Flew with my new Garmin 650

kmead

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I've been on the road all last week reinstalling a mirage engine and a EI MVP-50 engine monitor system. I got back just in time to pay for my Cessna 172 installation and head out for a flight check. Incredible radio, I haven't even scratched the surface on what it can do. I found that I need to support my hand on the audio panel when making changes, otherwise I make unwanted changes. Way to much sidetone when I transmit. I'm going out on Friday to play more.

They removed a Cessna 300 nav/com, ADF, Cessna audio panel, and an encoder. Installed the 340 audio panel, 650, Mid continent nav display, and a new encoder. They also relocated the transponder to the center stack.

The removed equipment was all state of the art when I was graduating from high school. None of my father's new light Cessnas were even this well equipped that he had back then. Into the new century.
 
Cool. I have flown with the 650. You can rest your thumb on the lip below the screen if it helps you to use it..
 
Thanks, I'll give it a try.
 
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