View Your Position on Taxiways
Garmin
SafeTaxi data provides detailed taxiway diagrams and position
information for over 650 U.S. airports. Preloaded on the unit, this
information helps you navigate unfamiliar airports with confidence and
shows your aircrafts exact position on the field.
Access AOPA Airport Directory
Easily
look up taxi services, plan an overnight, choose fuel stops and more
with the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) Airport
Directory included on GPSMAP 496. It offers detailed information for
over 5,300 U.S. airports along with the names and phone numbers of
thousands of FBOs, plus ground transportation, lodging, restaurants,
local attractions and more.
Receive Altitude-Sensitive Alerts
When in the air, Garmin's new Smart
Airspace feature makes it easier than ever to identify what airspace
lies ahead. Smart Airspace automatically highlights airspace close to
your current altitude and de-emphasizes airspace away from the current
altitude, which gives you increased situational awareness.
Enjoy Faster Update Rate
For added realism
and safety, the 496 updates map data and Panel page instruments at 5
Hz, a significantly faster update rate that gives you a smoother, near
real-time” presentation of your aircrafts analog indicators, such as
the HSI and turn coordinator.
Enhance Situational Awareness
GPSMAP
496 features a built-in Jeppesen database along with terrain and U.S.
obstacles databases. Using this information, the 496 displays your
flight route over contour terrain mapping. The higher-resolution
terrain database includes over ten times as much data as the 396s for
even more visual reference. With information from the terrain and U.S.
obstacles databases, the 496 monitors your current position in relation
to surrounding terrain to provide alerts. Even customize your own
minimum clearance levels to receive terrain cautions. The addition of
private airports and heliports to the database provides even more
navigation and emergency nearest options.
Add Weather, Radio and Traffic
Make informed decisions based on weather and traffic with optional sensors and services. With a subscription to XM WX Satellite Weather
and the included GXM 30A smart antenna, youll have access to
constantly-updated, high-resolution weather data for the U.S, right in
the cockpit. Weather information includes Next Generation Radar
(NEXRAD), Aviation Routine Weather Reports (METARs), Terminal Aerodrome
Forecasts (TAFs), Temporary Flight Restrictions (TFRs), Lightning and
Winds Aloft and can be laid directly over the 496s Jeppesen and
topographic map databases. With an additional monthly service fee, GXM
30A delivers XM Satellite Radio to your aircraft. Add a Garmin Mode S
transponder, and the 496 will also display TIS traffic alerts that
identify surrounding air traffic.
Navigate by Air, Land or Sea
Garmins
GPSMAP 496 comes ready to go right out of the box with preloaded City
Navigator NT street maps, including a hefty points of interest (POIs)
database with motels, restaurants, fuel, ATMs and more. Simply enter a
destination, and youre automatically routed with voice-prompted
turn-by-turn directions. In addition, GPSMAP 496 accepts customized points of interest
such as school zones and safety cameras and includes proximity alerts
to warn you of upcoming POIs. Add optional BlueChart g2 data cards, and
turn the 496 into a color chartplotter.
Asking price US$1700