Fri, Apr 03, 2009
MLX780 Upgrade Available To Existing 770s
In addition to news of its ADS-B capable TAS600A traffic
alerting system announced at AEA 2009, Avidyne also traveled to
Germany this week... where the company took the wraps off its new
MLX780 Iridium-based transceiver at AERO Friedrichshafen. The new
device provides worldwide airborne satellite telephone service, as
well as two-way datalink weather capability.
Avidyne personnel state the MLX780 has industry-standard handset
and 3rd-party dialer interfaces, plus an industry-standard audio
panel interface that allows pilots to communicate directly through
their headset.
"We have a growing installed base of Entegra and EX500 customers
in Europe and around the world who now have our satellite-based
datalink weather system," said Patrick Herguth, Avidyne's Chief
Operating Officer. "The addition of airborne telephone capability
provides them with even more utility, plus it makes the system more
compelling for pilots in the United States who have had access to
broadcast datalink but wanted affordable telephone communication as
well."
"The MLX780 is the logical next step in leveraging the global
capabilities of the Iridium network," said Avidyne president Dan
Schwinn. "Bi-directional worldwide communication between ground and
air provides a whole host of opportunities for continued product
expansion, and the MLX780 provides the connection to make it
happen."
The
MLX780 is a single-channel Iridium transceiver that is capable of
providing in-flight satellite telephone and two-way datalink
weather. Utilizing Avidyne's Network Operations Center (NOC) and
the 66-satellite Iridium constellation, the MLX780 provides WSI's
industry-leading InFlight weather data products for display on
Avidyne's Entegra and EX500 Multi-Function Displays (MFD).
The MLX780 is designed to interface to 3rd-party handsets,
telephone dialers and audio panels. Deliveries are expected to
begin in Q4 2009, but Avidyne is accepting orders now for the
special introductory price of $14,990 -- $3,000 more than the
MLX770. Existing owners of the prior system may upgrade their
MLX770 units for $2,000.
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