Fastest Max Speed

i bought a Mio C320 gps and i was wondering is there anyway i can look at pictures i dont want to listen to mp3??

Forget that one time Max Speed....can you guys keep it going at that speed? I happened to glance at my screen while driving up to catch a train in Sacramento on Tuesday (btw, the max speed on the train was a wimpy 83). It indicated that I had an average moving speed of 641 MPH over a distance of 7454 miles. No airplane flights in that either! Unfortunately at the same time the screen said that I had a Max speed of only 78.7. And the reality is that I hadn't driven more than a few hundred miles since buying this gps (before the train trip...that added a couple thousand).

Well, I had 897 max on my Nuvi 350 on a trip from Cincinnati to Milwaukee. I figured it was a glitch since we were flying against the jet stream, a Falcon 50 maxes out at 0.8 mach (I think) and I didn't hear a big crack of the sound barrier and the pilots yelling 'yee haa!'

So, I reset it to be fair and hit 600 MPH. That was good but I saw 603 MPH right before the reset took... Nuts.

I never flown very far, but mine always reach between 500 and 6xx mph.

Currently, it is set to 522mph.

I got 923 MPH which I think could be signal lost and regain.
Normally I got 537 MPH. It was interesting to see all lakes, rivers and airports passing by.

That money you paid to the state was a fine, not a sales price. And that piece of paper was a ticket, not a receipt.

With my 5er and truck... I did get up to 68 mph max speed....

And I did play around with my Nuvi... as someone said... you can play with the satellite antenna (if you have one) and get some pretty fast speeds. I played around with mine and got 885 mph by turning off the satellite and then moving down the road and then flipping the satellite antenna on.

but for me... 60 mph when I am loaded with the 5er is very comfortable...

See you guys when I get there...

111 mph in squad on the way to emergency call at 3am. Interstate.

and yet, 80 in a 70 zone is reckless in full daylight for a civilian, go figure!!!!

Hey ... It's the law

All I can attest to is my 2000 GMC truck (with speed limiter removed) hit 105mph twice according to the GPS, the speedometer only goes to 100mph. Didn't feel the need to go faster. The stock limiter is set at 98mph. Anyway, 4x4 trucks aren't built for speed... Best 1/4 mile time with all terrain tires and 5,000lbs of mass was 16.66 seconds. Had never drag raced before (don't worry, it was on a legal track in Houston) and each run was getting better and lower times. The max MPH was on a local road near my house, not the drag strip.

Oh yeah, drove a new 2008 Chevy Impala SS at 120mph in Florida. That car moves! The car still had some juevo's to go faster but I didn't.

is what my 330 is at,dont know how it got there cuz my work truck barely does 75mph and my personal truck only goes 128 max!

FInally got a window seat so the C-550 would pick up a signal.

I managed to lock my Nuvi up the other day. I was pushing buttons in rapid succession switching from screen to screen and, all of a sudden, the thing locked hard. I had to turn it off and back on again to make it respond. When it came back on I had a max speed of well over 400 mph. I can't remember exactly but it was something like 432 mph. Obviously a bogus reading but pretty amazing since I was in very slow traffic at the time.

Obviously the GPS lost sync somewhere during the flight. Definitely lots of fun utilizing the GPS during flights. Funny thing was that all during the flight the speed read a reasonable number. I must of dozed off when the Max "glitch" was hit.

Also it was very interesting to see that most of the flight followed major interstates. Never realized that fact.

fwiw - I've managed to get mine into triple digits pulling out of my driveway while acquiring satellites. My driveway isn't very conducive to making that a realistic max speed.

Family friend owns a jet dragster.

Does anyone know if there really is a safety reason for turning off electronic devices such as a GPS while flying? Is it actually possible for my GPS to affect the planes' electronics and cause the pilots to make an error?

It was explained to me, and I don't know how true it is but was told by a United pilot that the only time a pilot actually controls a plane these days is during takeoff and landing. The electronics control the flight by destination. That would contradict the fact that it's OK to have your electronics on when your above 10,000 feet and the planes electronics are controlling the plane.
I believe one of our members here is a pilot. Maybe he can chime in and verify this.

Deepstryke, see this link:
Is it safe to use a handheld GPS Receiver on Commercial Aircraft?
http://gpsinformation.net/airgps/gpsrfi.htm

After applying the 2009 map update to our 680, our Matrix clocked 247 km/hr (153 mph): http://i28.tinypic.com/2uqc19f.jpg

know why but on my RV trip to the "left" coast for the summer, two weeks ago, my Nuvi 650 stated my Max Speed was 261! Really, and my son who says I'm a slow driver cause old VW buses pass me going UP hill, was really impressed!! Anybody know why the Nuvi would say that? I haven't reset it as yet, it's kinda neat seeing that number!

N

The rabbit (or bird dog) are only good for stationary radar if we leave it on, or you happen to be behind someone else when we turn it on. I prefer the Lidar, After I get a speed on you I will point it at your windows and sweep it. If your brake lights come on I know you have the detector and I write the ticket accordingly. Vascar is even better, just a fancy stopwatch, nothing to set a detector off.

and the CB's are only good after we come out of our hiding places.. May favorite thing to do is work around an interchange. I will randomly change highways and directions just to confuse the CB'ers. Or I will jump on the radio and give mis-information...

In a commercial jet I got it to around 450. On the road just 95-100.

Yep... Believe it or not I have an EZ-Pass device to pay my tolls automatically. For my surprise the EZ-Pass device did not register me entering the toll area when my GPS was on. It is a nuvi 350. So they had to give me a car-front mountable EZ-Pass device. Now they are both working fine. I know... you will say the instrument panel of the plain is far away, but if you think about it the wires, in which a current may be inducted are perfect environment for parasite signals.

Hm... I got to try it out on a Plane next time. My highest land mph recorded on my gps is 136. Not sure how accurate that is but I reset that just in case a police officer using their great intellect thinks that my family sedan can ever go that fast.

So my top speed, if I didn't reset it all the time, would probably be around 85-90.

But the other day I loaded some new POIs on my daughter's SP330. I tapped the trip history button and it showed a top speed of 142mph! Being that she drives a little Honda Civic, I am thinking/hoping/praying that this was nothing more than a hiccup, like the one I had on a training ride on my bike with my eTrex, and it showed a top speed of 900+.

167mph land 1995 bmw M3

In Japan, 160 going to the chunnel in France...

A lead foot can empty your wallet pretty fast. You could buy a pretty good GPS with the fine your going to pay if you get caught.

Top 10 States with Maximum Fines States Fines

Virginia $1311 (Regular fine plus $1000 if 20+ over.
Nevada $1000
Georgia $1000
North Carolina $1000
Illinois $1000
New Hampshire $1000
Utah $750
Oregon $600
Kansas $500
Maryland $500

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Good thing I live in Texas where the roads are long and the fines are cheap...so I've heard -
But in saying that it's been 20+ years since I've had a ticket or violation of any kind.
And I don't drive slow!
Always have had Passport/Escort brands of radar protection!

I had 131 mph in my semi. Not bad when the truck is governed to 70 mph. I too must have had a glitch cause it was on the Indiana Tollway on a flat surface. But it is fun to see these numbers thou. It is the "little" things in life that amuse me.

As a private pilot, and military crew member, I have never seen any electronic device cause any kind of problem. I am not saying it cannot happen, just that I have never seen it. I have sene people using laptops, walkmans, ipods, and GPS's on flights and I have never seent eh airplane drift or get off course because of all this extra EMS around the aircraft.

I can see it not being used before and during takeoff, and before and during landing, but other than that, most airplanes these days use GPS and other equipment to check their position. If it was to affect one, I doubt it would affect all. Plus all sensors and devices are either outside the aircraft, or in an area that is not susceptible to EMS problems.

It is like most new things, some people are just afraid of new things and will not ask quesiotns to learn about it.

Just my 2 cents worth.

Alan

I believe it may be more of a way to get passengers to stow distractors and focus on the crew who will need their attention should something go wrong.

I agree with the above ^.
I have a friend who is a commercial pilot and he told me he's actually told a passenger who had and "emergency" phone call that he HAD to make to go stand near the window in the main cabin door and use his cell phone. He said (off the record) that some pilots and 1st officers use their personal cellphones in the cockpit during flights sometimes.

So talk away as long as you don't get caught!

I fly all the time and if you read the back of some of the airline's free magizines (same page as the liquor selection) they usually tell you what electronics are allowed on the plane. If I remember correctly - United does not allow GPS. I have been flying SW a lot lately and yesterday flying from Dallas to KC I thought I would look to see if it was allowed an it was.

I got a max speed of 506 on my nuvi 760. The average speed from 10,000' to 10,000' in altitude was 457 and the highest I got was just over 40,000' I changed to mode to pedestrian and told it to go home. It freaked out recalculating all the time so I stopped the route and just watched the map and compared it to ground features. The plane was a 737-500

I am headed to Europe next week so I am excited to see how much faster we can go flying a higher route and probably a faster route. I am starting of in a CR700 and then moving to a 777. Both are pretty zippy planes.

I thought 371 was pretty good. I get to try again Monday.

I was able to set a new personnal best of 584. Still seems dwarfed by most of the others.

125 on land going to longview texas =]

Mine showed 95.7 after coming out of a tunnel through the Alleghany mountains. Not sure what happened but the cruise was set at 65 and I kicked it off to go through the tunnel.

are you talking miles or kms

680 mph last time I flew

My Garmin recorded max is only 73.1 mph. and that on highway with 65 mph limit. Don't expect it to grow. Don't fly on, near, or above the ground. I've seen too many high speed accidents and what they do to the folks involved.

im at 80, i like to go fast but gas is too expensive nowadays to open the ol' engine all the way anymore

Over the holiday weekend I flew Houston to Las Vegas on SWA and the max was only 517 MPH showing on my Garmin Nuvi 350.

No wonder it took so long!

I keep resetting my max speed and from time to time my max speed will show up as being around 475 MPH. I'm willing to bet that my car does not drive that fast and I've never taken my GPS on an airplane before! Obviouslly a glitch in the unit or something!

117 land speed on a back road on the IL/WI border. In a 1997 Eagle Talon 4 Cyl. stock. Scary as he!! since that is deer country.

Thats not shabby sir... havent gone that fast on 285. I can claim to have gone about 130-131ish on 675 in my old 86 buick ttype.

i think my 285 top speed is somewhere around 96-98 range.....

i wont charge you tolls on 675 if you let me slide by on 285

On my first trip my Garmin showed 140 mph and I drive a civic!

Got 640 (in the air) flying to DC with my Nuvi 750.

Just thinking...about adding some Nitrous Oxide...pwr boost it...YEA BABYYYYYY!!!

My GPSr once gave me a reading of over 800 mph, and I'm sure I had not been driving that fast.

Sometimes it seems to give a very strange and high reading, so this is a feature I don't count on.