Ryan ORL Posted August 12 Report Posted August 12 7 hours ago, toto said: If I remember correctly, the UPS-AT navigator was superior to the GNS radios back in the day, in significant part because the UPS navigator had airway support and the Garmins didn’t. Garmin bought the UPS-AT business with no real intention of developing the product - they wanted to push customers to the 430/530, so the 480 was doomed the moment the sale went through. The 480 ended up being the first Garmin navigator with WAAS support, I guess because it wasn’t Garmin tech Yeah, it was a great unit. I loved mine. Did airways, holds, all the departure and arrival leg types, including less common stuff like heading to baro alt to direct, etc... (many of which the 430/530 units just shorthand as 'VECTORS'). I would take it over a 430/530 any day. Quote
toto Posted August 12 Report Posted August 12 57 minutes ago, Ryan ORL said: Yeah, it was a great unit. I loved mine. Did airways, holds, all the departure and arrival leg types, including less common stuff like heading to baro alt to direct, etc... (many of which the 430/530 units just shorthand as 'VECTORS'). I would take it over a 430/530 any day. Funny enough, the only time I ever saw a 480 in the flesh was when I went out to Idaho to see your plane when a previous owner was selling it Quote
Ryan ORL Posted August 13 Report Posted August 13 On 8/11/2024 at 9:14 PM, toto said: Funny enough, the only time I ever saw a 480 in the flesh was when I went out to Idaho to see your plane when a previous owner was selling it Wow, small world! I remember the previous owner telling me about his ferry flight from Idaho. My plane used to live in the Portland, Oregon area at one point also. Quote
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