Garmin Connext V2

Weve taken wireless connections granted for years now in our daily lives. But, when our airplanes play, its again pretty exciting. We wrote about Garmins Flight Stream 110 and 210 in February 2016. Now, the next generation of this device will cut your database costs and effort to boot.

Frank Bowlin

Thursday, December 15, 2016 at 12:00 AM ET

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Key Takeaways:

Garmin's Flight Stream 510 is a next-generation multimedia card for GTN navigators, enabling wireless communication (Bluetooth and WiFi) between panel-mount avionics and tablets.
Its key new feature, "Database Concierge," allows for wireless, simplified database updates from a tablet to compatible avionics, which can then propagate to other aircraft systems.
When combined with Garmin's OnePak subscription, the Flight Stream 510 offers significant cost reductions on aviation database updates.
The device also facilitates two-way flight plan transfer, streams critical flight data (AHRS, weather, traffic) to tablets, and enhances operational redundancy.

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We’ve taken wireless connections granted for years now in our daily lives. But, when our airplanes play, it’s again pretty exciting. We wrote about Garmin’s Flight Stream 110 and 210 in February 2016. Now, the next generation of this device will cut your database costs and effort to boot.

WhatsIt?

Flight Stream devices use a communication protocol Garmin calls Connext, so panel-mount devices exchange data with your tablet. Flight Stream products are the panel-mount hardware that enable Connext data-communication with your tablet.