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The Real Performance/Price Advantages of MountainScopeTM

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  MountainScope APIC Anywhere Map Flight Cheetah Garmin 496 VistaNav
Synthetic VisionYesNoNoYesNoYes
ResolutionHigh: 3 arc-seconds (90m) Unpublished
decide for yourself
"High"
decide for yourself
"30m"
decide for yourself
Unpublished
decide for yourself
High, probably 3 arc-seconds
Windows CE/Mobile YesYesYesNoN/ANo
Windows XP/Vista YesYesYesYesN/AYes
Display sizes All portrait/landscape,
standard/widescreen sizes
up to 1280 width
PDA: Portrait
PC: Landscape
240x320, 480x640, 800x480, 800x640 All portrait/landscape,
standard/widescreen sizes
up to 1024 width
480x320 Landscape 600x800 Portrait
ADS-B traffic Yes No No No No No
ADS-B weather Yes No No No No No
Autopilot output Yes No Yes No No No
Attitude Yes, via eGyro, Crossbow, Dynon, Grand Rapids, Athena, C-Migits, UAV Navigation Yes, via Athena or GPS-derived None Yes, via eGyro None Yes, with their own hardware
Subscription Type Buy as needed
Plates included *
Plates: yearly Yearly Yearly
Plates included
Buy as needed
No Plates
Yearly
Cost $15 each
$135 for 12
Plates: $99/yr Data: $115/yr
Plates: $145/yr
$199/yr $50 Jeppesen +
$50 obstacles
$299/yr
* MountainScope database updates include information about what plates are available for which airports, and makes it possible to download those plates as needed from the FAA. This saves you from having to copy gigabytes of plate files from a DVD every 28 days!
Low end complete system $795
(HP 310 PDA)
~$789
(HP 210 + GPS + APIC Pro)
$695
(HP 310 PDA)
$1895
(street price, 7" screen)
$2395
(street price, includes Wx HW)
$4299
(street price, with LS800)

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