Garmin Portable Aviation Price Reductions

May 15, 2013 By Leave a Comment

  Garmin announced today that it has lowered the price on all of its popular portable airplane GPS units. They have also lowered the price of the Garmin GDL 39 ADS-B receiver. The new prices as of 05/15/2013 are as follows: aera Units Garmin 796 - $1,999 Garmin 795 - $1,699 Garmin 560 - … [Read More...]

Bose A20 Integrates with Garmin

Bose A20 Aviation Headset

The new Bose® A20™ Aviation Headset was announced today during the opening of the 2010 Airventure Oshkosh airshow. The Bose Aviation Headset X has long been the standard that all ANR headsets looked up at and the new Bose A20 appears to have kicked it up a significant notch with some very impressive features. For the purpose of this blog, we're going to point … [Read More...]

Garmin GLO Bluetooth GPS

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Garmin, the world's leading provider of GPS equipment, announced their latest shot in the GPS wars. The all-new Garmin GLO is a small gray box that serves as a GPS accessible via a Bluetooth-enabled iPhone or iPad (okay, Android devices, too). This $99 device enables pilots and drivers to keep track of their position without the hassle of adding another screen. The GLO is Apple approved to … [Read More...]

Should Pilot’s Carry PLBs?

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Personal Locator Beacons (PLB) have become as important to aviators as it is for boaters, hikers and all-around adventurers. Many pilots don’t think it’s necessary because of the ELT on their aircraft, but most pilots who have flown long enough have heard more than one story that involved an ELT not activating on impact. Additionally, if an aircraft goes down in water … [Read More...]