Garmin aera 796 Portable Touchscreen Aviation Navigators with 3D Vision

This is my fourth Garmin in my Bonanza. The 796 is full of potential but there are some bugs; I hope Garmin works them out. It appears that this unit was rushed to market in time for Christmas 2011 without some things getting tested or fixed first....

This is my fourth Garmin in my Bonanza. The 796 is full of potential but there are some bugs; I hope Garmin works them out. It appears that this unit was rushed to market in time for Christmas 2011 without some things getting tested or fixed first....

I use a MacBook Pro. As soon as I updated the database on the Aera 796, the aviation database was wiped out. After numerous e-mails to Garmin, I was directed to call them. When I did, I was told that the Aera 796 software did not talk to the Mac and...

I use a MacBook Pro. As soon as I updated the database on the Aera 796, the aviation database was wiped out. After numerous e-mails to Garmin, I was directed to call them. When I did, I was told that the Aera 796 software did not talk to the Mac and...

Unlike the trouble free Garmin 696 when it came out 3 years ago, the Garmin 796 has been riddled with software issues. I have about 50 hours now on it. I was one of the first to buy it several months ago. A month ago I was ready to return mine. There...

Unlike the trouble free Garmin 696 when it came out 3 years ago, the Garmin 796 has been riddled with software issues. I have about 50 hours now on it. I was one of the first to buy it several months ago. A month ago I was ready to return mine. There...

Unlike the trouble free Garmin 696 when it came out 3 years ago, the Garmin 796 has been riddled with software issues. I have about 50 hours now on it. I was one of the first to buy it several months ago. A month ago I was ready to return mine. ...

I was quite excited about this product when I was first introduced to it. However, after using it on several flights I do not consider it reliable in its current state. I have had numerous "lock-ups" where the software stops responding and appears to...

I was quite excited about this product when I was first introduced to it. However, after using it on several flights I do not consider it reliable in its current state. I have had numerous "lock-ups" where the software stops responding and appears to...