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Portable Powerhouses,

GPS and VHF

Pilots, Safety, Utility and the Power of Portability
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asual research of nonaviation activities often
yields some unexpected benefits – and in a
familiar field.
Interest in trailer camping, for example, resulted
in yours truly recently attending a sports, boat and
vacation show and a couple of motorcycling events for
charitable causes – and research.
Each event evoked something akin to déjà vu – a
sense of seeing some of the stuff before. But I don’t
fish, camp or own a boat. Still,
some items seemed familiar ...
familiar from aviation, it turned out.
The common threads emerged
at the 39th annual Sun ‘n Fun FlyIn: Arrays of gadgets marketed for
specific tasks that varied by each
event’s audience – but were still
somewhat common to them all.
Aviation, boaters, campers and
fishermen, for example, enjoy a
broad variety of portable devices.
Some of them strongly resemble
one another; other familiar devices
aim for the nonfisherman boat
owner/user: The scuba diver, bluewater open-ocean sailor and liveaboard marina sailor.
The fans of maritime

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conveyances strongly remind me of the aviation
community; ditto for the outdoors folks, who vary from
the high-tech-but-featherweight back-country campers
through those convenience-driven campers who
motor into the bush aboard utility machines – or motor
into the wilderness of roadside communities via the
wheeled equivalent of a small house.
Throughout these niche recreation areas, product
portability seems prevalent.
The familiarity grew from single
companies competing in many
areas with products similar in
function and in packages common
to each company. It’s no surprise
to see, for example, satellite
navigation units with activityspecific features. Mean depth
of lakes, for example, on one
fisherman’s GPS, while a nearly
identical one for aviation sports a
terrain database.
The portability appeal? Pick your
own rationale.
Safety underpins a major area
portable devices can enhance.
Should electrical-system failure
shut down the panel – aerial or
marine – portable devices soldier
Garmin’s 795/796 aera

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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Pilot's Guide to Avionics 2013-2014

From the Publisher
Interested in AEA Membership?
AEA Staff/Board of Directors
New Avionics Products for 2013
What's Up With Backup Instruments?
Going Glass
Before & After
Aircraft as Antenna Farm
Cockpit Innovations
Understanding Autopilot Upgrades
ADS-B Circa 2013
Portable Powerhouses, GPS and VHF
Minimal Panels
NextGen Status Report
Repair Stations
Manufacturers/Distributors
Affiliates/Index
AEA Member Company Index
Advertiser Index
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Pilot's Guide to Avionics 2013-2014 - Interested in AEA Membership?
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Pilot's Guide to Avionics 2013-2014 - AEA Staff/Board of Directors
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Pilot's Guide to Avionics 2013-2014 - New Avionics Products for 2013
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Pilot's Guide to Avionics 2013-2014 - What's Up With Backup Instruments?
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Pilot's Guide to Avionics 2013-2014 - Going Glass
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Pilot's Guide to Avionics 2013-2014 - Before & After
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Pilot's Guide to Avionics 2013-2014 - Aircraft as Antenna Farm
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Pilot's Guide to Avionics 2013-2014 - Cockpit Innovations
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Pilot's Guide to Avionics 2013-2014 - Understanding Autopilot Upgrades
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Pilot's Guide to Avionics 2013-2014 - ADS-B Circa 2013
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Pilot's Guide to Avionics 2013-2014 - Portable Powerhouses, GPS and VHF
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Pilot's Guide to Avionics 2013-2014 - Minimal Panels
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Pilot's Guide to Avionics 2013-2014 - NextGen Status Report
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Pilot's Guide to Avionics 2013-2014 - Repair Stations
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Pilot's Guide to Avionics 2013-2014 - Manufacturers/Distributors
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Pilot's Guide to Avionics 2013-2014 - Affiliates/Index
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Pilot's Guide to Avionics 2013-2014 - AEA Member Company Index
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Pilot's Guide to Avionics 2013-2014 - Advertiser Index
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