GARMIN- Aera 550

Touchscreen Aviation/Automotive GPS

The new touch screen design offers portability and easy transition from flying to driving because of the aera 500’s intuitive user interface. For aviation, aera® combines colorfully detailed topography with built-in terrain/obstacles alerting. Preloaded SafeTaxi® charts, AOPA data, high-resolution terrain, and airways. The aera® 550 also includes free aviation data base updates for one year. In the car, the dual-boot aera® series offers the ease and simplicity of Garmin's industry leading Nuvi automotive navigators with City Nav NT mapping and audio callout of street names simplifying navigation. The aera® 550 also offers lane assist, speed limit notification, traffic alerts, and more.

Aviation Features and Specifications:

The aera 500 has many additional features that make this one of Garmin’s most popular GPS systems. Some of these advanced elements include: Easy-to-use touchscreen interface, color touchscreen display, lithium-ion battery, auto time zone, high-sensitivity GPS receiver , simplified PC connectivity, waterproof capability and more.

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
• Lane Assist - lane guidance will direct you to the lane that you need to be in while navigating
• Junction View - you will see a realistic image of some major junctions
• 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
• Popular optional accessories include: Navtec traffic updates via GTM 20 and motorcycle mount

Package includes:

aera® 550, yoke mount, automotive friction mount, vehicle power cable, battery, USB cable, pilot's guide, quick start manuals, one year free aviation data base coupon, and carrying case