Cabin Interior and Electronics
Bivy Stick Simplifies Iridium Satcom Messaging
ACR Electronics added the Bivy Stick Iridium satcom messaging device to its product lineup last year and is promoting it for aviation uses.
ACR Electronics' Bivy Stick Iridium satellite messaging device worked well at FL410 in a CitationJet. (Photo: Matt Thurber/AIN)
ACR Electronics' Bivy Stick Iridium satellite messaging device worked well at FL410 in a CitationJet. (Photo: Matt Thurber/AIN)

At last year’s EAA AirVenture show in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, ACR Electronics introduced the Bivy Stick two-way Iridium satellite messenger to the aviation community. Weighing just 100 grams and about the size of a deck of cards, the Bivy Stick doesn’t have its own display but works with a smartphone for messaging, location tracking and sharing, and viewing GPS maps and live weather forecasts. By itself (or connected to the smartphone) it can make a distress call to emergency services.