I am in love <3 with the GTN750xi

[rbp]

I just spent the last couple of hours playing with the GTN750xi simulator on the ipad 
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/garmin-gtn-xi-trainer/id1491538794

All I can say is wow! the user experience is so much better and faster than the 530/430, and the integrated transponder, audio panel , WX and traffic is really amazing

Among my favorite features:
*  plates integrated into the moving map
* TAWS / traffic 
* NAV/COM frequencies auto loaded and identified
* integrated audio panel and transponder
* when you activate a leg, it depicts and flies the intercept
* VNAV for crossing altitudes and restrictions — no more guessing
* integrated fuel planning (not just gals to dest on the shadin totalizer) 
* winds and TAS display
* identifier prediction50
 

I feel like i’ve just scratched the surface

[ZuluZulu]

29 minutes ago, rbp said:

I just spent the last couple of hours playing with the GTN750xi simulator on the ipad 
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/garmin-gtn-xi-trainer/id1491538794

All I can say is wow! the user experience is so much better and faster than the 530/430, and the integrated transponder, audio panel , WX and traffic is really amazing

Among my favorite features:
*  plates integrated into the moving map
* TAWS / traffic 
* NAV/COM frequencies auto loaded and identified
* integrated audio panel and transponder
* when you activate a leg, it depicts and flies the intercept
* VNAV for crossing altitudes and restrictions — no more guessing
* integrated fuel planning (not just gals to dest on the shadin totalizer) 
* winds and TAS display
* identifier prediction50
 

I feel like i’ve just scratched the surface

Do you have any experience with the legacy GTN 750?  (Non-xi).

[PT20J]

That's why Garmin makes the GFC 500 -- because you can't fly and use all that stuff, too. 

[toto]

2 hours ago, ZuluZulu said:

Do you have any experience with the legacy GTN 750?  (Non-xi).

Aside from the new location of the home button, they seem identical to me. I know that there are some improvements in the guts of the thing, but not much obvious in the user interface. 

[carusoam]

The newer versions are built with a faster processor….

But, I’m not sure if you can get a good comparison using the simulator…

The sim might be running at iPad speeds…. Which might be unfair to the GTN…. 

[toto]

Just now, carusoam said:

The newer versions are built with a faster processor….

But, I’m not sure if you can get a good comparison using the simulator…

The sim might be running at iPad speeds…. Which might be unfair to the GTN…. 

Not sure of you were replying to me or to the OP... I have a 750 in the Mooney and a 750xi in the Piper, and despite my concerns about bouncing between the two, it was pretty much a non-event. The only thing I ever do wrong is try to hit the wrong spot for the home button

[carusoam]

16 minutes ago, toto said:

Not sure of you were replying to me or to the OP... I have a 750 in the Mooney and a 750xi in the Piper, and despite my concerns about bouncing between the two, it was pretty much a non-event. The only thing I ever do wrong is try to hit the wrong spot for the home button

I was using your input… and responding to the OP at the same time… 

 

When the TXi was new… big G made it a point for those interested in a swap….  It was more than just a touchscreen….

And a lot of them got swapped for the newer device…

 

Pp thoughts only…

-a-

[toto]

13 minutes ago, carusoam said:

I was using your input… and responding to the OP at the same time… 

 

When the TXi was new… big G made it a point for those interested in a swap….  It was more than just a touchscreen….

And a lot of them got swapped for the newer device…

 

Pp thoughts only…

-a-

I had heard that there was a noticeable difference in screen resolution, but I honestly can't tell the difference. It doesn't seem like they're taking advantage of the extra pixels. 

The one big functional difference is that the Xi has Smart Glide. Which I understand is only possible with the faster processor. 

[rbp]

21 hours ago, ZuluZulu said:

Do you have any experience with the legacy GTN 750?  (Non-xi).

Nope, just the GNS530/430 and a few hours behind a G1000