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Folks, got an old  C  and on a budget,  my com 2 is an old garmin gps with com(no map),  I want to remove it and put in my handhelp 296. I bought the adapter

for $100.00 ,  I think I can just cut the wires from it to the unit that switches radios/speakers, use the power wire and bolt in the adapter.  has anyone installed this type

of modification? is it harder to read/use the small gps in the middle? I have a good icom handhelp as my backup radio,   no ifr flying, and no problem with my AME,

in Canada we get away with murder on our planes.   Thanks  Mike.    

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1 hour ago, autoalain said:

in Canada we get away with murder on our planes.   Thanks  Mike.    

Taking out a working com 2 and replacing it with a handheld should be considered murder :)

Handhelds are for emergencies only and although you might be able to hear what people are saying on the radio - they can't hear you. We have a motorglider on the field where I am that uses a handheld and you can hear him keying the mic and I've heard part of a word a couple times but that's it. If he used his mic key to transmit in morse code chances are it would be easier to understand what he is trying to communicate.

Your 296 Garmin will mount nicely to the yoke or the compass post in some Mooneys. I wouldn't butcher the panel and have less function than before you started.

I'll go a step further, dump the 296 and get an Aera660. It is light years ahead of the 296.

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