Garmin International Inc. announced several global enhancements and an expanded feature set for the Garmin Pilot application on Apple and Android mobile devices. European IFR autorouting and flight plan filing, improved airspace classifications, the wireless transfer of Jeppesen charts via Flight Stream 510 and more are available with the latest Garmin Pilot update for Apple mobile devices. Additionally, Garmin Pilot is making its debut as a comprehensive global navigation application for Android mobile devices, allowing customers to flight plan and view weather products throughout the world within the app. These series of global enhancements bring superior flight planning, filing, flight logging capabilities and more to Garmin Pilot customers within an all-inclusive, single application solution.
European IFR flight plan filing and autorouting for Apple mobile devices
New Eurocontrol autorouting and flight plan filing within Garmin Pilot allows pilots to more easily file flight plans and fly throughout complex European airspaces. Within Garmin Pilot, autorouting is easily accessed in the trip planning page, allowing pilots to select the departure/destination airport pairs and areas to avoid. Routes are validated by Eurocontrol and then presented based on optimized criteria set by the pilot, including time, fuel required or altitude. Pilots can also browse alternate route proposals, select the most appropriate for their flight and easily activate the route within the Trip Planning page. For easier interpretation, pilots can also view the route on a map prior to filing and activating the flight plan.
Wireless transfer of Jeppesen charts via Flight Stream 510
Customers with a GTN™ 650/750 touchscreen navigator or the new G1000® NXi integrated flight deck with Flight Stream 510, can now take advantage of the wireless transfer of Jeppesen charts via Garmin Pilot on an Apple mobile device. Flight Stream 510 supports Database Concierge, the wireless transfer of aviation databases from the Garmin Pilot app to a compatible GTN navigator or the G1000 NXi. In addition to Database Concierge, Flight Stream 510 also enables two-way flight plan transfer between the GTN or the G1000 NXi and shares traffic, weather, GPS information, back-up attitude information and more between mobile devices and compatible avionics.
Additional features included within the Garmin Pilot app for Apple mobile devices:
- Easily access winds aloft data from the radial menu for easy viewing at a glance.
- Configurable radar color tables allow pilots to customize the color intensity of the radar returns based on preference.
- Pilots can access and utilize the scratch pad in split-screen mode.
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