"Jonathan Sorger" wrote in message
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Thanks to advice from several people, I sold the Garmin Streetpilot that
was given to me as a gift and now wish to 'convert' it into an aviation
GPS.

I'm debating a Lowrance Airmap 1000 (or possibly a 500) and am curious
to hear opinions of happy/sad pilots who own it...


Don't know about the 500/1000 but Lowrance has had a good rep as the dark
horse of aviation handhelds. I had an Airmap 100 for a while I was very
happy with, though to be fair I didn't ask much from it either.

If you *really* want to save money I would go on eBay and find a used Airmap
100 or Garmin 195. Probably under $200 for a full kit if you keep your eyes
peeled.

Best,
-cwk.