I am sure that many members here on VAF have heard of the Eagle?s Nest projects ? RV-12?s being built by Teens as part of their High School curriculums. With pilot numbers dwindling and general aviation shrinking, helping youth get involved in our passion is vitally important, and now you can pitch in!
Garmin was kind enough to contribute and era 500 GPS to the RV-1 project to allow the RV-1 to be taken around the continent on its International Tour. With the tour complete, and the RV-1 safely at its final home in Oshkosh, Garmin told us that they didn?t need the GPS back, so we?d like to ?auction? it off and give the proceeds to Eagles Nest ? the inheritor of the ?Friends of the RV-1? organization. The Aera is a fine standalone portable GPS ? you can check out the specifics on the Garmin web site:
https://buy.garmin.com/shop/shop.do?pID=37810
The new list price is $799 with all accessories. Keep in mind that this one has been used, and comes with the suction cup mount, a dashboard mount, and 12V charging cable ONLY (the A/C charger is somewhere out there on the trail). Database was current as of late spring, 2012. And of course, this unit is historic ? it flew about 7,000 miles in the RV-1!
The auction is simple ? place your bid here in a response to this thread by 1600 Central Standard Time on Friday the 25th of January, 2013. Highest bid gets the unit, and the proceeds (every dollar) goes to the Eagle?s Nest. It?s a nice GPS for someone with a simple RV, a nice backup unit, a great back seat GPS for tandems?but best of all, you get to help young men and women get a taste of aviation and learn the values of honesty, discipline, and precision required to build airplanes.
Rememebr - this isn't just about buying a GPS - it is about helping build young adults!
Let's start the bidding at $300
Garmin was kind enough to contribute and era 500 GPS to the RV-1 project to allow the RV-1 to be taken around the continent on its International Tour. With the tour complete, and the RV-1 safely at its final home in Oshkosh, Garmin told us that they didn?t need the GPS back, so we?d like to ?auction? it off and give the proceeds to Eagles Nest ? the inheritor of the ?Friends of the RV-1? organization. The Aera is a fine standalone portable GPS ? you can check out the specifics on the Garmin web site:
https://buy.garmin.com/shop/shop.do?pID=37810
The new list price is $799 with all accessories. Keep in mind that this one has been used, and comes with the suction cup mount, a dashboard mount, and 12V charging cable ONLY (the A/C charger is somewhere out there on the trail). Database was current as of late spring, 2012. And of course, this unit is historic ? it flew about 7,000 miles in the RV-1!
The auction is simple ? place your bid here in a response to this thread by 1600 Central Standard Time on Friday the 25th of January, 2013. Highest bid gets the unit, and the proceeds (every dollar) goes to the Eagle?s Nest. It?s a nice GPS for someone with a simple RV, a nice backup unit, a great back seat GPS for tandems?but best of all, you get to help young men and women get a taste of aviation and learn the values of honesty, discipline, and precision required to build airplanes.
Rememebr - this isn't just about buying a GPS - it is about helping build young adults!
Let's start the bidding at $300