One of many announcements made at Garmin in the past week is that of two portable units that provide a new way to display data in the cockpit through SiriusXM and the ADS-B network. The GDL 52 combines the two networks to provide weather, traffic and audio to a portable tablet or other mobile device, and even some panel mounted avionics. The GDL 51 is connected only to the Sirius XM satellite network. Both the GDL 51 and 52 incorporate GPS position data.
Garmin Introduces Portable SiriusXM/ADS-B Units