Garmin 696

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Thinking about moving my 696 off the yoke and do a panel mount with the angle adapter in my Seneca III. Anybody done this, any pictures, does it lose some functionality not being as easily accessible.

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  • JimCJimC
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  • CivEngPECivEngPE
    Jim,
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  • JimCJimC
    From time to time, it does that to me as well. However, I can tell when it has happened bcause the moderator functions go away.
  • Miken202odMiken202od
    I have a 696 panel mounted and angled in my Saratoga. Pretty much the same panel as a Seneca. The 696 display is not hard to see but the conrtols are hard to get at. I put it there to keep the wife occupied(XM Radio) and as a back up.
    Mikemini_05082010-2046_New-Panel.jpg
  • PilotKrisPilotKris
    OH NO!!!
    The picture confirms my fears... Mike has fallen victim to Garmin's mind control technology and he's got it BAD! (The 2nd worst case I've seen). Just look how he butchered his perfectly good King Silver Crown panel (that offered all that old-school "redundancy").

    I'm afraid we can no longer trust his opinions.

    PilotKris
    Reformed Garmin Stooge

    (I'd have serious panel envy before I reformed. Now, I'm perfectly happy with my 170B and ADF...)
  • saratogalawsaratogalaw
    I have a 696 panel mounted in my saratoga. This is the only way I would have it since it seems way too big to have it on the yoke. It is coupled up to my 430 and with the data link wx it is an excellent set up. Air Gizmo makes the mounting system and it is reasonably priced.
  • Miken202odMiken202od
    Hey Kris,
    When I bought the plane(a 35 year old dream of mine) I agonized whether I should put in the G500 and the 696. The 530 and 430 were already installed but not WAAS upgraded. I decided to "go for the gusto" so to speak. I figured that if I didn't do it right after the purchase it would never be done, or was that the Garmin Brainwashing :-)? I'm glad I did it. There's no salvation for me now. Here's a close up of the 696 and some of the other "Garmin Demons" as we flew through the Washington SFRA.
    Mikemini_06082010-0701_696.jpg
  • Tony LTony L
    Miken202od wrote:
    Hey Kris,
    When I bought the plane(a 35 year old dream of mine) I agonized whether I should put in the G500 and the 696. The 530 and 430 were already installed but not WAAS upgraded. I decided to "go for the gusto" so to speak. I figured that if I didn't do it right after the purchase it would never be done, or was that the Garmin Brainwashing :-)? I'm glad I did it. There's no salvation for me now. Here's a close up of the 696 and some of the other "Garmin Demons" as we flew through the Washington SFRA.
    Mikemini_06082010-0701_696.jpg

    Beyond sweet!
  • Miken202odMiken202od
    Kris,
    Funny you should mention the 170B. That's the kind of equipment I trained on way back when. Then in the 80's we got the 155's. When I got back into flying a couple of years ago, the Piper Cadet I was getting checked out on had a Garmin 430. I had absolutely no clue how to use it, let alone how to turn it on. I had to have the instructor show me how to power it up. Talk about feeling dumb! Things have changed a lot in my understanding of avionics in the last two years. Nothing like spending time with "John and Martha" DVD's to get up to speed on things. Maybe I'll use Sporty's DVD's next time. :lol:
  • PilotKrisPilotKris
    Miken202od wrote:
    Hey Kris,
    When I bought the plane(a 35 year old dream of mine) I agonized whether I should put in the G500 and the 696. The 530 and 430 were already installed but not WAAS upgraded. I decided to "go for the gusto" so to speak. I figured that if I didn't do it right after the purchase it would never be done, or was that the Garmin Brainwashing :-)? I'm glad I did it. There's no salvation for me now. Here's a close up of the 696 and some of the other "Garmin Demons" as we flew through the Washington SFRA.
    Mikemini_06082010-0701_696.jpg


    696... whatever.
    I traded mine at Oskhosh for a "better" unit that will mount on my yoke.

    PilotKris

    PS. does anyone know where I can get a database update for a Lowrance GPS? Seams mine doesn't know that the DC ADIZ even exists...


    ;-)
  • Miken202odMiken202od
    Really? Do you get out much? =D Pretty girls used to do it for me.
    Mike
    PS I hope no one is offended by the comment. Just a little attempt at my brand of humor.
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