The aera product line will be on display and available for purchase for the first time at the Aircraft Owners Pilot Association (AOPA) Summit in Tampa, Florida, November 5-7, 2009. "Customers who use Garmin products in their plane and car often ask us to create an all-in-one GPS that combines our aviation expertise with the operational simplicity and clean exterior design of our automotive devices ... Since Garmin is vertically integrated and we do nearly everything in-house, we were able to meet our customers’ requests by leveraging the best features of our consumer and aviation technologies. The aera series will appeal to those who need a low cost aviation handheld that is so simple to use that many will never have to crack open the manual." The aera series has a 4.3 inch QVGA sunlight readable touchscreen display with large, finger-touchable icons. Full Article at Freshnews.com