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http://www.pocket-lint.co.uk/news.php?newsId=832

Garmin, not content with going after the car navigation market, is now going
after the novice pilot market with the introduction of a new model aimed at
aviators.

The iQue 3600a is a PalmOS-based PDA that has been designed to sit on an
airplane's control yoke, and features a built-in basemap, terrain, obstacle
and Jeppesen databases.

In addition, the device features the automotive turn-by-turn navigation
capabilities and personal information management (PIM) applications of
Garmin's iQue PDA/GPS product line.

Currently the product is only supporting North/South America. With aviation
navaids, airports and airspace; navigation arc overlay with configurable
data fields; sectional chart-like topographic data; and U.S. obstacles like
towers The QueTerrain capability uses the topographic/obstacles database to
alert the pilot to potential terrain conflicts along the flight path using
pop-up windows. QueNav displays GPS-derived speed, altitude and guidance
features in an aircraft panel format.

The QueFlights tool keeps a record of flight time, mileage and start/end
point as a digital logbook and interfaces with Garmin's PC-based FlightBook
software.

The unit will cost $1099

"Frank Looper" <abettermap.NO@SPAM.gmail.com> wrote in message
news:h6eHd.12220$VU2.7736@fe04.lga...

http://www.pocket-lint.co.uk/news.php?newsId=832

Garmin, not content with going after the car navigation market, is now
going
after the novice pilot market with the introduction of a new model aimed
at
aviators.

??? I'm pretty sure that Garmin made aviation GPS's before they made any
other GPS units and most definitely before they produced any car navigation
units.
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Darrel Goheen
GPS@tvnav.com
http://www.tvnav.com

Frank Looper wrote:

http://www.pocket-lint.co.uk/news.php?newsId=832

Garmin, not content with going after the car navigation market, is now going
after the novice pilot market with the introduction of a new model aimed at
aviators.

That's a rather odd way for them to put it given Garmin's long-standing

presence in the aviation market. As one example, Cessna has recently
started offering the 'all-glass' instrument panel using a Garmin G1000
as an optional upgrade in some of their planes:
http://skyhawksp.cessna.com/avionics.chtml

And way back in the days of the old muxed single-channel Garmin GPS45
they were also selling handheld aviation models and therefore put the
artificial 99 knot speed limit on the non-aviation 45s so pilots
couldn't use those instead. Fortunately they abandoned that
marketing ploy many years ago.

"Darrel Goheen" <GPS@tvnav.com> wrote in
news:t7WdnQuvBpxTHnDcRVn-uQ@news.ruraltel.net:

??? I'm pretty sure that Garmin made aviation GPS's before they
made any
other GPS units and most definitely before they produced any car
navigation units.

Yeah, but not in a cool PDA, which costs about as much as an IFR-
certified unit. ;-)

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Regards,

Stan

Peter <prathman@comcast.net> wrote in
news:QsmdnYEWb9OICHDcRVn-jQ@comcast.com:

Frank Looper wrote:
http://www.pocket-lint.co.uk/news.php?newsId=832

Garmin, not content with going after the car navigation market, is
now going after the novice pilot market with the introduction of a
new model aimed at aviators.

That's a rather odd way for them to put it given Garmin's
long-standing presence in the aviation market.

The operative word in the OP is 'novice'. They will likely sell some. I
would like to have one myself, for the logbook capability and driving
directions. But there is no way I would ever pay $1100 for it. Come
down about $800 and I might consider it.

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Regards,

Stan

Stan Gosnell wrote:

Peter <prathman@comcast.net> wrote in
news:QsmdnYEWb9OICHDcRVn-jQ@comcast.com:


Frank Looper wrote:

http://www.pocket-lint.co.uk/news.php?newsId=832

Garmin, not content with going after the car navigation market, is
now going after the novice pilot market with the introduction of a
new model aimed at aviators.


That's a rather odd way for them to put it given Garmin's
long-standing presence in the aviation market.


The operative word in the OP is 'novice'.

So how is this latest offering aimed any more at the 'novice' pilot
than lots of previous and other current Garmin aviation products
like the old GPS90 (similar design as the 45 with aviation database),
GPS96 (enhanced version of 76 series), IIIPilot (similar to III/III+),
96C (similar to 76C).

Garmin has long had a wide line of aviation GPS equipment ranging
from relatively inexpensive(for aviation) handhelds selling for much
less than the newly announced iQue3600a to full glass panel
installations selling for way more.

They will likely sell some.

I'm sure they will. I just don't see it an any new market entry by
Garmin when they've been in that market all along.

Peter <prathman@comcast.net> wrote in news:Zb6dnajA6PTIAHDcRVn-
hA@comcast.com:

I'm sure they will. I just don't see it an any new market entry by
Garmin when they've been in that market all along.

Don't confuse the real world with marketing hyperbole. Of course Garmin
has been selling aviation-oriented GPSrs for a long time. But this is
NEW!!! IMPROVED!!!! Or another way to get someone to buy your stuff.

--
Regards,

Stan

I'm sure they will. I just don't see it an any new market entry by
Garmin when they've been in that market all along.

Don't confuse the real world with marketing hyperbole. Of course Garmin
has been selling aviation-oriented GPSrs for a long time. But this is
NEW!!! IMPROVED!!!! Or another way to get someone to buy your stuff.

--
Regards,

Stan

I'm glad that this started such a lively discussion! Hey, I was just posting
an article that I hadn't seen before.

:-)
Frank