AirMap 2000C has more screen variety and detail than any portable we’ve seen thus far. Shown here is a basic map screen with arc view compass and CDI.

by Larry Anglisano

Just when we thought the aviation portable GPS arena couldn’t get any more crowded, along comes another player vying for a piece of the market. Even though the field only has two players now—Garmin and Lowrance—new models seem to appear several times a year. In a nutshell, Lowrance’s AirMap 2000C picks up where the AirMap 1000 left off, offering yet more tricks, this time in living color and at a bargain price point. (For a review of the AirMap 1000, see the March 2004 issue of Aviation Consumer.) …