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Fri, Apr 10, 2015

Avidyne Announces Bluetooth Keyboard

MK10 Mini Keyboard Allows Pilots To Wirelessly Control IFD540 Or IFD440 Through Bluetooth

Avidyne Corporation, has introduced their new MK10 Mini Keyboard that gives pilots an additional method of controlling and entering flight plans into Avidyne's IFD540 and IFD440 FMS/GPS/NAV/COM systems wirelessly via integrated Bluetooth.

The pocket-size MK10 Mini Keyboard, measuring 4.5 inches x 2.25 inches x 0.375 inches, is a customized Bluetooth device offered by Avidyne specifically for the IFD540 and IFD440.  The MK10 lets pilots wirelessly enter flight plans and waypoints, execute "Direct TO" operations, change Pages and Tabs, and zoom the Map range in and out, among other things.

The IFD540 was initially certified in July 2014, and included integrated hardware needed to support Bluetooth and WiFi functionality. The MK10 Mini Keyboard will be enabled for the first time via a Supplemental Type Certificate after the certification of the upcoming Release 10.1 software upgrade for the IFD540 and IFD440 is completed.

Avidyne will continue to work with selected device and application developers to expand upon the significant potential of wireless connectivity capabilities in the cockpit made possible with WiFi and Bluetooth technologies, and announcements of additional wireless functionality will be forthcoming with future software releases.

(Image of MK10 Mini Keyboard provided by Avidyne)

FMI: www.avidyne.com

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