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:

The Garmin Flight Stream 510 is a new multi-media card for GTN navigators that provides wireless connectivity (Bluetooth and WiFi) between panel-mount avionics and tablets.
Its primary benefit is the "Database Concierge" feature, enabling wireless database updates from a tablet to compatible avionics, which significantly reduces data costs and effort when combined with a Garmin OnePak subscription.
Beyond database updates, the device facilitates two-way flight plan transfer and streams critical flight data (AHRS, traffic, weather) to tablets, enhancing cockpit efficiency, redundancy, and information management, despite some initial setup complexities.

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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.