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Garmin GPSMAP 496
Portable GPS
XM GPSMAP 496 BLUECHART G2
JEPPESEN BLUECHART
WAAS SAFETAXI
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Fly smarter and safer with the GPSMAP496 on board. This “know-it-all” mini-MFD puts more power and information at your fingertips than any other portable handheld in the history of aviation. Similar to the GPSMAP 396, the GPSMAP496 combines satellite datalink weather with a detailed color map and terrain alerting, then takes it up a notch with even more high-end software and features. The GPSMAP496 is a “must have” for any pilot.

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 aircraft’s exact position on the field. (Not available in Atlantic version.)

Easily Access AOPA Airport Directory

Look up taxi services, plan an overnight, choose fuel stops and more with the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) Airport Directory included on the GPSMAP496. This indispensable reference guide puts a wealth of airport and travel information at your fingertips. 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. (Not available in Atlantic version.)

Receive Altitude-Sensitive Smart Airspace™ 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 the pilot’s current altitude and de-emphasizes airspace away from the current altitude, which gives you increased situational awareness.

Navigate with Enhanced Terrain and Aviation Databases

The GPSMAP496 features a built-in Jeppesen database with terrain and obstacle databases. Fly with informed confidence thanks to the enhanced, higher-resolution terrain database. With over ten times as much data as the 396’s terrain database, the GPSMAP496 provides even more visual reference. It monitors your current position in relation to surrounding terrain to provide alerts. Even customize your own minimum clearance levels to receive terrain cautions. With the unit’s Jeppesen® database, you can view your flight route displayed over contour terrain mapping. The addition of private airports and heliports to the database provides even more navigation and emergency "nearest" options.

Enjoy Faster Update Rate for Maps and Indicators

For added realism and safety, the GPSMAP496 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 aircraft’s analog indicators, such as the HSI and turn coordinator.

Make Informed Decisions with Optional Weather and Traffic

With an optional subscription to XM WX Satellite Weather" and the included GXM 30A smart antenna, you’ll 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, plus more and can be laid directly over the 496’s Jeppesen and topographic map databases. 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

Garmin’s GPSMAP496 comes ready to go right out of the box with preloaded City Navigator® NT street maps and a hefty points of interest (POIs) database, including motels, restaurants, fuel, ATMs and more. Simply enter a destination, and you’re automatically routed with voice-prompted turn-by-turn directions. In addition, GPSMAP496 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 GPSMAP496 into a color chartplotter.

GPSMAP496: The world’s most highly evolved aviation portable

Specifications

Moving Map Features

  • Basemap: Built-in routable basemap (North America and South America) shows roads, services, metro areas and surface features
  • Database: Built-in Jeppesen® database with terrain and obstacle data bases. Includes worldwide airports and VOR’s, plus Americas, or Atlantic International, or Pacific International NDB’s, intersections, special use and controlled airspace, runway data, plus airport, FSS, and ARTCC frequencies. GPSMAP496 adds locations for private airports and heliports (U.S. only). Also, Garmin SafeTaxi™ data supports detailed airport and taxiway diagrams at over 650 U.S. airports. For European users, VFR Reporting Point data is available for reference on the moving map.
  • Approach waypoints: Jeppesen® data also includes final approach sequence waypoints for all published approaches.
  • AOPA’s Airport Directory: Included AOPA directory contains detailed information on over 5,300 U.S. airports, along with airports of entry for Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean. Includes names and telephone numbers of aircraft services, fuel outlets, transportation, and more.
  • Car navigation: Internal storage comes preloaded with MapSource® City Navigator® NT for North America or Europe. Provides street-level detail and addresses, plus listings of nearby restaurants, hotels, ATMs, etc.
  • Custom POIs: Supports user-created custom points-of-interest (POI) data, using Garmin’s free POI Loader software.
  • Uploadable maps: Accepts optional Garmin data cards for detailed maps.

Navigation Features

  • Waypoints: Total: 3,000 with 10 characters (name and symbol); Nearest: Continuously updated; Airport, VOR, NDB, INT, user, ARTCC, FSS, airspace, Wx.
  • Routes: 50 reversible routes with up to 300 points each, plus TracBack® modes, Automatic turn-by-turn along-road routes with voice navigation
  • Tracks: 10,000 point automatic track log; 15 saved tracks; 1,000 points per saved track; lets you retrace your path in both directions
  • Trip computer: Trip odometer, stopped time, moving average, moving time, total average, total time, maximum speed, odometer
  • Alarms: Airspace, arrival, off-course, proximity waypoint, clock
  • Tables: Built-in celestial tables for best times to fish and hunt, sunrise and sunset, sun and moon by date and position
  • Map datums: More than 100 plus user datum
  • Position format: Lat/Lon, UTM/UPS, Maidenhead, MGRS, Loran TDs and other grids, including user grid

GPS Performance

  • Receiver: WAAS enabled, 12 parallel channel GPS receiver continuously tracks and uses up to 12 satellites to compute and update your position
  • Acquisition Times:
Warm: Approximately 15 seconds
Cold: Approximately 45 seconds
AutoLocate®: Approximately 2 minutes
Update rate: 5/second, continuous
  • GPS accuracy:
Position: < 15 meters, 95% typical
Velocity: 0.05 meter/sec steady state
  • DGPS (USCG) accuracy:
Position: 3-5 meters, 95% typical
Velocity: 0.05 meter/sec steady state
  • DGPS (WAAS) accuracy:
Position: < 3 meters, 95% typical
Velocity: 0.05 meter/sec steady state
  • Dynamics: 6 g’s
  • Interfaces: RS232 port with NMEA 0183, RTCM 104 DGPS data format and proprietary Garmin USB interface. Accepts aviation input format from panel-mount GPS. Also can connect to Garmin SL30 and SL40 for frequency tuning and GTX 330 for TIS traffic alerts.
  • Antenna: Removable quad-helix
  • Differential: WAAS, marine beacon

Power

  • Source: Rechargeable lithium battery
  • Battery life: 5-15 hours of use (depending on backlight settings)

Physical

  • Size: 5.7"W x 3.2"H x 1.9"D (14.47 x 8.12 x 4.82 cm)
  • Weight: 14.2 ounces (400 g) with battery
  • Display: 3.8" diagonal (9.65 cm) 320 x 480 pixels, 256 color sunlight readable TFT with adjustable backlighting
  • Case: Fully gasketed, high impact plastic alloy, waterproof to IEC 60529 IPX7 standards*
  • Temperature range: 5°F to 158°F (-15°C to 70°C)

User data storage: Indefinite

Specifications are subject to change without notice.