look at a Garmin 396.  I realize I'm the last person in the world to

 look at one, but I figure that the farther away I stay from more

 expensive toys, the better on my bank account.  One of the neat things

 about dropping in on Aircraft Spruce on a not so busy day was that

 they said "Take the GPS, go outside with it, drive around with it if

 you want."  I said "Can I take it for a flight?" and they said "Sure,

 just have it back by closing time."   I'm not sure if they meant that,

 but it was nice to take the unit outside the store and run through the

 features for a few minutes.  There is simply no way to do that at an

 airshow.

  

 I was very impressed.  The menus and features are easy to figure out

 without relying on a manual, and the resolution is awesome. 

  

 Anyway, the question I had after giving the thing a good once over is

 "Where would I put one?".  I have a Lowrance Airmap 100, which I

 usually just rest on my leg, but I don't think the Garmin will work

 that way. 

  

 So, side by side RV'ers, where do you put your Garmin GPS?  I'm not

 really interested in putting it on the glareshield, and I've already

 spent all of my panel space...

  

 Now that I've ruled out most of the obvious places, what are your

 suggestions?

  

 Kyle Boatright

 2001 RV-6

 400+ hours

Hopperdhh(at)aol.com
Guest

Posted: Sun Aug 20, 2006 3:45 am Post subject: Where to put garmin GPS

Kyle,

  

 The GPS is the instrument that you will look at the most, next to your  flight instruments and engine gauges.

  

 Also, it is a device that you need to be able to be able to see and reach  to enter data, like your radio or transponder.

  

 You may want to reconsider and devote some premium panel space to it.

  

 I have my Garmin 295 mounted in the center of the panel on top of the  radio stack as high up under the glareshield as I could get it.   Both I and my "navigator" can see and reach it.  I cut the hole in the  panel to fit it, and made the bracket that holds it, but the new ready-made  plastic mount would be just as good if not better.

  

 I know that may not be much help if you are not willing to redo your panel  a little.

  

 Dan Hopper

 RV-7A

  

  

 In a message dated 8/19/2006 9:36:09 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,   kboatright1(at)comcast.net writes:

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		     So, side by side RV'ers, where do you put your    Garmin GPS?  I'm not really interested in putting it on the glareshield,    and I've already spent all of my panel space...

    

   Now that I've ruled out most of the obvious    places, what are your suggestions?

    

   Kyle Boatright

   2001 RV-6

   400+ hours

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Rick Galati

Joined: 10 Jan 2006
Posts: 91
Location: Lake St. Louis MO.

Posted: Sun Aug 20, 2006 4:15 am Post subject: Re: Where to put garmin GPS

 	  kboatright1(at)comcast.ne wrote: 	
		  ....."Where would I put one?".  I have a Lowrance Airmap 100,  which I usually just rest on my leg, but I don't think the Garmin will work that  way. 

  

 So, side by side RV'ers, where do you put your  Garmin GPS?  I'm not really interested in putting it on the glareshield,  and I've already spent all of my panel space...

  

 Now that I've ruled out most of the obvious places,  what are your suggestions?

  

 Kyle Boatright

 2001 RV-6

 400+ hours

   	


Kyle, 



You do not indicate what canopy configuration you have.  I mounted my handheld GPS on a simple plate fashioned from a piece of .063 and it picks up two existing holes attaching the roll bar base to the sill.  The GPS is affixed to the plate by the tape Garmin provided.  The holding power of that tape is truly tenacious.  This arrangement also serves double duty as a convenient place to hang my headset.

http://img95.imageshack.us/img95/855/img00011140hp0.jpg



Rick Galati  RV-6A  "Darla"  162 hours

dan(at)rdan.com
Guest

Posted: Sun Aug 20, 2006 6:29 am Post subject: Where to put garmin GPS

I use the 296 in my Cherokee, with no panel space I did not like the yoke mount, it was too close to me to read without glasses so I got a "Ram Mount" and am building a bracket to place it in a mid panel location without blocking any critical instruments,

  Dan

  Snohomish

  -8 tail

   

  Mike Kraus <n223rv(at)wolflakeairport.net> wrote:

  [quote]        I built a new instrument panel and installed it right under the Dynon D180.....  EFIS, Engine Monitor, GPS, Weather, XM satellite radio, all in two instruments....

  -Mike Kraus

   RV-4 Flying with a new instrument panel.....

  [quote]  

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Dale Ensing

Joined: 11 Jan 2006
Posts: 571
Location: Aero Plantation Weddington NC

Posted: Sun Aug 20, 2006 8:59 am Post subject: Where to put garmin GPS

Very happy with Garmin 296 in RV-6A slider mounted above the radio stack

which is centered in the panel. Top of  296 is just below glare shield

overhang. Because the slider has a center longitunal former that is the

center support for mounting the panel, it precludes recessing the GPS in the

panel at top center. The 296 is surface mounted with an adapter plate using

Garmin's bracket. Turns out this works very well because it allows for a

slight angle toward the pilot (which can be adjusted) yet the co-pilot can

still see it. Also,  it puts the 296 a little bit closer which makes it

easier to see and to reach the push buttons while flying.



One other strange thing. I am using the remote Garmin GPS antenna mounted on

the glare shield. When the remote antenna is placed right behind the GPS it

will not work. The stub antenna mounted on the GPS works but the remote

antenna in the same place does not. Antenna works fine placed forward near

windshield and to right of center support.

Dale Ensing



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		    So, side by side RV'ers, where do you put your  Garmin GPS?  I'm not

really interested in putting it on the glareshield,  and I've already spent
	


all of my panel space...

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  Now that I've ruled out most of the obvious places,  what are your

suggestions?
	


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  Kyle Boatright

  2001 RV-6

  400+ hours

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Dale Ensing
RV-6A
Aero Plantation
Weddington NC

Jerry Cochran

Joined: 10 Jan 2006
Posts: 111
Location: Wilsonville, OR

Posted: Sun Aug 20, 2006 11:18 am Post subject: Where to put garmin GPS

Kyle,

  

 Until we redid our panel, we used a "Ram Mount" which kind of put it out on  a pedestal with ball joints, lets the copilot view it, etc... They must have a  hundred different combos, so something like that could work. http://www.ram-mount.com/

  

 HTH,

 Jerry Cochran

  

 In a message dated 8/20/2006 12:01:25 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,  rv-list(at)matronics.com writes:

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		  From:    "Kyle Boatright" <kboatright1(at)comcast.net>

Subject: Where to    put garmin GPS



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So, side by side RV'ers, where do you    put your Garmin GPS?  I'm not 

really interested in putting it on the    glareshield, and I've already 

spent all of my panel space...



Now    that I've ruled out most of the obvious places, what are your    

suggestions?



Kyle Boatright

2001 RV-6

400+  hours

	


 

  

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l_klingmuller6(at)earthli
Guest

Posted: Sun Aug 20, 2006 1:28 pm Post subject: Where to put garmin GPS

 

 Do you have a tip-up or slider??

  

 For two years I had my Garmin 195 loose on my lap/between the seats.

  

 Finally I got off my butt and bought a RAM mount( see page 469, Aircraft Spruce).  Mounted this versatile/adjustable unit with a couple of screws/ bolts on the left upright spar and cockpit channel.  Works great and I like the fact that I can adjust the GPS for any light conditions.  Also, can take the GPS home for flight planing, dreaming where to fly next etc.

 If needed, I can take picture the next time I go to the airport.

  

 Lothar, -6A Tip-up, 650 hrs

  

  

  

 

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yenduc(at)sbcglobal.net
Guest

Posted: Sun Aug 20, 2006 3:52 pm Post subject: Where to put garmin GPS

yenduc(at)sbcglobal.net
Guest

Posted: Sun Aug 20, 2006 8:09 pm Post subject: Where to put garmin GPS

shempdowling2(at)earthlin
Guest

Posted: Mon Aug 21, 2006 6:10 am Post subject: Where to put garmin GPS

I have the airmap 2000c and put it in the lower left corner of the glare 

shield with the provided suction clamp.  It really works well there.  I 

didnt think I would like it there but I was wrong.  Oh yeah, its 2300 

dollars cheaper, but no weather capability.



Shemp/Jeff Dowling

RV-6A, N915JD

300+ hours

Chicago/Louisville

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