The small, dash-mounted Spider 6 can support two-way text messaging when paired via Bluetooth with the pilot’s smartphone; it can plug in using a cigarette lighter or direct wiring for power; and it can send regular positioning data to the Spidertracks website and any third-party providers chosen by the aircraft owner/ operator. If there is an incident and the Spider 6 ceases sending signals for 15 minutes, an SOS will be automatically triggered on the Spidertracks website, with the last positioning information being made


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available to search-and-rescue agencies. The Spider 6 also has a simple ‘SOS’ button on its front panel, for quick alerts to ground stations during emergencies.


The Spider 8 offers the same capabilities in a behind-the-console unit (with separate external input keyboard) that can connect to a universal aircraft interface (UAI). This allows aircraft operators to detect and transmit up to four discrete inputs/outputs through the Spider and the Spidertracks platform from anywhere on the planet.


The Spider 8 also can accept connection to an external antenna, for greater range and sensitivity.


“With Spidertracks, pilots can keep the world alerted as to their positions and progress, no matter what their budgets,” O’Hara said. When asked how Spidertracks packed so much into such small packages, O’Hara quips, “Kiwi ingenuity!”


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