Big Flapper Posted March 14, 2022 Report Share Posted March 14, 2022 I'm thinking of purchasing a Garmin AERA 760, I have a GPS 696 in my plane. I was wondering if the 760 might fit in the current mount, has anyone tried this yet? Thanks Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctbob Posted April 28, 2022 Report Share Posted April 28, 2022 It does quite easily. I took a small plate of T6 aluminum and created a simple adapter plate to mount the Aera on the bracket that formerly held my 696. Simple plate with a few holes. The new unit is a little smaller than the former so you may want to make a surround after making and fitting the Aera. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tennesseect Posted April 30, 2022 Report Share Posted April 30, 2022 CTBOB, I also need to replace the unreliable Garmin 696 in my 2007 CTsw. It is equipped with a Dynon EFIS and EMS and a Garmin GDL39 for ADS-B IN. Is yours similarly equipped? I sure hope I don't have to replace ALL my avionics! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skunkworks85 Posted May 1, 2022 Report Share Posted May 1, 2022 On 3/14/2022 at 2:57 PM, Big Flapper said: I'm thinking of purchasing a Garmin AERA 760, I have a GPS 696 in my plane. I was wondering if the 760 might fit in the current mount, has anyone tried this yet? Thanks Tom Airgizmos has a drawing on their website for the 760 mount. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skunkworks85 Posted May 2, 2022 Report Share Posted May 2, 2022 On 3/14/2022 at 2:57 PM, Big Flapper said: I'm thinking of purchasing a Garmin AERA 760, I have a GPS 696 in my plane. I was wondering if the 760 might fit in the current mount, has anyone tried this yet? Thanks Tom PD31-AirGizmos_aera760_PanelDock_Spec.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Flapper Posted May 2, 2022 Author Report Share Posted May 2, 2022 On 4/30/2022 at 2:18 PM, tennesseect said: CTBOB, I also need to replace the unreliable Garmin 696 in my 2007 CTsw. It is equipped with a Dynon EFIS and EMS and a Garmin GDL39 for ADS-B IN. Is yours similarly equipped? I sure hope I don't have to replace ALL my avionics! My 696 was failing to come on about 1/2 the time, it was the backup battery - I removed the battery and it's been great since then. If this is your problem removing the battery is cheaper than upgrading. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anticept Posted May 2, 2022 Report Share Posted May 2, 2022 We've had thar issue too on an aircraft. Removing the battery was the solution. No firmware update fixed it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tennesseect Posted June 1, 2022 Report Share Posted June 1, 2022 I sent my Garmin 696 to repairs@palmdr.com in Minnesota and Chris, the technician, seems to have fixed the problem by resoldering and replacing the small internal startup battery. Yay! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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