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Upgrading to a GTN: What Makes Sense?

As the fanfare fades, we still think Garmin hit a homerun with the GTN 750 and 650 navigators. As we reported in the March issue of Aviation Consumer, these state-of-the-art navigators offer huge amounts of capability, if at a higher cost than their GNS-series predecessors. But as far as we can determine, these units arent exactly flying off the shelves. A thriving economy or a factory trade-up program would probably change that picture, but neither is true today. Heres a look at some hurdles and tough economics that tag along with Garmins new star of the avionics world and how you might justify buying in … or not.

Larry Anglisano
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As the fanfare fades, we still think Garmin hit a homerun with the GTN 750 and 650 navigators. As we reported in the March issue of Aviation Consumer, these state-of-the-art navigators offer huge amounts of capability, if at a higher cost than their GNS-series predecessors.

But as far as we can determine, these units arent exactly flying off the shelves. A

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Larry Anglisano

Editor in Chief Larry Anglisano has been a staple at Aviation Consumer since 1995. An active land, sea and glider pilot, Larry has over 30 years’ experience as an avionics repairman and flight test pilot. He’s the editorial director overseeing sister publications Aviation Safety magazine, IFR magazine and is a regular contributor to KITPLANES magazine with his Avionics Bootcamp column.