Use
Exciting New European Features
We have
added the long awaited VRP¡¦s (Visual Reporting
Points) to the system which can be searched and
navigated to in two buttons presses.
Obstacles have been added aswell which can be
interrogated by moving the cursor over them to
display their information.
Private
Airports and Heliports have also been included in
the new European database.
When an
Atlantic database is now loaded onto the GPSMAP 496
(standard for Europe, Africa and Middle East) then
the airspace setup menu changes from the US format
to a European format.
This
will allow the customer to control airspace display
requirements better than before in a format that
they will recognize.
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Receive
Altitude-Sensitive Alerts
When in
the air, Garmins new Smart Airspace™ feature makes
it easier than ever to identify what airspace lies
ahead.
Smart
Airspace automatically highlights airspace close to
your current altitude and de-emphasizes airspace
away from the current altitude, which gives you
increased situational awareness.
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Enjoy
Faster Update Rate
For
added realism and safety, the 496 updates map data
and "Panel" page instruments at 5 Hz, a
significantly faster update rate that gives you a
smoother, near "real-time" presentation of your
aircrafts analog indicators, such as the HSI and
turn coordinator.
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Enhance
Situational Awareness
GPSMAP
496 features a built-in Jeppesen database. Using
this information, the 496 displays your flight route
over contour terrain mapping.
The
higher-resolution terrain database includes over ten
times as much data as the 296s for even more visual
reference.
With
information, the 496 monitors your current position
in relation to surrounding terrain to provide
alerts. Even customize your own minimum clearance
levels to receive terrain cautions.
The
addition of private airports and heliports to the
database provides even more navigation and emergency
"nearest" options.
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Navigate by Air, Land or Sea
Garmins
GPSMAP 496 comes ready to go right out of the box
with preloaded City Navigator NT street maps,
including a hefty points of interest (POIs) database
with motels, restaurants, fuel, ATMs and more.
Simply
enter a destination, and youre automatically routed
with voice-prompted turn-by-turn directions. In
addition, GPSMAP 496 accepts
customized points of interest such as school
zones and safety cameras and includes proximity
alerts to warn you of upcoming POIs.
Add
optional BlueChart g2 data cards, and turn the 496
into a color chartplotter.
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