Garmin’s new GMA 350c audio panel adds Bluetooth capability so pilots can have wireless access to music, telephone, Garmin Pilot and other iPad EFB audio alerts as well as wireless connection to the Virb XE action camera for recording intercom and ATC communications while capturing video.

The Bluetooth-capable audio panels include the panel-mounted 350c, the remote audio processor 35c, which works with the GTN750 series, and the 350Hc for helicopters, which has the same features as the 350c but adds support for three com radios, night-vision compatibility and other features. The 350c includes pilot, copilot and up to five-passenger stereo intercom, three stereo music inputs, dual com, nav and aux radio inputs and a digital clearance recorder that stores up to 2.5 minutes of com radio transmissions.

The audio panels are all equipped with Garmin’s Telligence Voice Command technology, 3-D audio processing and auto squelch. With Telligence, pilots can control certain audio panel functions by voice, including switching frequencies by saying the name of the radio (for example, “com 1.”). 3-D audio helps pilots hear different audio sources as though they are located elsewhere in the airplane. For example, com 1 audio will sound as though it comes from the left and com 2 from the right. Auto squelch has an internal microphone that senses ambient noise and automatically adjusts volume level.

The GMA 350c, 35c and 350Hc will be available in the third quarter, and prices start at $2,295.