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Garmin aera 500 GPS Receiver (1¢ Next Day Air Shipping)
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The most affordable aera touchscreen unit, the 500 model features a crisp 4.3-inch QVGA wide-format screen and preloaded graphical mapping. Go from runways to roadways with preloaded City Navigator® NT street mapping.
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Garmin's aera series of dual-duty GPS portables offer easy transition from flying to motoring – by combining the best in moving-map display features with intuitive, menu-driven touchscreen control. With aera, fingertip navigation has entered a whole new era: One that streamlines operation. Eliminates knobs and buttons. Simplifies the pilot/motorist interface. And lets you think in terms of door-to-door guidance, not just runway-to-runway.
Check Out the aera 500
There are four aera models in the Garmin lineup, offering a full range of cost/capability choices. The first and most affordable unit in the series is the aera 500. Featuring a crisp 4.3-inch QVGA wide-format touchscreen and pre-loaded graphical mapping, this versatile, feature-rich unit comes ready for takeoff, right out of the box.
Fly aera. Anywhera
In aviation mode, the aera 500's detailed chart-style shaded mapping and extensive terrain and aviation databases help you visualize your flight path in relation to nearby navaids, terrain, SUAs, obstructions, and so on. Plus, the addition of private airports and heliports to the database affords even more navigation and emergency "nearest" options. A database-driven terrain advisory feature offers TAWS-like color coding and pop-up alerts when possible obstructions or ground proximity conflicts loom ahead. And with terrain/obstacle data shown at standard 30 arc-second resolution, you'll enjoy a surprising level of detail on the display. The unit's graphical Terrain page offers both overhead and vertical profile views of the topography you're flying over. What's more, there's an IFR map mode that lets you display and navigate on high or low enroute airways. You can also pull up MEAs (Minimum Enroute Altitudes) and distances between intersections by touching the airway on the map. As in all the aera models, GPS updating is provided at a super-fast 5 Hz rate. And for added safety, an optional power/data cable (sold separately) makes it easy to interface your aera 500 with the Garmin GTX 330 Mode S transponder in your aircraft, so you can access and display TIS traffic alerts in busy terminal airspace. What's more, you can also use the aera to load communications frequencies into your Garmin SL 40 Comm or SL 30 Nav/Comm transceiver.
Built to Fly. Born to Run
Once your aircraft returns to terra firma, the fun of aera navigation continues with full automotive GPS capability and preloaded City Navigator® NT street mapping. Operating much like Garmin's popular nüvi® line of touchscreen auto navigators, your aera 500 offers voice-guided turn-by-turn directions with text-to-speech audio technology that calls out streets by name. In addition, there's built-in Bluetooth® support for wireless hands-free calling with your compatible mobile phone. And the aera's built-in "points of interest" database offers helpful guidance to millions of motels, restaurants, gas stations, ATMs, and other local attractions. To further speed your transition from aircraft to automotive mode, a unique "smart mount" for the aera offers instant clip-and-go car navigation.
Garmin aera series: It's the ultimate fly/drive option.
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area 500 with Americas databaseFree single database updateYoke mount with power cableBattery packPortable friction mountUSB cableVehicle power cablePilot's guide010-00836-00
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Aera 500
Fantastic unit, simple to operate even if you do not like to read a manual. Aviation side is complete for all except weather. Auto could use more reference points ( mile markers) and show rest areas and other major interest areas along interstates. Great buy!
Richard Geil - Ames, IA
new vs old handheld garmin
So, I've had a 496 for a while and like it. I'm sure a lot of people are wondering if they should upgrade to the latest. Here is what I've experience so far.
First, I was very familiar with the page system on the 496 and I knew exactly how many times to press the page button to get to the data I wanted. The menu system made a lot of sense to me. The new Aera is mostly better in that you always have to go back to the main menu. This means that any page is always just to 'presses' away. I actually like it better.
Second- the screen updates much faster and seems clearer. Overall, its worth it. My only concern is how the touch screen will look after a few thousand touches.
Beth Ruwe - Hopedale, MA
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