The AvMap EKP-IV brings situational awareness to the next level in a portable moving map GPS. Featuring a new, more compact unit profile with an even LARGER and more brilliant color, sunlight-viewable LCD display. AvMap EKP-IV… redefining portable GPS moving map systems.
- STILL the largest screen (7" diagonal)
- Compact, sleek design (4.75" W x 7"L x 1.5"H)
- Internal 12-channel GPS
- Operates on aircraft 12v power supply
- Internal batteries for emergency use (up to 1.5 hours)
- Jeppesen® NavData for the U.S., Canada, Central & South America
- Full flight planning capability (10 flight plans of up to 100 legs each)
- Full or split HSI screens with data fields
- Vertical navigation routing
- Calculator functions: fuel, winds, timers, trip computer
- Aircraft checklists
- Full simulator functions
- Data storage on Compact Flash cards
- Integration with other onboard navigation systems: autopilot, GPS, external antenna
- Kneeboard design with R-A-M® and fixed mounting options
Press Release:
The Aviation division of AvMap/Navigation has introduced a new addition to its EKP (Electronic Knee Pad) Series of moving-map GPS navigators.
AvMap/Navigation’s new EKP-IV was introduced to the industry and aviators at the EAA AirVenture 2004 in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. The new EKP-IV expands on many of the advanced features that made its predecessor, the EKP-IIIC Series, so popular. Like the EKP-IIIC, the EKP-IV features a brilliant color Thin Film Transistor (TFT) screen with sunlight-viewable filters. In a unique twist, however, AvMap’s product engineers have managed to increase the display size to a LARGER 7-inch diagonal screen while actually decreasing the overall size of the case.
By strategically positioning menu keys along the sides of the slimmed-down case, designers have made it easier than ever to operate and access features such as the new Profile and Landscape viewing capabilities. AvMap/Navigation has also made key improvements in the areas of chart data storage and software. Instead of operating with a 16MB C-card, the EKP-IV utilizes a standard 126mb Compact Flash (CF) with the capability to expand to a 256MB card in the near future.
The software provides expanded capabilities for viewing aviation and marine data. The same Jeppesen® library from the EKP-IIIC is included; the same unit can also read award-winning NT+ marine cartography. The EKP-IV features improved background mapping and a brilliant screen display that is viewable in all light conditions. TeleAtlas® street and Points of Interest (POI) data help to enhance a pilot’s VFR situational awareness. Sectional and regional charts with increased data recognition are also available.
AvMap/Navigation has exciting “Phase 2” plans to further expand the capabilities of the EKP-IV. Plans include adding the features of the new AvMap GeoSat2 land navigator (minus the friendly voice instructions). This will allow the EKP-IV to be removed from the aircraft and used inside a vehicle for navigating streets, highways and back roads.
The EKP-IV is designed to be mounted on the aviator’s knee, but the kneepad is removable to allow R-A-M® mounting in various locations in the aircraft. Even with the six included, rechargeable AA batteries inserted, the EKP-IV weighs only a few ounces more than the EKP-IIIC. These batteries provide more than one hour of emergency power, should aircraft power be lost.
“In the tradition of our company, we are expanding the capabilities of our new unit to serve both the general aviation enthusiast as well as law enforcement, civil air patrol and other specialty aviation organizations,” said Bill Poirier, Manager of the Aviation Division of AvMap/Navigation. “We are listening closely and striving to meet the present and future needs of both markets,” he added.
