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Touchscreen Aviation/Automotive GPS
The aera® 500 touchscreen portable GPS offers easy transition from flying to driving with an intuitive, icon-driven user interface. The aera® 500 features a crisp 4.3" QVGA widescreen, plus the simplicity of a single cable solution for power, music and antenna options. For aviation, aera® combines colorfully detailed topography with built-in terrain/obstacles alerting and complete Jeppesen database. In the car, the dual-boot aera® offers the ease and simplicity of Garmin's industry leading Nuvi automotive navigators featuring City Nav NT mapping, with audio callout of street names simplifying navigation.
Aviation Features and Specifications
- Easy-to-use touchscreen interface
- Bright 4.3" diagonal, color touchscreen display; 480 x 272 pixels; WQVGA TFT display with white backlight
- Lithium-ion battery - lasts up to five hours, depending on usage and settings
- Flight Plans: 50 with up to 300 points each
- Flight log: At least 30 most recent flights
- Auto time zone - aera® will automatically adjust your time zone while navigating
- High-sensitivity GPS receiver with WAAS position accuracy for improved performance and reception
- Simplified PC connectivity, using USB mass storage for easy data base updates
- Unit dimensions - 5.3"W x 3.3"H x 0.9"D
- Weight - 9.5 oz (270g)
- Rugged and waterproof (IPX-7)
- Interface with SL30 and SL40 for frequency tuning
- GTX 330 interface capability for TIS traffic
Automotive Features
- Preloaded street maps of North America
- Turn-by-turn directions with voice guidance - "Turn right on Main Street"
- Bluetooth wireless technology- enabling hands-free calling
- Micro-SD™ card slot for optional mapping and data storage
- Trip computer records mileage, max speed, total time and more
- Garmin Connect™ Photos - associate your favorite images with saved locations
- Built-in travel kit includes features such as picture viewer, world clock, currency and measurement converters and calculator
Package includes:
aera® 500, yoke mount, automotive friction mount, vehicle power cable, battery, USB cable, pilot's guide, quick start manuals |
