ForeFlight Announces Connectivity with Garmin Avionics

[Marauder]

I have a GDL-69 and FS 210. I wonder if it will put the XM weather on the ForeFlight?

Edit: FF website only mention GDL-88, so I don't think it will.

Flight plans on Foreflight integrate without GDL-88, unless I am mistaken. I am likely going to get specifically for that single purpose.

The 110 will allow either a GDL-84/88 or a GDL-69 to talk to 2 iPads. The 210 adds in the flight plan downloading capability.

I heard from John Collins over at PoA that Garmin has plans on enabling the Capstone protocol devices (Garmin MX20 and the next gen version). If this happens, then the Aspens should be able to receive this information as well. When that happens, I'm in.

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[Browncbr1]

that would just suck

That was my first thought. Possibility of positioning for take over. Also, is there an add on charge for connecting FF to garmin?

[TWinter]

Is this new update working now or scheduled for later in July. I have not seen any info on how to link the 210 to FF. Maybe I'm overlooking the process. I have not been to the hanger to see if FF shows up. Anyone come across the procedure to do it yet. I have the 210 and GDL88. Would like to see how it looks. I'm probably overlooking the how to?

 

-Tom

[Marauder]

Is this new update working now or scheduled for later in July. I have not seen any info on how to link the 210 to FF. Maybe I'm overlooking the process. I have not been to the hanger to see if FF shows up. Anyone come across the procedure to do it yet. I have the 210 and GDL88. Would like to see how it looks. I'm probably overlooking the how to?

-Tom

It's supposed to be turned on FF 7.2

http://blog.foreflight.com/2015/07/16/foreflight-connectivity-with-garmin-avionics/

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[Marauder]

http://foreflight.cmail2.com/t/y-l-drmitl-gutlluudh-h/

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[Oscar Avalle]

From what I see, only weather and traffic are available in 7.2. Flight planning integration will come at a later stage.

 

Oscar

[donkaye]

Flew today with Foreflight 7.2 and everything works as stated with FlightStream 210.  it apparently doesn't have TargetTrend, though.

[JohnB]

Woo hoo! I am so getting a flightstream 210.

 

I think it is a great idea, and I intend to purchase the 210 model - probably at Oshlosh (especially if there is a "show" discount). I am virtualyy all Garmin (and Foreflight) now: GTN750, GTN650, AERA 796, GDL 88, remote Garmin transponder and remote Gamin autio panel, and Foreflight on a yoke mounted Mini. I see the main advantage in having the AHRS to display roll and pitch in Foreflight's synthetic vision. For me, this allows the Mini to display information already on one or more of the other boxes, but with a split screen for the AHRS data, I had been thinking about the Stratus 2s, buit I already have ADS-B In/OUT, and this way I can avoid still another external box, with its own battery requiring charging.I had a Dynon D-1 EFIS, but without a spare hole in the panel, I had to use it with a RAM suction mount on the windscreen. I could never find the right place to it, and often the suction mount slipped. I happily gave it to a Mooney couple (wonderful friends) who had an open hole in their new panel, and it fits perfectly. Yes, the Dynon is a portable' Dynon provides a spring mounting for their unit to use in an instrument hole. Looks like any other piece of avionics in the panel, but since it not connected to any of the aircraft systems, it is "legal" for use where it is. More and more "affordable" avionics keep appearing, bringing great utility. Foreflight is awesome in my opinion, and mating the program with the Garmin Flightstream 210 is brilliant. I want it now.

 

 

Woo hoo!!! Bennet, Im with you! I am already in line in my avionics shop to get a flightstream 210 installed. Soon, will have the capability of pushing a flight plan to and from foreflight to your avionics which is what I have been hoping would happen forever without having to switch to garmin Pilot! I predict theres going to be a LOT of folks like me buying flight streams now.

[mike_elliott]

Woo hoo! I am so getting a flightstream 210.

 

 

 

Woo hoo!!! Bennet, Im with you! I am already in line in my avionics shop to get a flightstream 210 installed. Soon, will have the capability of pushing a flight plan to and from foreflight to your avionics which is what I have been hoping would happen forever without having to switch to garmin Pilot! I predict theres going to be a LOT of folks like me buying flight streams now.

and even more if they open it up to WingX and Fly Q!

[aviatoreb]

No one noticed my post.

 

I repeat - there is a flaw - as far as I can tell, if you do not have a GDL88, then you cannot see ADSB-in weather and traffic on your ipad with a 210, EVEN if you have a stratus or a GLD39 - or can it read two different devices at once?  If a fligthstream 210 blocks me from having adsb-in info on my garmin pilot - or foreflight, then I have no interest in it for now.  I am not buying a gdl88 - I already have an adsb out transponder.

 

I want a GDL393d built into a 210 - and call it a 310.

[Marauder]

No one noticed my post.

I repeat - there is a flaw - as far as I can tell, if you do not have a GDL88, then you cannot see ADSB-in weather and traffic on your ipad with a 210, EVEN if you have a stratus or a GLD39 - or can it read two different devices at once? If a fligthstream 210 blocks me from having adsb-in info on my garmin pilot - or foreflight, then I have no interest in it for now. I am not buying a gdl88 - I already have an adsb out transponder.

I want a GDL393d built into a 210 - and call it a 310.

Erik -- read the spec tab on this website: https://buy.garmin.com/en-US/US/in-the-air/avionics-safety/sat-comm/flight-stream-110-210/prod153681.html

It looks like you can drive your Garmin Pilot (single version until whatever Apple issue they cite is resolved) with both the GDL-39 and the FlightStream.

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[aviatoreb]

Erik -- read the spec tab on this website: https://buy.garmin.com/en-US/US/in-the-air/avionics-safety/sat-comm/flight-stream-110-210/prod153681.html

It looks like you can drive your Garmin Pilot (single version until whatever Apple issue they cite is resolved) with both the GDL-39 and the FlightStream.

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Huh - well - I am not so confident enough to install a 210 yet - I am at Oshkosh tomorrow, so I will ask at the Garmin table and report back.

 

AS I said - I really want a single box solution - a 310 with a 210 and a gdl39 all built into one box.

[Marauder]

Huh - well - I am not so confident enough to install a 210 yet - I am at Oshkosh tomorrow, so I will ask at the Garmin table and report back.

AS I said - I really want a single box solution - a 310 with a 210 and a gdl39 all built into one box.

Yes, let us know what you find out. I am still in a holding pattern on the GDL-88 until I find if it will ever support an Aspen.

I have 3 paths at this point;

1) Hope that Garmin allows the Capstone based products access to the GDL-88. If they do, I would install an 88 and a 210. This would allow the 88 to display TIS-B and FIS-B on my Aspen, GTN and iPad.

2) Install the Aspen ADS-B solution for TIS-B and FIS-B on my Aspens and a 210 to allow iPad flightplan information to transfer to my GTN. I would continue to use my GDL-39 to get TIS-B and FIS-B on my iPad since the Aspen product will be the "out" solution. Nothing would be displayed on my GTN.

3) Wait... And do what Tom Hanks said in Castaway "Wait to see what the tide brings in".

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[aviatoreb]

3) Wait... And do what Tom Hanks said in Castaway "Wait to see what the tide brings in".

 

 

Maybe the tide will bring in a box of chocolates for Tom?

[JohnB]

Huh - well - I am not so confident enough to install a 210 yet - I am at Oshkosh tomorrow, so I will ask at the Garmin table and report back.

 

AS I said - I really want a single box solution - a 310 with a 210 and a gdl39 all built into one box.

 

I am interested in what you find out as well as I was not intending to buy a gdl at all with my flightstream.  I was hoping that you could bluetooth connect from your ipad to/from the flightstream 210, while still maintaining your wireless connection from your stratus to your ipad. That way, you would get ipad  input from both your flightstream and your stratus. I am going to guess that you may have to ask more than garmin for the answer, as they may say it works perfectly with Garmin Pilot, but you have to ask foreflight or Apple for the other connectivity questions.

[DXB]

Exactly the question(s) I have. I want it to transfer /share flight plans with Foreflight, while still getting ADS-B on Foreflight from the Stratus 2. Either GPS feed to Foreflight is fine with me, but I want one of them.

Kudos to Garmin and to Foreflight for taking this huge step. I'm pretty excited about this one if it pans out! But I'm waiting it out to see if it will do what I need it to do ...

I already took the plunge on this, hoping that it will work out.  Once the Foreflight integration was announced, seemed to make sense to get the Flightstream 210 put in now when getting a major panel job done that includes ads-b out - it's about the only part of the install that's finished so far (pic).  But the only plan I have for ads-b in is to keep using the Stratus, while getting flight plans from Foreflight to sync with the GTN650.  

 

I've always been too risk averse to be an early adopter of anything, so I'm not sure what came over me.  So you guys can consider me your guinea pig.  If it doesn't work out , this message board will be the first to know  .

[Marauder]

I already took the plunge on this, hoping that it will work out. Once the Foreflight integration was announced, seemed to make sense to get the Flightstream 210 put in now when getting a major panel job done that includes ads-b out - it's about the only part of the install that's finished so far (pic). But the only plan I have for ads-b in is to keep using the Stratus, while getting flight plans from Foreflight to sync with the GTN650.

I've always been too risk averse to be an early adopter of anything, so I'm not sure what came over me. So you guys can consider me your guinea pig. If it doesn't work out , this message board will be the first to know .

I personally like your other picture better...

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[JohnB]

Foreflight Version 7.3 is out, released yesterday! With connectivity to our Garmin panel products!

http://blog.foreflight.com/2015/09/14/foreflight-two-way-flight-plan-transfer-garmin-avionics/

I just tried to get my avionics shop to put a Flightstream 210 in along with my ADSB out transponder, and Flightstream units are on back order. Wow.. Guess more than just me was waiting for version 7.3. Exciting stuff! Now in the queue for getting my Flightstream unit from the factory.