Garmin to launch Flight Stream 510 at Oshkosh

Garmin will launch a blistering range of new products and services at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh which runs from 25 to 31 July.

At the heart of the new products is Flight Stream 510, a Wi-Fi and Bluetooth-enabled MultiMediaCard (MMC) that enables communication between the GTN 650/750 series and two compatible Apple or Android mobile devices operating Garmin Pilot.

Wi-Fi connectivity is specifically for Database Concierge wireless database transfer and Bluetooth allows for a wide variety of additional capabilities, including flight plan transfer.

There are also more features for the G500 and G600 glass cockpit displays, and geo-referenced Jeppesen terminal charts for the Garmin Pilot app on Apple mobile devices (eg, iPad).

Flight Stream 510 highlights

The Flight Stream 510 enables Database Concierge, wireless database transfer via WiFi, while Bluetooth allows for a wide variety of additional capabilities, including flight plan transfer, the sharing of traffic, weather, GPS and more.

• Flight Stream 510 installs into the existing card slot of the GTN; no wiring changes or complex installation required
• Once the initial Connext and Flight Stream 510 set-up is complete, customers can optimise Garmin Pilot to automatically download the most up-to-date databases every time a new cycle is available
• Customers with any combination of GTNs or GTNs with a G500/G600 receive additional benefits such as database synchronisation
• With Flight Stream 510, customers can pair an Apple mobile device operating Garmin Pilot to access text and voice services enabled by a GSR 56 datalink
• Capabilities provided by Flight Stream 510 are increased when a GTN is interfaced to the GTX 345 or GDL 88, to display ADS-B traffic and subscription-free FIS-B weather weather via Bluetooth on a mobile device operating Garmin Pilot or ForeFlight mobile
• GPS location information from the GTN and AHRS data from the G500/G600 can display back-up attitude information within these applications
• Garmin portables such as the aera 795/796 and aera 660 are also compatible

Flight Stream 510 is expected to be available in August at a US price of $1,495.

Garmin Pilot highlights

Garmin Pilot introduces the integration of geo-referenced Jeppesen terminal charts, “giving pilots around the world an all-inclusive, single application solution,” said Garmin.

• Approach charts, arrival and departure procedures, as well as Jeppesen airway manual charts can be viewed in full-screen and split-screen alongside the moving map
• Garmin FliteCharts and Jeppesen charts can also be overlaid on the moving map for optimal situational awareness
• Glide range ring – a cyan ring around the estimated area that can be reached by the aircraft in a best glide configuration
• Automated electronic logbook for Android provides automatic record keeping of data pertaining to each flight, such as date, total duration of each flight, number of takeoffs and landings, route and more
• Manage database subscriptions with Flight Stream 510, the GTN 650/750 touchscreen navigators and the Garmin Pilot app for Apple and Android mobile devices.

G500/G600 glass flight displays highlights

• With this new software upgrade, the GTX 345 all-in-one ADS-B transponder now interfaces with the G500/G600 to display the benefits of ADS-B In traffic and weather.
• The GTX 345 also displays ADS-B traffic, weather, GPS position data and attitude information on select Garmin portables and the popular Garmin Pilot and ForeFlight mobile apps via Bluetooth
• Customers with one or more GTN touchscreen navigators installed alongside a G500/G600, receive benefits such as database synchronisation
• Once the wireless database transfer is completed within the GTN, the databases are automatically synced with the G500/G600
• European VRPs display on the moving map
• Own-ship icons match those from the GTN
• Option to display weather radar across multiple G500/G600 displays

These features and capabilities are expected to be available in September as a free software upgrade.

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