We're on our fifth GPS. We've flown with a:

- Magellan Nautical GPS (sold to a relative for fifty bucks)
- Lowrance Airmap 300 (Traded in for color.)
- AvMap EKP-IIIc (Sold on Ebay -- still the best GPS I've owned)
- Lowrance 2000C (On the pilot's yoke)
- Garmin 496 (Panel-docked in an AirGizmo)

I got rid of the Airmap 300 when Lowrance stopped supporting it. All were
working when we sold them.

As far as durability goes, when you add up how seldom an aviation GPS is
actually used (compared to, say, an automotive unit), they should never
fail.

By the way, does anyone have information about Lowrance putting out an XM
product? At SnF last year, someone who was in a position to know
indicated that Lowrance would probably have an XM aviation GPS available
this year.

Lowrance (and AvMap) have been saying this since the very first day Garmin
announced XM weather, in an effort to bolster their sales.

Their promises have been hollow thus far.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
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