Negatives of F1 GTN750

[ukplane1 37]

Hi , what are the negatives i should be aware about for the GTN750 F1 ?

 

FPS hit?

Relationship with autopilot?

[Nuno Pinto 1,394]

Price. The rest is just perfect.

Also, charging twice for the exact same product in a different window (GTN650) is sort of PMDG-ish and really shouldn't happen.

[Rimshot 1,135]

You might want to wait for the Reality XP GTN 750/650 for Prepar3D, it may be a cheaper option compared to the Flight1 package.

[scottb613 1,188]

Hi Folks,

Yeah - wish it had weather like the real deal...

Price - $120.00 for both 650/750 (P3D) is painful and obnoxious when you know F1 benefits greatly from the bulk of coding done by Garmin in the GTN Trainer itself and released for Free... As stated the 650 and 750 is the same product in a little different wrapper which also hurts... Hopefully RXP breeds a little competition which benefits the consumer as it's certainly needed...

Other than that - works pretty darn good all around - never noticed any FPS hit...

Regards,

Scott

[Bobsk8 12,584]

The F1 GTN, to me is the gold standard of GPS units, Never fly without it, and you can use it on pretty much any aircraft, either built into the panel with some aircraft or as a 2 D popup. For the use I get out of it, it was an inexpensive investment. 

[barrel_owl 304]

2 hours ago, ukplane1 said:

Hi , what are the negatives i should be aware about for the GTN750 F1 ?

Price. Only that.

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FPS hit?

Close to zero.

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Relationship with autopilot?

Works 100%, except some very specific cases, for example errors in some versions, always timely fixed by Flight1.

Conclusion. If price is no problem for you, then buy it.  You will not want to fly without anymore.

[barrel_owl 304]

One important thing you should consider, however.

DTG is going to release a new early access FSX version with 64-bit in few days. Lockheed Martin is also rumoured to release P3Dv4 soon. So far, there are no clear indications from Flight1 about if and to which extent they will support these new platforms. Too soon to tell. Maybe you could consider waiting some weeks and get some basic information before making your purchase decision.
Just my friendly advice.

[ukplane1 37]

is the F1 GTN750 capable for faster aircraft such as learjet35a or phenom 300?

[ryanbatc 12,820]

Yep works fine.  I've got two installed in the Flysimware Lear.

[JLuis 409]

Price!!!

[kevinfirth 1,392]

price of course, but also that navdata is only periodically updated for it 

[scottb613 1,188]

Hi Folks,

Ditto with the Flysimware Lear 35A - although single unit - tested with the new version (2.9) of the plane over the weekend and it's a match made in heaven... Flew a bunch of GPS Approaches complete with procedure turns and holds...

Regards,
Scott

[Nuno Pinto 1,394]

That lear and the GTN is an amazing combination. Makes you forget even the Citation X.

[Ted Striker 338]

Has anyone tried the RXP GTNs in X-Plane and the Flight 1 GTNs in FSX/P3D that can offer any comparisons?

Ted

[MadDog 353]

They are fantastic units; but I'd say that the #1 negative is that you can't automatically crossfill flightplans between GTNs (even though they've been promising it as an upgrade for nearly 3 years now).