Sporty's GPS Buyer's Guide

Why buy a GPS from Sporty's?

At Sporty�s we�re pilots, and we know that choosing a hand-held GPS can be overwhelming. To make this easier, we guide you through the entire process by providing detailed information about each unit and offering excellent support if an issue arises after the purchase of your new GPS. Additionally we offer, the best GPS receivers available, tested and evaluated by our experienced staff of pilots. And we offer all this at the best prices anywhere and promise to match the advertised prices of the competition!

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	Garmin 496 GPS with XM Weather (Americas)	Garmin 396 GPS with XM Weather (Americas)	Garmin 495 GPS (Americas)	Garmin 296 GPS (Americas)	Garmin iQue 3600a GPS (Americas)
Price	$2,395.00	$1,795.00	$1,595.00	$1,195.00	$1,099.00
Automotive Mapping	Preloaded with Mapsource� City Navigator�	Mapsource CD(not included)	Mapsource CD (not included)	Mapsource CD(not included)	Mapsource CD(not included)
Basemap	Americas, Private Airports and Heliports, SafeTaxi� data, AOPA Directory	Americas Autoroute	Americas, Private Airports and Heliports, SafeTaxi� data, AOPA Directory	Americas Autoroute or Atlantic Autoroute or Pacific Autoroute	Americas Autoroute or Atlantic Autoroute or Pacific Autoroute
Battery Life	5-15 HR - Rechargeable Lithium-Ion	5-15 HR - Rechargeable Lithium-Ion	5-15 HR - Rechargeable Lithium-Ion	5-15 HR - Rechargeable Lithium-Ion	up to 9 HR Rechargeable Lithium Ion
Runway Centerlines	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Display Size (H x W)	2.1 x 3.2	2.1 x 3.2	2.1 x 3.2	2.1 x 3.2	3.12 x 2.25
Display Type	256 Color TFT	256 Color TFT	256 Color TFT	256 color TFT	64 color TFT display
HSI Screen	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Jeppesen Database	Full + ARTCC, Terrain Alerts, FSS freqs, and Final Approach Waypoints	Full + ARTCC, Terrain Alerts, FSS freqs, and Final Approach Waypoints	Full + ARTCC, Terrain Alerts, FSS freqs, and Final Approach Waypoints	Full + ARTCC, Terrain Alerts, FSS freqs, and Final Approach Waypoints	Full + ARTCC, Terrain Alerts, FSS freqs, and Final Approach Waypoints
Marine Mapping		Mapsource CD(not included)	Mapsource CD (not included)	Mapsource CD(not included)	Mapsource CD(not included)
Obstacles	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Routes / Waypoints	50/300	50/300	50/300	50/300	50/250
Terrain Alerts	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Traffic Interface	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Unit Size (H x W x D)	3.2 x 5.7 x 1.9	3.2 x 5.7 x 1.9	3.2 x 5.7 x 1.9	3.2 x 5.7 x 1.9	2.8 x 5.0 x 0.8
Unit Weight	14.2 oz.	14.2 oz.	14.2 oz.	1.1 lbs.	6 oz.
VNAV	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Voltage Range	11-35 VDC	11-35 VDC	11-35 VDC	11-35 VDC	12-28
WAAS	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
XM Weather / Radio	Yes	Yes	No	No	No



	Garmin 196 GPS (Americas)	Garmin 96c GPS (Americas)	Garmin 96 GPS (Americas)	Lowrance AirMap 600c GPS (Americas Database)	Lowrance AirMap 600c GPS (International Database)
Price	$695.00	$495.00	$375.00	$499.00	$499.00
Automotive Mapping	Mapsource CD(not included)	Mapsource CD(not included)	Mapsource CD(not included)	MapCreate CD (included)	Americas MapCreate CD (included)
Basemap	Americas Autoroute or Atlantic Autoroute or Pacific Autoroute	Americas Lite	Americas Lite	Custom Lowrance	Custom Lowrance
Battery Life	4-16 HR (4 AA)	40 HR (2 AA)	25 HR (2 AA)	12 HR (2 AA)	12 HR (2 AA)
Runway Centerlines	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Display Size (H x W)	2.27 x 3.02	1.5 x 2.2	1.5 x 2.2	2.5 x 1.75	2.5 x 1.75
Display Type	12 level gray high-contrast FSTN LCD	256-color TFT	4-level grayscale	16 level color TFT	16 level color TFT
HSI Screen	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Jeppesen Database	Full + ARTCC, FSS freqs, and Final Approach Waypoints	Full + ARTCC, FSS freqs, and Final Approach Waypoints	Full + ARTCC, FSS freqs, and Final Approach Waypoints	Full plus FSS and approach freq.	Full plus FSS and approach freq.
Marine Mapping	Mapsource CD(not included)	Mapsource CD(not included)	Mapsource CD(not included)	Nav buoys,wrecks	Nav buoys, wrecks
Obstacles	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Routes / Waypoints	50/50	50/250	50/250	100/100	100/100
Terrain Alerts	No	No	No	Yes	Yes
Traffic Interface	No	No	No	No	No
Unit Size (H x W x D)	3.4 x 6.2 x 2.25	6.2 x 2.7 x 1.4	6.2 x 2.7 x 1.4	5.6 x 2.5 x 0.9	5.6 x 2.5 x 0.9
Unit Weight	1.5 lbs.	7 oz.	7 oz.	7.62 oz.	7.62 oz.
VNAV	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Voltage Range	10-40	12-28	12-28	5-35	5-35
WAAS	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
XM Weather / Radio	No	No	No	No	No



	AvMap EKP IV GPS	AvMap GeoPilot II GPS	AvMap GeoPilot II Plus GPS
Price	$1,499.00	$799.00	$1,199.00
Automotive Mapping	None	TeleAtlas�	TeleAtlas�
Basemap	TeleAtlas�	Americas Private Airports & Airways	Americas Private Airports & Airways
Battery Life	aircraft 12v power/1.5 hr emergency batt (6 AA)	panel powered (optional battery available)	2 hours - Rechargeable Lithium-Ion
Runway Centerlines	Yes	Yes	Yes
Display Size (H x W)	6 x 3 1/2	3 x 4	3 x 4
Display Type	Sunlight-Viewable color TFT	Sunlight-Viewable color TFT	Sunlight-Viewable color TFT
HSI Screen	Yes	Yes	Yes
Jeppesen Database	Full + ARTCC, FSS freqs, and Final Approach Waypoints	Full + ARTCC, FSS freqs, and Final Approach Waypoints	Full + ARTCC, FSS freqs, and Final Approach Waypoints
Marine Mapping	None	None	None
Obstacles	Yes	Yes	Yes
Routes / Waypoints	10/100	15/100	15/100
Terrain Alerts	Yes	Yes	Yes
Traffic Interface	No	No	No
Unit Size (H x W x D)	4 x 7 x 1.5	4 x 5.5 x 1.4	4 x 5.5 x 1.4
Unit Weight	1.2 lbs.	14 oz.	14 oz.
VNAV	Yes	Yes	Yes
Voltage Range	10-35	10-35V	10-35V
WAAS	Yes	Yes	Yes
XM Weather / Radio	No	No	No