mazzy1026 Posted November 10, 2010 Share Posted November 10, 2010 Evening All I'm after a GPS unit. I know this has been done to death, but there are that many out there, it's hard to decide. I'm not after bells and whistles - just something that gives me location, location memory, tracking, speed, height, route planning etc. The more compact the better - something that will fit nicely in a pouch that I can clip to my harness. As for budget? Well I wouldn't mind a second hand unit - £100? Colour screen would be nice, as would Garmin - but I'll see what comes up - might be able to squeeze the budget a little It's more of a backup device as opposed to something I'll need desperately in the air... Cheers Lee http://paramotortraining.wordpress.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rigger Posted November 10, 2010 Share Posted November 10, 2010 Garmin GPSMAP 60CSX or 60SX seem to work ok for me, clear colour screen and easy to read, you might struggle getting one for £100 might be around £150 off the bay, but well worth it. https://buy.garmin.com/shop/shop.do?pID=310 Hope this helps Rigger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alan Posted November 10, 2010 Share Posted November 10, 2010 I bought the Garmin 96c off ebay for £175 second hand and it is very good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwmachon Posted November 11, 2010 Share Posted November 11, 2010 The Etrex HCX is a brilliant little gps, easily readable in flight and all the functions you need including a barometric altimeter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevec Posted November 11, 2010 Share Posted November 11, 2010 If you are not fussed about a map, the Garmin foretrex 401is a great little gadget. It's tiny and has all the gps functions you need. Just need to put waypoints in from mapping software or manually from co-ordinates - Google earth etc. Can download track later to google earth. Currently £125 on Amazon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mazzy1026 Posted November 13, 2010 Author Share Posted November 13, 2010 Brilliant, just what I needed! I seem to recall my instructor having the eTrex, and it was very nice indeed. I'll weigh them all up and let you know how I go! Cheers Lee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mazzy1026 Posted November 13, 2010 Author Share Posted November 13, 2010 One more thing... Do you guys use the pre-loaded maps on these, or go for specific aviation maps? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 29, 2010 Share Posted December 29, 2010 Memory map, produce digital air maps for GPS. http://www.memory-map.co.uk/maps_uk_intheair.htm SW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bignos Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 a bit late, but....... i now have a suunto x10 - great bit of kit, but maybe out of your budget? but before that i had the perfect solution (for me anyway!) in the garmin geko - it has a configurable screen to select the parameters that you want to display (speed, height, heading etc) AND it starts automatically when you start moving! how good is that if you have failed launches and forget to reset, lol to top it off you can download straight onto google earth (or is that my x10 which definitely can) so that you can see your track - which by the way is good to keep incase you are reported for being somewhere that you shouldnt (ie built up area) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerenceGodrich Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 Download AirNavPro if you have an iphone! It rocks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete_b Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 Download AirNavPro if you have an iphone! It rocks Agreed. Double check notams though as they dont show ALL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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