AOPA Pilot Magazine - January 2020 - 41

PILOT PRODUCTS

AirSync
Airplane data delivered to you

Headsets galore
FARO STEALTH 2

SPORTY'S announced in November that it is the exclusive

source for the Faro Stealth 2 passive headset. The headset offers
Bluetooth connectivity, a feature usually found only on active
noise canceling headsets, that allows pilots to connect wirelessly
to an iPad or smartphone. The Stealth 2 is available for $249.95,
or as ANR for $449.95.
-JWT
sportys.com
AIRSYNC IS a cloud-based service that seeks to bring pilots into the
twenty-first century by providing immediate access to all kinds
of data: flight history, fuel on board, fuel burn, engine parameter
graphs, and more. The data can remain in the cloud, be accessed
from a web portal, or be transmitted to an app. It can be produced
as a hard-copy report, and flights can be saved in an electronic
logbook.
Flight schools, Part 135 operators, and individual owners can
use the service not only to track flights but also to see how aircraft
are being operated, and whether engines are being run too rough
or too lean. Users can get automatic alerts if a pilot exceeds critical engine parameter thresholds. Pilots who use their airplanes
for business can use AirSync to track the purpose of a flight and
can differentiate a flight that was intended for business use as
opposed to personal use when it's time to allocate those items
for tax purposes.
AirSync consists of two components: an SD card that is
installed in the multifunction display, and a cellular-enabled
bridge that can be installed in the center console between the pilot
and co-pilot seats. The bridge can be powered via a USB port or a
12-volt USB power adapter. Once installed, it does not need to be
disconnected postflight. It takes about 10 minutes to get the unit
installed and running, said Jason Harris, AirSync director with
Anrim Technologies, the company that developed the service.
AirSync is an aftermarket installation for certain aircraft
equipped with Garmin G1000, G3000, and G3X systems, although
Harris says more aircraft are coming online and pilots are welcome to suggest additional makes and models. The kit is $795
with one year of service included, then $200 per aircraft per
year for the entry-level service. The professional service, priced
at $499 per aircraft per year, includes unlimited user access,
maintenance alerts, fuel purchase tracking, the ability to generate aircraft flight logs, and API access. See the website for the
complete list of compatible aircraft.
-Jill W. Tallman

BOSE PROFLIGHT SERIES 2

BOSE'S LATEST headset offering leverages the one thing about

headsets that all can agree upon: lighter is better. The Bose
ProFlight Series 2 is the follow-on product to the ProFlight
model introduced in early 2018. Designed especially for those
flying in turbine cockpits, ProFlight is a major departure from
the more traditional over-the-ear headsets normally associated with Bose and most other manufacturers. The Bluetooth
model is available for $1,046, and the model without Bluetooth
is $996.
-Thomas B. Haines
bose.com

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