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7/25/2013 12:42 PM
 
Am I the only one who received the release of this new family member?



Very interesting idea for those with not enough room for the 720, has internal battery. Did not mention wifi in the release.

Robert Szego
Bellanca-Champion Club http://www.bellanca-championclub.com
Aeronca Aviators Club http://www.aeronca.org
 
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7/25/2013 1:06 PM
 

Robert,

You received the press release as part of our Media release since you are the president of both flying clubs. It has a release date of 7/26, tomorrow, but a little leak won't hurt, I guess.

The iFly 520 is a little brother to the iFly 720. It does have a internal battery and the same screen as the 720 for improved sunlight readability. It has the same simple updating using iFly Connect and includes a SD Card Adapter, however it does not support Wi-Fi. It will not support ADS-B via Wi-Fi, though Walter is currently working on ADS-B support via hardwire devices. More details will be coming shortly and we will be introducing it at AirVenture 2013.

You hit the target right on the money, the iFly 520 is targeting the non-electric, smaller cubs, champs, LSA, etc along with those just looking for a truly portable backup GPS. For an iPad/ForeFlight or other App Guru, the iFly 520 would make a perfect "Redundant GPS" or "Flight Bag Back-Up" sould they experience the "inevitable iPad Glare or Overheating" With an Introductory price of only $399, our only other "dedicated aviation" competition is the Garmin Aera 500 at $300-400 more and they still don't support Wi-Fi, ADS-B or Sectional Charts.

Stay Tuned for more...


Shane Woodson
Vice President | Adventure Pilot LLC.
 
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7/25/2013 1:25 PM
 

 
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7/25/2013 5:29 PM
 
Shane:

Sorry for the "preview". I usually see the release date on top of the Press Release. After looking again, I see that it's dated tomorrow.

Good luck with this new device - glad to see you are not sitting on your britches.

See you at Oshkosh!

Robert Szego
Bellanca-Champion Club http://www.bellanca-championclub.com
Aeronca Aviators Club http://www.aeronca.org
 
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7/25/2013 7:32 PM
 

Robert,

No worries. I pushed that out a few days early anyways. Have a great week and stay tuned for more about the iFly 520. We should get some nice reaction and feedback from Oshkosh. Have a gerat weekend.


Shane Woodson
Vice President | Adventure Pilot LLC.
 
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