Has anyone played with th e Airmap 1000

On Tue, 09 Dec 2003 23:38:56 GMT "Jerald Malin" wrote:

I played with it at the AOPA Expo. I loved their HSI screen. It will give
the Garmin 196 panel screen a run for its money. It is much more detailed
than the HSI screen on the 500.

The screen was dim, as (they claimed) it did not have the back light in yet.
Supposedly, it will have a similar back light as the 500, which is very
bright and visible.

It is much bigger than my 300. But on the other hand, I won't have to squint
at the display to see it.

The reviews on the Airmap 500 were very positive, and the 1000 is supposed
to be the same thing but bigger screen. The 500 wont have as detailed an HSI
screen as the 1000 due to screen size.

The yoke mount is significantly beefier than my 300. The external antenna is
active, giving significantly better sensitivity, and the WAAS is also
active, giving much better accuracy. I understand the manual is much more
understandable.

I am waiting for them to hit the street, and I will probably upgrade. I do
like the non-propriatory memory card, and the fact that they supply
everything, CD's, mount, etc, everything BUT the wall wort for power inside.
Updates will be over the internet for $35. That beats the $75 and send back
the chip.

They still have runway extensions, and obstructions which seem to be missing
on the Garmin units.

My only regret is they didn't have the screen in color. Watch, I will buy
one, and they will announce a color screen.

Color would be nice but I can live without if it's big enough, this looks
big enough. What are your impressions of the interface? Is it intuitive?
Is there a logical flow to get to menus, etc.? The price is very
competitive too.


R. Hubbell



Jerry Malin
Warrior N82045


"R. Hubbell" wrote in message
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I was looking at this unit on the web and it looks great. If anyone has
had any
hands on with this it would be interesting to hear first impressions or
even
second or third.


R. Hubbell

I thought the controls were pretty logical. Here's a link to the manual for
the Airmap 500, which should be pretty close to the 1000. They have not put
the 1000 manual on the web yet. The only non-logical part was the use of the
exit button to enter data rather than the ent button.

http://www.lowrance.com/Manuals/File...381_062003.pdf

The screen that I was shown had the moving map overlaid with a DG image and
there was all sorts of additional stuff, but I can't remember exactly what
all was there. It was very nice. I was impressed. It was a screen that was
not going to be on the 500, as it needed too many pixels.

I have seen prices as low as $689. That puts the great looking AvMap at
over twice as much airplane dollars.

I have flown without color for a long time. A good clear display is all I
need, color is what I want. Unfortunately, color is pricey, pretty but
pricey.

Jay:

I liked your picture of the AvMap on your yoke. You are going to force me
into an AvMap if I am not careful!!!

Jerry Malin
Warrior N82045

I have flown without color for a long time. A good clear display is all I
need, color is what I want. Unfortunately, color is pricey, pretty but
pricey.

You know, that's EXACTLY what I said, before seeing the AvMap demo'd at OSH
2003. (Actually, my son saw it from across the giant hangar, and almost
literally dragged me over to see it.) After spending over an hour with the
guy who designed it, I remarked that I simply couldn't believe everything it
did.

He chuckled, and said he'd only shown me MAYBE 5% of what the unit could
do...

Trust me, I had NO intention of spending that much $$ on a GPS before I saw
the unit. After I saw it, however, the $1700 seemed like a bargain, almost
too cheap to be true. (Especially after seeing the 295 demo'd, and walking
away unimpressed.)

I liked your picture of the AvMap on your yoke. You are going to force me
into an AvMap if I am not careful!!!

Well, Jerry, I can't think of another single place where an extra thousand
bucks can make such a huge difference in the way we fly. After years of
flying with our black & white Airmap 300, the color experience was simply
astounding. Mary and I were both truly surprised at how much easier and
quicker it was to pick out features on the map, due to the color gradations
and the vastly increased size of the screen. This translates into increased
situational awareness, easier navigation, less "head-down" time, and
enhanced safety.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

[somebody] wrote:
I have flown without color for a long time. A good clear display is all I
need, color is what I want. Unfortunately, color is pricey, pretty but
pricey.


It also sucks batteries. I can do without the color in exchange for the
additional battery life.

Dave
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On Thu, 11 Dec 2003 09:50:44 -0500 Dave Butler wrote:

[somebody] wrote:
I have flown without color for a long time. A good clear display is all I
need, color is what I want. Unfortunately, color is pricey, pretty but
pricey.


It also sucks batteries. I can do without the color in exchange for the
additional battery life.


Good point, but don't these units run off plane power?

R. Hubbell

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Good point, but don't these units run off plane power?

Yep.

The AvMap doesn't even use batteries. We keep an extra "power pack" on
board (a 12-volt thingy that you can plug a cigar lighter into), in case the
plane's electrical system goes Tango Uniform in flight.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
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Good point, but don't these units run off plane power?

Yep.

The AvMap doesn't even use batteries. We keep an extra "power pack" on
board (a 12-volt thingy that you can plug a cigar lighter into), in case
the
plane's electrical system goes Tango Uniform in flight.

If the plane electrical system goes TU, so will the power to the lighter
jack (stopping power to your 12-volt thingy).

R. Hubbell wrote:
On Thu, 11 Dec 2003 09:50:44 -0500 Dave Butler wrote:


[somebody] wrote:

I have flown without color for a long time. A good clear display is all I
need, color is what I want. Unfortunately, color is pricey, pretty but
pricey.

It also sucks batteries. I can do without the color in exchange for the
additional battery life.



Good point, but don't these units run off plane power?

Ahhh. Thanks. I didn't know that. Never mind.

Dave
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