There probably aren’t many pilots who fly behind a suite of modern avionics who haven’t gone to the airplane to launch on a trip only to realize they forgot to bring the data cards for loading in the latest nav data. That’s one inconvenience Garmin attempts to solve with its new PlaneSync system.
PlaneSync takes panel connectivity to a new level, with the ability to ping the avionics from a distance using the Garmin Pilot app or the latest Garmin aviator watch. PlaneSync uses the new GDL 60 datalink transceiver that connects the user with the airplane (and the airplane with a virtual cloud) from anywhere there’s a Wi-Fi or cellular connection.