Garmin AERA 560 Color Aviation GPS (Americas)

• Easy-to-use touchscreen interface
• Bright 4.3″ diagonal, color display
• XM weather and audio capability
• Lithium-ion battery – lasts up to five hours, depending on usage and settings
• High-sensitivity GPS receiver with WAAS position accuracy for improved performance and reception

Say hello to the aera series: Easy-to-use pilot/motorist GPS solutions from the leader in both Aviation and Automotive portable navigation. Featuring crisp 4.3-inch QVGA wide-format displays with touchscreen interface, all four aera models come with preloaded automotive maps, a built-in terrain/obstacles aviation database, patented Panel Page instrument display, and more. So, you can go from runways to roadways with the best in moving-map guidance to match your needs and budget.

The most feature-rich navigator in Garmin’s aera lineup, the 560 model combines a more advanced list of automotive and piloting capabilities with higher-resolution 9 arc-second terrain/obstacle graphics that yield over 11 times more onscreen resolution than the standard 30 arc-second versions. As in all the aera models, GPS updating is provided at a super- fast 5 Hz rate. And you also get full support for the latest in XM WX satellite weather capabilities. With coverage for the U.S. and Canada, the XM service lets you reference detailed NEXRAD imaging and METARs data, as well as current reports on precipitation, lightning, winds aloft, airport terminal forecasts, and more. Weather graphics can be overlaid on your aera’s moving-map display. And for added entertainment value, your XM receiver can also be used to access over 170 channels of digital audio entertainment (XM subscription required). The GXM 40 smart antenna is included with your aera 560. And a single integrated cabling solution for power, music and datalink weather options makes for easy, clutter-free aera connectivity in your cockpit.

Say hello to the aera series: Easy-to-use pilot/motorist GPS solutions from the leader in both Aviation and Automotive portable navigation. Featuring crisp 4.3-inch QVGA wide-format displays with touchscreen interface, all four aera models come with preloaded automotive maps, a built-in terrain/obstacles aviation database, patented Panel Page instrument display, and more. So, you can go from runways to roadways with the best in moving-map guidance to match your needs and budget.

The most feature-rich navigator in Garmin’s aera lineup.

Terrain/obstacles graphics are shown in higher-resolution 9 arc-second detail.

Comes fully preloaded with Garmin SafeTaxi charts for over 950 U.S. airports.

Over 683 parachute drop zones are detailed in the Americas navigation database.

Preloaded with Americas terrain database. Click to enlarge coverage map.

Preloaded City Navigator NT mapping makes street navigation easy.

Go Top-of-the-Line with aera 560
The most feature-rich navigator in Garmin’s aera lineup, the 560 model combines a more advanced list of automotive and piloting capabilities with higher-resolution 9 arc-second terrain/obstacle graphics that yield over 11 times more onscreen resolution than the standard 30 arc-second versions. As in all the aera models, GPS updating is provided at a super- fast 5 Hz rate. And you also get full support for the latest in XM WX satellite weather capabilities (subscriptions required). With coverage for the U.S. and Canada, the XM service lets you reference detailed NEXRAD imaging and METARs data, as well as current reports on precipitation, lightning, winds aloft, airport terminal forecasts, and more. Weather graphics can be overlaid on your aera’s moving-map display. And for added entertainment value, your XM receiver can also be used to access over 170 channels of digital audio entertainment (XM subscription required). The GXM 40 smart antenna is included with your aera 560. And a single integrated cabling solution for power, music and datalink weather options makes for easy, clutter-free aera connectivity in your cockpit.

Think “mini-MFD” with Preloaded Mapping
In addition to the XM satellite access, your aera 560 comes fully preloaded with detailed flight mapping, terrain/obstacles alerting, U.S. SafeTaxi charts, and AOPA Airport Directory data. So, you’ll have a wealth of information resources at your fingertips to help you make better flying decisions. A full year of prepaid aviation database updates is included with your aera 560 purchase. And to further enhance situational awareness, the aera 560′s graphical Terrain page offers both overhead and vertical profile views of the topography under your flight path. There’s also an IFR map mode that lets you display and navigate on high or low enroute airways–while using your touchscreen map cursor to reference MEAs (Minimum Enroute Altitudes) and distances between intersections. To help keep pilots aware of special airspace activity, over 683 parachute drop zones are detailed in the Americas navigation database. Plus, to help with traffic surveillance, an optional power/data cable (sold separately) makes it easy to interface your aera with the Garmin GTX 330 Mode S transponder in your aircraft, thus enabling you to access and display TIS traffic alerts in busy terminal airspace. As an added convenience, you can also use the aera to load communication frequencies into your Garmin SL 40 Comm or SL 30 Nav/Comm transceiver.

It’s Loaded for the Road as Well
The segue from pilot to motorist is seamless when you go with the aera 560: Its “dual boot” design, supported by preloaded City Navigator NT street mapping, converts to “road mode” in a virtual heartbeat. Operating much like Garmin’s popular nüvi line of touchscreen auto navigators, the aera 560 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. Other premium features available on the aera 560 include lane assist with junction view, speed limit notification, Navteq traffic alerts, and more (requires the GTM 20, sold separately). Plus, you can still enjoy XM Radio and monitor XM WX satellite weather while operating in auto mode. And to speed your transition from aircraft to automotive mode, there’s also a unique “smart mount” for the aera that helps get you on your way with instant clip-and-go navigation.

About the Jeppesen Database
The aera includes an internal Jeppesen database provides location and facility information for thousands of airports, VORs, NDBs, and more. Updates to the Jeppesen database are available every 28 days online, and the database includes the following information:

• Airport–identifier, facility name, city/state/country, latitude/longitude, field elevation, available fuel types, runway designations and layout, runway surface, runway length, runway width, runway lighting, communication frequencies, and published approaches.
• Weather–frequencies associated with an airport (ASOS, ATIS, and AWOS).
• VORs–identifier, facility name, city/state/country, location (latitude/longitude), frequency, service volume (high, low, terminal), and type (such as VOR-DME, TACAN, and VORTAC).
• NDBs–identifier, facility name, city/state/country, location (latitude/longitude), and frequency.
• Intersections–identifier, nearest VOR, radial and distance from nearest VOR, location (latitude/longitude), and region/country.
• ARTCC–Air Route Traffic Control Centers.
• Airspace–boundaries (Class B, Class C, Control Zones, SUAs, and MOAs), controlling agency, and vertical boundaries.
• FSS–Flight Service Stations.

Americas Terrain Database
Enhance situational awareness with the Terrain Aviation Database. This digital database contains the elevation data which represents the topography of the earth. Using this information, your Garmin aviation GPS monitors your current position in relation to surrounding terrain to provide alerts–giving you additional time to make critical decisions regarding the flight path. Since Terrain data does not include man-made objects (towers, airports, VORs etc.), updates to Terrain data do not occur on a regular basis.

The download process for Terrain updates is simple and convenient. Simply plug in your aviation device, download and go.

About City Navigator NT
With nearly 6 million points of interest and road coverage for U.S., Canada and Mexico, plus Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands and the Bahamas, City Navigator North America NT gives you everything you need to travel North America. Powered by NAVTEQ, a world leader in premium-quality digital map data, City Navigator brings you the most detailed street maps available so you can navigate with exact, turn-by-turn directions to any address or intersection.

• Provides nearly 6 million points of interest, including hotels, restaurants, parking, entertainment, fuel and shopping.
• Includes new extended coverage for Mexico.
• Includes highways, interstates, and business and residential roads in metropolitan and rural areas.
• Includes turn restrictions, roundabout guidance, speed categories.
• Gives turn-by-turn directions.
• Includes postal code support for Canada.
• Speaks street names (example: “Turn right on Main Street.”).

What’s in the Box
aera 560, One Year of Prepaid Database Updates, GXM 40 Smart Antenna, Yoke Mount With Power Cable, Battery Pack, Portable Friction Mount, USB Cable, AC Adapter, Vehicle Power Cable, Carry Case, Pilot’s Guide and Owner’s Manual

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