Can't help you with the SD card problem, but what made you decide to give
up the IIIC ?

I noticed the Skymap IIIC had the Victor Airways in it and I still use
them for all my routing in the Northeast. I was actually thinking about
getting one, and you're the first person I've found who actually used one.
Any diff between the Airmap and the Skymap?


I haven't yet decided to get rid of the Skymap. It's a real fine unit.
However I have a Tri-Pacer and I have to use it strapped to my leg. It's too
big for a yoke mount. If I ever needed full aileron deflection with the yoke
way back the Skymap could get in the way.

I did an annual on a plane with a Lowrance 2000C then delivered it. I
thought it was a neat unit. Then I found out they were deeply discounted as
a Sun & Fun special and convinced my wife I should try it out. :-)

Here's what I like about the Lowrance The smaller size will lend itself to
better mounting in my plane. The dual land-air modes should be a plus. The
battery back up is a plus. And last but not least, the data base updates are
only $35.00 and use standard SD cards. I think a single database update for
the King is around $250.00 requiring a card exchange.

I have an old panel mounted GPS that I never use. If I mount the new
Lowrance where the old Morrow was, my wife will be able to see it as well as
I can. Then she could do any GPS programming etc, leaving my eyes outside
the cockpit.

Now here's the rub. The King has wonderful screen resolution. I don't much
care for the screen on the Lowrance. I think the Skymap is much more
intuitive then the Lowrance.

To be fair I haven't flown the Lowrance yet. I need to learn it a bit better
so I'm not pressing buttons instead of looking outside. Should I decide I
can't part with the King, I should be able to get most of my purchase price
back due to the discount price of the Lowrance.

On the other hand if I decide it's a keeper I can peddle the Skymap for
about what the Lowrance cost.

If I had more cockpit room I wouldn't think of getting rid of the Skymap
it's really a great unit.

Cheers:

Paul
N1431A
KPLU