Video: iPad vs. Garmin’s 696

Gemini Sparkle

Key Takeaways:

  • The iPad excels as a plate reader in the cockpit when loaded with apps like Foreflight or WingX.
  • For all-purpose cockpit navigation, the Garmin 696 is considered superior due to its robust GPS.
  • The accompanying video reveals an interesting and less expensive compromise for cockpit navigation needs.
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With Foreflight or WingX loaded, the iPad aces the plate reader function, hands down. But how about for all-purpose cockpit navigation? Looks to us like the 696’s robust GPS wins that round. But there could be an interesting and less expensive compromise, as this video reveals.

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