Watchmaker Garmin has launched a smartwatch that reminds us of its skills in manufacturing aviation equipment. The watch dubbed Garmin D2 Air X10 GPS Aviator smartwatch is actually designed for pilots while retaining the key features you’ll find in a smartwatch.

The watch is equipped with a GPS feature which enables it to be used for navigation. The company says pilots can use the watch to plot their way to the nearest airport, perhaps in case of instrument failure. There is a . Alternatively, you can choose to activate a direct course to the nearest airport or waypoint deploying a database of locations preloaded to the watch. There is also a horizontal situation indicator (HSI) course needle onboard that indicates whether the aircraft is either left or right of the desired flight path.

It equally comes with a flight tracking feature which gets activated as soon as the flight takes off. It also transfers useful data such as date, route, total flight time, and duration, to your logbook on flyGarmin. Pilots can also transfer the flight plan to the watch via the Garmin Pilot app.

In terms of the build, the Garmin D2 Air X10 looks similar to the Garmin Venu 2 and Venu 2 Plus. It utilizes a bright AMOLED screen protected by a later of Corning Gorilla Glass protection. It also contains many similar sports features that you can find on its predecessors including a built-in microphone. There are also tracking monitors such as heart rate monitor, SpO2 sensor, respiration tracking, and breathwork activities. It also features sleep tracking, sedentary reminder, and Garmin’s Body Battery tool that gives an estimate of the energy. There are several workout modes onboard as well as a storage space that can take up to 650 songs. Users can also stream directly from Spotify, Amazon Music, and others. You equally get support for Garmin Pay contactless payment platform.

It’s worth noting that the D2 Air X10’s battery life is slightly shorter than that of the Venu 2. The aviation-focused watch has a battery life of seven days in smartwatch mode, or 20 hours in full GPS mode with SpO2 monitoring while flying. For comparison, the Venu 2 keeps running for up to 11 days in smartwatch mode, or eight hours in GPS mode with music.

The Garmin D2 Air X10 comes in black and Ivory colors and is priced at $549.99. The aviator smartwatch is presently available from Garmin US and other third-party retailers.

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