SkyGeek Used GPS Units are in limited supply. If the unit is not in stock at the time of your order you will be notified via e-mail as soon as possible. This unit is sold with the existing Americas Database used by the previous owner. SkyGeek warrants this unit for 45 Days from date of purchase
Knowing where you are in the air is a pretty big deal. You don’t have signs, stoplights, heck, roads to tell you where you’re going. Therefore, it’s crucial to have the best aviation GPS you can get your geeky little hands on. We recommend the Garmin 396 GPS as an amazing and reliable tool to help you get from A to B. When you order the 396 GPS, we’ll get it from A (us) to B (you) for a value you won’t find anywhere else - It’ll be your GPS’s first foray into flight.
This amazing flight visualization tool is an incredible value for all the features it offers. It has the basics you’d expect from an aviation GPS: color moving maps of the Americas, the Caribbean, and Antarctica, terrain alerting features (read: mountain ahead, watch yourself), and satellite weather tracking features.
The GXM 30 Smart Antenna has a built-in satellite receiver that tracks nearly real time weather. It’s your in-flight meteorologist. It has ultra crisp, high resolution graphics that detail NEXRAD radar imaging and METARs, and it even reports on precipitation, lightning, winds, airport terminal forecasts and more. This is not only important for travel, but crucial for your safety while in flight. Do you have a Garmin Mode S transponder? Awesome. Connect the two for even more display information about traffic targets and more.
The Garmin 396 GPS takes topography shots to a new level (no pun intended). The Jeppesen database shows you on your flight route, zooming over a realistic terrain. Yeah, whatever. The cool part is that it has an advisory features with TAWS-like color coding and pop up alerts for any possibly dangerous obstructions.
Long flight ahead? It’s ok. It also has XM Satellite radio to bring you over 150 channels of inflight entertainment. This little baby provides big picture navigation in an ultra portable format. Navigation features
Waypoints:
Total: 3,000 with 10 characters (name and symbol)
Nearest: Continuously updated; Airport, VOR, NDB, INT, user, ARTCC, FSS, airspace, Wx
Routes: 50 reversible routes with up to 300 points each, plus TracBack® modes, Automatic turn-by-turn along-road routes with voice navigation
Tracks: 10,000 point automatic track log; 15 saved tracks; 1,000 points per saved track; lets you retrace your path in both directions
Trip computer: Trip odometer, stopped time, moving average, moving time, total average, total time, maximum speed, odometer
Alarms: Airspace, arrival, off-course, proximity waypoint, clock
Tables: Built-in celestial tables for best times to fish and hunt, sunrise and sunset, sun and moon by date and position
Map datums: More than 100 plus user datum
Position format: Lat/Lon, UTM/UPS, Maidenhead, MGRS, Loran TDs and other grids, including user grid
GPS performance
Receiver: WAAS enabled, 12 parallel channel GPS receiver continuously tracks and uses up to 12 satellites to compute and update your position
Acquisition times:
Warm: Approximately 15 seconds
Cold: Approximately 45 seconds
AutoLocate™: Approximately 2 minutes
Update rate: 1/second, continuous
GPS accuracy:
Position: < 15 meters, 95% typical*
Velocity: 0.05 meter/sec steady state
DGPS (USCG) accuracy:
Position: 3-5 meters, 95% typical
Velocity: 0.05 meter/sec steady state
DGPS (WAAS) accuracy:
Position: < 3 meters, 95% typical
Velocity: 0.05 meter/sec steady state
Dynamics: 6 g’s
Interfaces: RS232 port with NMEA 0183, RTCM 104 DGPS data format and proprietary Garmin USB interface. Accepts aviation input format from panel-mount GPS. Also can connect to Garmin SL30 and SL40 for frequency tuning and GTX 330 for TIS traffic alerts.
Antenna: Removable quad-helix
Differential: WAAS, marine beacon
Moving map features:
Basemap: Built-in routable basemap (North America and South America) contains state and country boundaries, lakes, rivers, streams, airports, cities, towns, coastlines, state and interstate highways, local thoroughfares and
secondary roads within metro areas, federal interstate highway exit information for services such as food, lodging and truck, RV and automotive service stations
Database: Built-in Jeppesen® database with terrain and obstacle data bases**. Includes worldwide airports and VOR’s, plus Americas, or Atlantic International, or Pacific International NDB’s, intersections, special use and
controlled airspace, runway data, plus airport, FSS, and ARTCC frequencies
Approach waypoints: Jeppesen® data also includes final approach sequence waypoints for all published approaches
Uploadable maps: Accepts optional Garmin data cards for detailed maps
Power:
Source: Rechargeable lithium battery
Battery life: 5-15 hours of use (depending on backlight settings)
Physical:
Size: 5.7"W x 3.2"H x 1.9"D (14.47 x 8.12 x 4.82 cm)
Weight: 14.2 ounces (400 g) with battery
Display: 3.8" diagonal (9.65 cm) 320 x 480 pixels, 256 color sunlight readable TFT with adjustable backlighting
Case: Fully gasketed, high impact plastic alloy, waterproof to IEC 60529 IPX7 standards***
Temperature range: 5°F to 158°F (-15°C to 70°C)
User data storage: Indefinite
* Subject to accuracy degradation to 100 m 2DRMS under the United States Department of Defense-imposed Selective Availability (SA)program.
** Obstacle data available only for U.S.A.
***Up to 1 meter for 30 minutes. | | Traffic Information Services (TIS) alerts compatible: | Yes | | Unit dimensions: | 5.7"W x 3.2"H x 1.9"D (14.5 x 8.1 x 4.8 cm) | | U.S. Terrain and Obstacles database: | Yes | | AOPA Airport Directory: | No | | Custom POIs (ability to add additional points of interest): | No | | Built-in VHF Comm: | No | | Basemap: | Americas Autoroute | | Route avoidance (avoid highways: | Yes | | Jeppesen� database: | Yes | | XM WX Weather & Radio for U.S. compatible: | Yes | | Instruments page: | Yes | | Auto sort multiple destinations (provides most direct route): | No | | Display type: | 256 Color TFT with Backlighting | | External VHF Comm: | No | | Ability to add maps: | Mapsource CD(not included) | | Jeppesen database coverage areas: | Americas | | Separate serial and USB interfaces: | Yes | | Weight: | 14.2 ounces (400 g) | | Preloaded maps: | No | | Automatic logbook: | Yes | | Display size: | 3.2"W x 2.1"H (8.1 x 5.3 cm); 3.8" diagonal (9.7 cm) | | Routes: | 50 | | Built-in memory: | Internal Solid State | | Moving map: | Yes | | Automotive-friendly: | Yes | | Voice prompts: | Yes | | Battery: | Rechargeable Lithium-Ion | | IFR or VFR: | VFR | | Additional: | VNAV | | Voltage range: | 11-40 | | Battery life: | up to 15 hours (Battery Saver mode, no backlighting) | | Display resolution: | 480 x 320 Pixels | | Waypoints: | 3000 | | Receiver: | 12 Channel | | Audible terrain alerts: | Yes | | 3D map view: | No | | Smart Airspace Feature (generates and displays altitude-sensitive alerts): | No | | SafeTaxi� airport diagrams: | No | | Accepts data cards: | Yes (Garmin data cards) | | Types of Jeppesen databases: | Full and ARTCC, FSS frequencies and Final Approach Waypoints | | Built-in HSI: | Yes | | Aviation Database Options: | Yes | # of Routes / # of waypoints per route: | 50 Routes & 3,000 Waypoints | | Screen Orientation: | Horizontal | | WAAS/EGNOS capability: | Yes | | XM Satellite Radio Capability: | Yes |
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Overall Rating for Garmin 396 GPS Used with Americas Database| 010-00425-00Used GPSMAP® 396
Americas Autoroute basemap
Yoke mount
Automotive mount
Vehicle power cable
AC power adapter
USB cable
GXM 30A smart antenna
Low-profile remote GPS antenna
Carrying case
Owner's manual
Quick reference guide |