Garmin Aera 550 Pacific

Overview

• Crisp, 4.3-inch QVGA wide-format colour touchscreen
• Preloaded with Pacific Jeppesen Aviation Database AND Australia & New Zealand Street Mapping
• Combines colourful detailed topography, with built-in terrain and obstacles alerting, plus IFR map mode with airways
• Features one year of free aviation database updates (valued at over $800!)

Garmin have packed the Aera 550 avitation GPS full of exciting new features, and it is now all driven with an intuitive touchscreen interface!

The sensitive internal GPS will also update the screen 5 times per second (5hz) to ensure smoother updates on the panel page.

The Garmin Aera 550 avitation GPS makes the transition from driving to flying easy - with an icon-driven, touch screen interface, you could even call it a magic carpet GPS. Featuring a 4.3 inch widescreen, and single cable solution for power and music. For aviation, the Aera 550 combines colourful detailed topography, with built-in high resolution terrain (9 arc-second terrain resolution) and obstacles alerting, plus IFR map mode with airways.

The Aera 550 also features one year of free aviation database updates (valued at over $800!).

In the car, the Aera will boot into a different user interface, similar to that used on Garmin's leading Nuvi series. The Aera 550 features enhanced lane assist with junction view, speed limit indicator, and is also compatible with an optinal GTM20 traffic receiver for realtime traffic updates.

The Aera 550 is supplied with detailed street mapping of Australia and New Zealand, and will speak street names for hassle free navigation in the car.

The removeable li-ion battery will last for up to 5 hours. You can save up to 50 flight plans, with 300 points in each. Automatic flight log, with at least 30 most-recent flights. Auto time zone while navigating. Fully waterproof to IPX7 standards, with Bluetooth handsfree calling in automotive mode.

The Aera 550 is supplied with a yoke mount, automotive friction mount, vehicle power cable, battery, USB cable, pilot's guide, quick start manual, one year of free aviation database updates, and a carry case.