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 multimedia card for GTN navigators that introduces WiFi connectivity, enabling wireless database updates from a tablet to compatible panel-mount avionics.
It integrates with Garmin's "OnePak" subscriptions to significantly reduce the cost of aviation databases and streamlines the update process through its "Database Concierge" WiFi feature.
Beyond updates, the device facilitates two-way flight plan transfer, streams critical flight data (like AHRS, traffic, and weather) to a tablet, and provides valuable redundancy for in-flight information.

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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.