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New Garmin Pilot Update Adds New Graphical Taxiway and Apron NOTAMs
Garmin recently announced that the latest update (v10.7) for Garmin Pilot is now available. Among many new features, the latest update now graphically displays taxiway and apron closures on the dynamic map – as well as SafeTaxi diagrams.
Other highlights of the 10.7 update:
= Dynamic map enhancements: The dynamic
map has been optimized to change the visibility and size of navigation data, airspace boundary depictions and airport icons as the user zooms and pans around the map. The company says that when combined, these enhancements provide
a clearer view of essential navigation data, airports, airspaces and more.
= Graphical taxiway NOTAMs: For airports in
the U.S., Garmin Pilot graphically displays taxiway and apron closures. When the NOTAM overlay is enabled, the taxiway or apron closed by the NOTAM is depicted with hashed lines and is color-coded — with alerts for taxiway and apron NOTAMs available throughout the application.
= Annotate on screen: Take notes, draw taxiway routings, or highlight weather that may be a concern for your upcoming flight with the new, on-screen map annotation feature — which allows up to 3 pages of saved annotations at once.
= Decoded NOTAM text: For quick and easy viewing, NOTAMs are now decoded into plain English whenever available — including on the airport page, radial menu NOTAM options and NOTAMs widget.
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