rdewees(at)mindspring.com
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 Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2007 7:31 am Post subject: Magellan 315- fresh database |
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Time: 03:33:29 PM PST US
From: "R.D.(Ron) Leclerc" <infow(at)mts.net>
Subject: Magellan GSP
Anybody out there with a Magellan 315 hand held GPS?
Ron
Hi Ron,
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This gps is absolutely the best kept secret I have found and it's thanks
to a guy named Brian Wade. He voluntarily converts the most recent
Jepperson data into FREE downloadable waypoint files for the Magellan
315. You will have hundreds of airports and basic airport data upgraded
every 28 days thanks to this gentleman. His website is
http://home.stny.rr.com/bkw/315/.
I fly both low and slow and fast and this gps is probably best
suited for the low and slow crowd, but the first thing you will notice
is that there are hundreds of private airstrips that you didn't know
existed. My Lowrance Jepps updates don't list my favorite smaller
airports but Brian's lists dozens I didn't know existed.
I will readily admit that it takes a bit of experience to download his
information and install it into the 315, but he has lots of helpful
instructions and answered my personal emails many times. Lots of folks
rip off his database and put it on 315's and sell them on eBay for big
bucks because of the aviation database, but you can buy a used unit for
$75 or so and install the latest database yourself and fly to the next
$50 hamburger with the difference. If your 315 doesn't come with a data
cable for the computer you will need one, but they are plentiful on the
internet. Sure the 315 is a bit primitive without maps but if my motor
gets quiet I'd bet dollars to donuts that Brian's database will come up
with an airport closer to you than your chart will.
Good luck and give a big thank you to Brian if you use his website.
Ron Zenith601HDS taildragger
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