Noah
Well Known Member
Has anybody bought one of these and have a PIREP?
From what I've read, these seem like a Stratus-2 or GDL-39 3D (ADS-B receiver, so traffic and weather, as well as a backup AHRS) with the added benefit of being able to "seamlessly" transfer flight plans back and forth via bluetooth between Garmin IFR navigators like the GNS-430W. Which seems like a NICE feature, if you've ever had to manually enter flight plans into the 430W, especially on-the-fly, you KNOW what I mean! Given the price difference between the GDL or Stratus and the Flightstream (~$100-$150), the bluetooth interconnection seems like a very nice addition.
Of course, this will only work with Garmin Pilot, not with Foreflight Mobile which seems to be the predominant tablet app. Searched the forums, and no mention of Flight Stream, which was announced back in July. I would have expected these to be more popular.
So has anybody bought one of these? Or am I missing something?
From what I've read, these seem like a Stratus-2 or GDL-39 3D (ADS-B receiver, so traffic and weather, as well as a backup AHRS) with the added benefit of being able to "seamlessly" transfer flight plans back and forth via bluetooth between Garmin IFR navigators like the GNS-430W. Which seems like a NICE feature, if you've ever had to manually enter flight plans into the 430W, especially on-the-fly, you KNOW what I mean! Given the price difference between the GDL or Stratus and the Flightstream (~$100-$150), the bluetooth interconnection seems like a very nice addition.
Of course, this will only work with Garmin Pilot, not with Foreflight Mobile which seems to be the predominant tablet app. Searched the forums, and no mention of Flight Stream, which was announced back in July. I would have expected these to be more popular.
So has anybody bought one of these? Or am I missing something?