Garmin Aera 500

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Garmin Aera 500 (Americas) plus $.01 Shipping

List Price: $875.00
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Manufacturer: Garmin
Manufacturer's Part No. 010-00836-00

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Product Code: GARMIN-AERA-500-AMERICAS

Description

Technical Specs

The Garmin Aera 500 replaces Garmin's 296 as an affordable and capable portable aviation GPS. This unit features a touchscreen interface that makes using the unit very user friendly. The Aera 500 has a Jeppesen database that includes all of the Airports, VORs, NDBs, Intersections, Airspace and Airport Information. It also will display Obstacles, Terrain and IFR Airways. It operates for 5 hours with the Lithium Battery fully charged. It will also interface with the Garmin SL30, SL40 for frequency tuning and the GTX330 for Traffic.

The Garmin Aera 500 also features an automotive mode. When driving, the Garmin Aera 500 will operate the same as Garmin's popular Nuvi line of Automotive GPSs. The Aera 500 has a complete North American Street database and it provides turn-by-turn guidance. It also has Bluetooth wireless technology for hands free calling in the car.

Features

	aera 500	aera 510	aera 550	aera 560
5Hz GPS update rate for smoother updating of panel page	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
XM WX capable and GXM� 40 antenna included (requires XM subscription)	No	Yes	No	Yes
Standard resolution (30 arc second) terrain with obstacle data	Yes	Yes	No	No
High resolution (9 arc second) terrain with obstacle data	No	No	Yes	Yes
SafeTaxi� with over 950 US airports	No	No	Yes	Yes
AOPA airport directory	No	No	Yes	Yes
One year of free aviation database updates ($800+ value)	No	No	Yes	Yes
Enhanced auto features (lane assist with junction view, speed limit indicator)	No	No	Yes	Yes
NAVTEQ automotive traffic compatible (requires purchase GTM� 20 traffic receiver)	No	No	Yes	Yes