Garmin has introduced the D2 Air, its latest GPS pilot smartwatch with aviation capabilities and a new touchscreen design.
The newest addition in the D2 aviator watch series, the D2 Air offers tools for all phases of flight, including weather, direct-to navigation, airport information, flight logging, Pulse Ox, and more.
To keep up with life on the go, the D2 Air incorporates connected features like smart notifications, music, health monitoring, and animated workouts, according to company officials.
The D2 Air includes several pre-flight features and tools, with the ability to display multiple time zones, including Zulu time, and METAR and TAF aviation weather reports and forecasts. Additionally, airport information such as runway orientation with wind components, runway lengths, airport frequencies and traffic pattern altitudes are accessible for each airport.
The watch is preloaded with a worldwide navigation database containing NAVAIDs and Intersections, a waypoint info page, direct-to navigation, a three-axis compass with a horizontal situation indicator (HSI), and an altimeter with adjustable barometric setting.
The D2 Air utilizes Garmin Pilot flight plan transfer, allowing for an easy way to access flight plan information by seamlessly transferring flight plans into the watch, according to Garmin officials.
Aviation alerts such as speed, time, distance, elevation, and a fuel timer are available on the D2 Air watch during flight.
After the flight, the D2 Air integrates with the FlyGarmin.com logbook to sync post-flight data such as date, duration, and route of flight.
As a multifunctional smartwatch, the D2 Air offers a broad range of health and wellness features, including advanced sleep monitoring, respiration tracking, stress tracking, hydration tracking, the Body Battery energy monitor enabling pilots to track energy levels all day, Pulse Ox that gauges blood oxygen saturation levels for reference when flying at altitude, and more.
The watch also includes more than 20 built-in sports apps, including walking, running, cycling, pool swimming, golf and more, company officials note.
The D2 Air’s AMOLED screen can also display more than 40 animated workouts for strength training, cardio, yoga, and Pilates. Workouts can be downloaded at no charge from the Garmin Connect app.
The design of the D2 Air features an aviation-themed watch face, stainless-steel finish on a 43.2mm bezel and a black leather strap with yellow accents. Also included with the D2 Air is a silicone quick-release watch band, allowing for a seamless transition between exercise or a round of golf, to a more formal leather strap better suited for business environments or a night out, with additional band options available and sold separately.
The D2 Air boasts a battery life of up to 5 days while using smart notifications and pre-flight planning tools, and up to 10 hours of battery life when continuously using GPS and Pulse Ox while flying. Pilots can utilize the D2 Air’s always-on mode to ensure all their information is right at hand when they need it.
The D2 Air is available now for a suggested retail price of $499.