Lowrance 2000C ???

"Jay Masino" wrote in message . ..
: Blueskies wrote:
: "Jay Masino" wrote in message . ..
: : I've been wrestling lately on whether to get a 1000 or 2000c. I'm not
: : really all that concerned about terrain awareness, since I fly where
: : it's almost exclusively flat. In addition, I think the color is cute,
: : but not really neccesary. In fact, the 320x320 pixel display of the
: : 1000 seems a little sharper to my eyes. What else do you like about
: : the 2000c vs. your old 1000?
:
: The terrain feature also has a profile view that will show obstructions also, so the terrain feature is helpful for
: flatlanders also...
:
:
: The 1000 has obstructions, and I doubt I'd ever use the profile view.
: After flying behind a Garmin 195 for 10 years, I can safely say that I
: use the map view 99.9999% of the time.
:
: Any other advantages?
:
: --- Jay
:
:
: --

Dunno, does the 1000 have the SD card? I have lots of 'flight plans' stored on my 2000, and have barely touched the 512
meg card...

(Jay Masino) wrote:

I've been wrestling lately on whether to get a 1000 or 2000c. I'm not
really all that concerned about terrain awareness, since I fly where
it's almost exclusively flat. In addition, I think the color is
cute, but not really neccesary. In fact, the 320x320 pixel display of
the 1000 seems a little sharper to my eyes. What else do you like
about the 2000c vs. your old 1000?

Additional screens (options and layouts), including airport diagrams of the
major ones. It also has driving points of interest if you want to use it on
the road...

On Mar 8, 1:40 pm, (Jay Masino) wrote:
Darrel Toepfer wrote:
I put ours in a friends C150 when I fly it, I like it alot better than
the G296 thats already in it. I like it alot better than the 1000 we had
before (although the batteries lasted alot longer in the 1k). Ours
doesn't have the terrain update yet and it'll be the primary navigation
box (will also have a panel mounted Loran) in my '53 Pacer when I
complete its restoration...

I've been wrestling lately on whether to get a 1000 or 2000c. I'm not
really all that concerned about terrain awareness, since I fly where
it's almost exclusively flat. In addition, I think the color is cute,
but not really neccesary. In fact, the 320x320 pixel display of the
1000 seems a little sharper to my eyes. What else do you like about
the 2000c vs. your old 1000?


Even pilots that fly over flat terrtain benefit from terrain
capabilities. Where I fly, towers are everywhere for the first 15-45
minutes, depending on the direction I travel. Airspace also appears
on the terrain page, which is a nice treat. Oh look, 5-minutes ahead
is a tower at my altitude and 10-minutes ahead is class bravo.

While I very much enjoy the color display, I hear the 1000 runs
infinitely longer on batteries. Batteries in my 2000c might make 2-
hours.

Greg

Greg Copeland wrote:
Even pilots that fly over flat terrtain benefit from terrain
capabilities. Where I fly, towers are everywhere for the first 15-45
minutes, depending on the direction I travel. Airspace also appears
on the terrain page, which is a nice treat. Oh look, 5-minutes ahead
is a tower at my altitude and 10-minutes ahead is class bravo.

The 1000 has obstructions (towers, etc). It also has airspace.




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On 03/13/07 16:08, Greg Copeland wrote:
On Mar 8, 1:40 pm, (Jay Masino) wrote:
Darrel Toepfer wrote:
I put ours in a friends C150 when I fly it, I like it alot better than
the G296 thats already in it. I like it alot better than the 1000 we had
before (although the batteries lasted alot longer in the 1k). Ours
doesn't have the terrain update yet and it'll be the primary navigation
box (will also have a panel mounted Loran) in my '53 Pacer when I
complete its restoration...

I've been wrestling lately on whether to get a 1000 or 2000c. I'm not
really all that concerned about terrain awareness, since I fly where
it's almost exclusively flat. In addition, I think the color is cute,
but not really neccesary. In fact, the 320x320 pixel display of the
1000 seems a little sharper to my eyes. What else do you like about
the 2000c vs. your old 1000?


Even pilots that fly over flat terrtain benefit from terrain
capabilities. Where I fly, towers are everywhere for the first 15-45
minutes, depending on the direction I travel. Airspace also appears
on the terrain page, which is a nice treat. Oh look, 5-minutes ahead
is a tower at my altitude and 10-minutes ahead is class bravo.

While I very much enjoy the color display, I hear the 1000 runs
infinitely longer on batteries. Batteries in my 2000c might make 2-
hours.

In reading the documentation for the 2000c, the manufacturer expects
the batteries to be used as an emergency backup only, and that normal
operations of the unit should be via ship power.

FYI

You guys had such good things to say about it that I ordered one.

I found one at $689.50 for that price I can't go wrong.

Cheers:

Paul
NI431A

Mark Hansen wrote:

In reading the documentation for the 2000c, the manufacturer expects
the batteries to be used as an emergency backup only, and that normal
operations of the unit should be via ship power.

FYI

But old planes tend to have crappy ship power outlets, frequently they are
even disconnected...

I just saw one of these units for the first time last week at the pilot
shop at KLNS. Very nice display. I have a garmin 196 and a 430 in the
plane. It's amazing that virtually every hand held produced in the
last 5 or 6 years has a substantially better display than the 430. I
still prefer the B&W 196 display over the color 430 display.

Good luck with the new unit.
Dave
M35

Tri-Pacer wrote:
I just looked at one of these jewels yesterday and I am impressed. Is anyone
using one? How do you like it. I'd really like to hear pro's and cons. I'm
presently using a King Skymap IIIC and could probably sell if for what a
Lowrance 2000C would cost.



Thanks



Paul Anton

N1431A

KPLU

I have a couple of questions regarding the 2000C:

1. What are the mounting options? I have never liked yoke mounts.

2. Will it work with a non-Lowrance amplified external antenna (I have
a permanent
unit on top of the fuselage that has worked flawlessly with my
Garmin).

Thanks in advance for any advice.

David Johnson

On the mount, they come with a yoke mount and a suction cup mount. It uses
standard RAM ball components, so if you want something else you can use
anything in the extensive RAM catalog of pieces to mount it pretty well any
way you like.

On the antenna, I suggest you contact Lowrance and give them your antenna
specifics. The antenna the 2000c comes with is an amplified unit.

"Dave" wrote in message
oups.com...
I have a couple of questions regarding the 2000C:

1. What are the mounting options? I have never liked yoke mounts.

2. Will it work with a non-Lowrance amplified external antenna (I have
a permanent
unit on top of the fuselage that has worked flawlessly with my
Garmin).

Thanks in advance for any advice.

David Johnson