 Garmin GPSmap 196 on 172 Yoke
In article <1bBYb.4876$jl.4668@fe2.texas.>,
"Wyatt Emmerich" <wemmerich@jam.> wrote:
> I have a 196 yoke mount. Works great. Also have a 530. Use them both. The
> Garmin 196 is a great battery backup and the yoke is a fine place to mount
> it. Near the hands and the eyes.Properly installed, there is no restriction
> issues at all.
I bought a Garmin 195 several years ago, and a few months later I
unexpectedly acquired an airplane with an IFR panel mount GPS. I tried
a couple times to use the handheld on its yoke mount (as the moving map
is clearly better than that on the panel mount) but I much prefer
keeping that space available for approach plates and my timer, and
frankly I prefer that space to be empty whenever possible. So
unfortunately, my handheld GPS has become a very expensive toy and
electronic flight planner. I use it on the ground to mark waypoints
that I wish to overfly later, like relatives' houses.
I even tried mounting the handheld on the copilot's yoke for backup, but
it's difficult to see the screen and nearly impossible to push the
buttons. But I have a dream, and I'll tell you exactly what it would
take to get me using the thing routinely as a backup: it would be some
sort of articulated arm that mounts to the inside of my seat mechanism.
Sort of like the adjustable neck on an iMac, so I could raise, lower,
and swing the thing in and out of my field of view as required. I think
police cars sometimes have their mobile display terminals mounted like
that? Yeah, that would be pretty cool and it would probably cost
hundreds.
Where do people keep their approach plates when there's a handheld GPS
on the yoke, anyway? I always use my yoke clip in day conditions, but
due to lighting considerations I have to move the plate to my lapboard
at night. It's not optimal due to distance and required head movement,
but at least there's a light shining on it.
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