Comments on: Lowrance Releases AirMap 600c

By: David

David — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 00:18:00 +0000

Bought mine just last week, flown with it twice and now i get the restart problems.
Wish i had spent te extra money on a Garmin model. Il ebay it.
Very disapointed!!

By: Mark

Mark — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 14:44:28 +0000

I bought this Airmap 600C in March 2008 and am having the same problems, this unit is a piece s>>t.

By: joe pilot

joe pilot — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 08:46:51 +0000

I had a Lowrance Airmap 300, which had to be replaced by the factory under warranty at least 3 times. In the end, they gave me a Airmap 500 as the final replacement. The Airmap 500 has been ok, but would never buy a Lowrance product again. My friends with Garmins have no such trouble and the Lowrance models do not hold their resale value like Garmins do. Go check EBay to see proof. Garmin 196 models sell for 2/3 of the original price. The Lowrance Airmap 500 sells for 1/3. I think that says it all.

By: Andy James

Andy James — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 10:04:58 +0000

First class product for me, I guess most of these sites tend to get problems reported more than good points.
When I say no problems that is exactly what I’ve got, it always works, screen is good, functions easy to use, quick access features do what they should. I prefer it to the slightly more “busy” Garmin.
With the 600C Lowrence are not selling on a name like Garmin do but with a product. I will stick with Lowrence now its very very good and excellent value for money.

By: Fredcfmvd

Fredcfmvd — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 21:22:24 +0000

I guess that either I’m lucky or that some of these postings are spoofs! I have had no troubles as yet. It does need to be plugged in otherwise the screen dims after a short period. My one complaint is that the text is small and it’s difficult to read.
I guess I come from the bottom of the food chain though, my last ‘GPS’ was a software package called Anywhere Map and was sold as a package ($600) with a PDA. People if you live in Western Canada, don’t even think of buying it!! The software is junk, the maps are junk and inaccurate, (how do you fly in mountains with 1/4 mile square pixels?) it crashed more than it ran. My Airmap by comparison has stunning bright detailed graphics, and I love it. True I never owned a Garmin, and I’m sure they are even better but they are way outside my budget.
The Airmap is a powerful, configurable and fine device if you read the instructions.

Thanks,

Fred.

By: robitaille roger

robitaille roger — Sat, 30 Jun 2007 02:33:08 +0000

HI,

I receive a new one this week, for the fourth time
and this one seemed to work very well, after many hours of trying.
Beautiful machine when it work.

see you
Roger

By: Silver 14

Silver 14 — Thu, 31 May 2007 14:24:37 +0000

Well, I got this last 2 weeks & it was ok so far.

By: robitaille roger

robitaille roger — Tue, 29 May 2007 21:00:02 +0000

After 2 times with the restarting problem, Lowrance send me a new one. Working very well for some hours (4) I need to familiarise with it, to be ready to fly.

On the next morning, seem to be ready to fly, I tell to my wife “I glad, I have a working GPS”, and when I start it to show her, the restarting problem come up again.

Still communicating with Lowrance. Hope they fix that trouble soon. Nothing to do with this machine for now.

By: fahd

fahd — Tue, 29 May 2007 12:29:32 +0000

i bought my 600c about 3 months back. it disappointed me with the restart problems initially. but just soon as the problem started, it disappeared and ever since i have never had problems with the unit. it was a pleasure on board, very handy, easily readible during various light conditions. i do hope Lowrance stand up to its committment and make it upto some of its disappointed customers, by replacing the troubled units free of cost and providing a good post sales support in whatever shape.

By: Jonathan Mirgon

Jonathan Mirgon — Wed, 23 May 2007 01:48:12 +0000

I was happy with the unit, opened it up played with it for an hour or so, Day two I decided to get familiar with it before flying , to find that after you turn it on: It powers on and then off, etc had to remove the batteries. After some research I found that this is a common problem. Not happy I hope to be returning it for a garmin 96c ! Junk