Garmin 396 with 2 RAM Yokes - $750 shipped to lower 48

JimNtexas said:
Is this device still supported by Garmin?
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It is no longer sold but Garmin has an excellent track record in supporting their products for many years, unlike Lawrence (Ok, I bought a 2000 many years ago, grrr!). Garmin are still supporting the predecessor GPS's such as the 96, 196 and 296.

All you really to worry about (IMHO) is being able to get database updates as often as you are comfortable with, the occasional obstacle update and the very occasional terrain update (how often do mountains move?). Since I use the 396 for situation awareness and backup (the 182 has a 430W) I update the aviation database approx every 6 months.

Here's a link to the official support document regarding aviation database updates:
http://download.garmin.com/avdb/Garmin_Aviation_Database_Price_List.pdf

Here's the database update page:
https://fly.garmin.com/fly-garmin/aviation_database_cycles.jsp

Here's the latest operating system s/w (note the April 30th 2013 release date):
http://www8.garmin.com/support/agree.jsp?id=921

Here's the repair page if it should ever go wrong:
http://www8.garmin.com/support/outofwarranty.html

Thanks

- Tim
 
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