Avidyne Announces Wireless Connectivity with ForeFlight
Melbourne, FL. – March 15, 2016 – Avidyne Corporation, a leading provider of integrated avionics and ADS-B systems for general aviation aircraft, and ForeFlight, creator of the most widely used flight planning and electronic flight bag app for Apple iPad and iPhone, today announced that the Avidyne IFD540/IFD440 FMS/GPS/NAV/COM systems can now interface to ForeFlight via wireless connectivity.
“We are pleased to have ForeFlight as a compatible aviation application for our IFD540 and IFD440 customers,” commented Dan Schwinn, Avidyne’s President & CEO. “ForeFlight has taken advantage of Avidyne's open-architecture wireless interface, opening up many possibilities for transferring and displaying of data in the cockpit−including mapping, flight planning and display of ADS-B weather and traffic− as we move forward.”
“We welcome Avidyne into the ForeFlight Connect program," said Tyson Weihs, co-founder and CEO of ForeFlight. “Through this integration, ForeFlight customers flying with Avidyne’s next generation navigators benefit from receiving flight plan and GPS information for the moving map display. We look forward to unlocking more function over time that makes planning, flying, and flight logging with Avidyne avionics a joy.”
Initial connectivity will allow iPads with the newly-announced ForeFlight version 7.6 to wirelessly receive and display GPS position and flight plan information from Avidyne's IFD540/440 units running the current v10.1 software. Additional capabilities will be added in an upcoming IFD v10.2 software release.
“We have made available a Wireless Connectivity Software Developer Kit (SDK) and we are in talks with many other App developers, and you can expect more announcements for Bluetooth/WiFi-enablements and services for the IFD540/440 will be forthcoming, ” Schwinn added. Avidyne previously announced and is delivering their MK10 Bluetooth keyboard, which provides wireless remote control of the IFD540 & IFD440 systems.
About ForeFlight (www.foreflight.com)
ForeFlight was founded in 2007 by aviation entrepreneurs who set out to build elegant, high-performing flight planning and flight bag apps for pilots. ForeFlight Mobile, the company’s flagship product, is used by individual pilots and professional flight crews all over the world to plan and file flight plans, access preflight and in-flight weather, download and view electronic charts and maps, manage flight publications, log flight time, and more. ForeFlight serves pilots in all segments of aviation, including personal, business, commercial, and military. Additionally, ForeFlight is renowned for its amazingly responsive and accurate Fanatical Pilot Support™. Learn more at www.foreflight.com.
About Avidyne Corporation (www.avidyne.com)
Avidyne’s continuing leadership in innovation and its Flying Made Simple™ system design make flying safer, more accessible and more enjoyable for pilots and their passengers. The company offers a full line of panel-mounted avionics including their new IFD540 and IFD440 FMS/GPS/NAV/COM, AMX240 audio panel, , and DFC90 digital flight control systems. With a complete range of ADS-B products, including the AXP322 and AXP340 Mode S Transponders with ADS-B Out, the MLB100 and TAS-A with ADS-B In, and the IFD540 and IFD440 GPS position sources, Avidyne provides complete support for the worldwide NextGen ATC surveillance upgrade. Headquartered in Melbourne, FL, the company has additional facilities in Westerville , OH, and Lincoln, MA.
