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– such as an autopilot, XM weather receiver, collisionavoidance hardware, EFIS and other devices and
convert its large 7-inch LCD into something more akin
to a multifunction display than a mere navigator.
Easily change the screen layout with your own
preferences on what you see and where you see it:
maps, TAWS data, weather graphics, vertical profile on
map, nav data, HSI and EFIS. You can save different
profiles to use in different aircraft.
The company worked to make it more user friendly,
as well, a more practical keyboard with a configurable
key, a progressive joystick and a smart wheel selector.
The company worked to assure ease of use of each
control through the new graphic interface and the full
virtual “qwerty” keyboard.
The cartography for AvMap aeronautical products
includes information from several sources: background
and land elevation; terrestrial data; marine objects;
Jeppesen data; Victor airways; private airports; vertical
obstructions; even VFR reporting points.
Price, exclusive of any options, is about $1,125.

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AvMap: GeoPilot II Plus Americas and GeoPilot II
Plus Americas Plus Weather
At $450 for a wide 5-inch color screen, the GeoPilot
II Plus Americas model delivers much of the same
punch of other models costing significantly more; and
with its new 300 MHz processor, the GeoPilot II and
its weather-receiving counterpart, the GeoPilot II Plus
Weather ($899) give other options a run.
AvMap preloads the navigators SD card with
Jeppesen navigation database with terrain and vertical
obstructions. The map data includes Victor airways,
marine objects, ULM aerodromes and private airports.
This enhanced database provides more navigation and
emergency “nearest” options.
AvMap engineered the multifunctional GeoPilot II
Plus for both aeronautical and terrestrial navigation,
making it an excellent companion in the car. A second
2GB SD Card preloaded with Tele Atlas Maps of
Europe or North America lets the user convert the
GeoPilot II Plus into an advanced street navigator that
delivers turn-by-turn vocal directions with the SD card
included.
AvMap EKP-IV Handheld GPS With WX/XM Package
Combine the low cost for a 7-inch screen and the
high functionality of AvMap’s EKP-IV GPS and some
may question the price: $1,795 on many websites.
The large screen comes in a sleek package
measuring 4.75 inches wide, 7 inches long and
1.5 inches thick; the package houses an integral
12-channel GPS receiver, internal battery for standby
use, and software that drives Jeppesen NavData for
the U.S., Canada, Central and South America, a fullfeatured flight-planning program and memory for up to
10 plans with as many as 100 legs each.
The EKP-IV can produce a full-screen or splitscreen HSI with flight-data fields, vertical navigation
routing, aircraft checklists, and a built-in E6B function
to calculate fuel use, wind direction and velocities,
timers and a trip computer. You can learn to use the
EKP-IV with its own full-function simulator.
The unit also can integrate with an autopilot and an
external antenna.
AvMap EKP-V Americas
AvMap’s new EKP-V brings some new thinking
to the field, including a new docking station that can
connect it to several onboard devices at the same time

Anywhere Map: The Anywhere Map Duo
Sporting a new WAAS GPS and a thinner profile
housing its 7-inch screen, the Anywhere Map Duo is
another tablet-sized GPS navigator – and with its own
advanced features.
The Anywhere Map Duo delivers a big picture sharp
detail with its 7-inch display that boasts excellent
sunlight readability. The thinner profile of the Duo
makes it a better fit on aircraft yoke mounts.
Anywhere Map equips the Duo standard with
Anywhere Map PRO for navigation, pocket plates for
approach plates and street navigation software for the
U.S. only.
A self-contained aviation GPS, the Anywhere Map
Duo combines an advanced high-resolution terrain
map, detailed aviation data (navaids, airspace,
airways, SUAs and TFRs, etc.) with advanced flight
tools like a VNAV, HSI, flight planning, weight and
balance, calculator, and an airport guide.
Anywhere Map’s Personal Digital Co-Pilot tracks
your flight and issues reminders like switch fuel tanks
and begin descent along with obstacle and terrain
warnings.
The Pocket Plates itself has advanced enormously
during its years of evolution and now offers
precalibrated approach plate images showing
the aircraft position on the map in real time. The
software also automatically shares GPS and weather
information with Anywhere Map PRO and high-

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