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Airmap 2000C ???
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 |
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