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Garmin comes up in winding lawsuit tied to amateur plane
Homebuilder asks neighbor, a Garmin employee, to buy equipment with his employee discount. Neighbor buys equipment, helps owner complete the plane. Plane owner crashes plane, then sues neighbor and Garmin. What a nice guy! (www.bizjournals.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
What an idiot...suing his buddy and jeopardizing his job because he doesn't take responsibility for his own actions. Ridiculous.
What an Ass
Money hungry idiot who would proablly back stab hi own mother to make a buck blaming others due to his own incompetence
Money hungry idiot who would proablly back stab hi own mother to make a buck blaming others due to his own incompetence
Wow, don't most people know not to 'crap' where you eat? Guess
this guy didn't learn that one. Hope he end up getting counter-sued and loses
this guy didn't learn that one. Hope he end up getting counter-sued and loses
Garmin GPS is not design for aviation. I flew on commercial jet with my laptop GPS Atlas road a few years ago it is not very accurate that I noticed. GPS is not powerful right position for plane. It is for automotive only. I saw my GPS while driving the arrow already off course 200 feet off while I was on road. It's not seem right. Maybe pilot saw arrow and offset course then crashed. It's dumb!
Two things: First, Stuart I fly with the Garmin G-1000 with the GFC-700 autopilot (all very much certified for flight by ICAO & the FAA), backed-up with the Garmin 696 (aviation approved for non-IFR). Nowhere in the article does it imply it was an automotive unit in the accident aircraft. BTW, airlines generally frown on passengers using GPS units during any phase of flight.
Second, do you suppose the accident pilot and/or attorney are breeding, making more folks of their 'superior' intellect?
Second, do you suppose the accident pilot and/or attorney are breeding, making more folks of their 'superior' intellect?
dmanual is correct regarding his interpretation of Stuart's comment. Given Stuart's user ID I assume he has some aviation experience, but his comment would indicate not. Surely no pilot would attempt to use an automotive GPS for flight. Although Garmin offers "non-certified" aviation units (as well as portable aviation units) I have found both to be as accurate as my certified unit and certainly more than adequate for flight. Mine routinely brings me dead on in IFR approaches.