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allowing pilots to select the departure/des- tination airport pairs and areas to avoid. Routes are validated by Eurocontrol and then presented based on opti- mized criteria set by the pilot, including time, fuel required or altitude. Pilots can also browse alternate route proposals, select the most appro-
priate for their flight and easily activate the route within the Trip Planning page. For easier inter- pretation, 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 GTNTM 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.
Garmin Pilot introduces a global application for Android mobile devices
New for Android mobile devices, Garmin Pilot is now a full-featured navigation application for use
throughout the world, including flight planning, global weather information, VFR flight plan filing and more. Rich, interactive maps integrated within Garmin Pilot offer worldwide coverage using Jeppesen NavData. Highly configurable maps also allow pilots to choose between track-up or north-up orientation depending on preference. Unique to Garmin Pilot, a radial menu provides easy on-screen access to perform common tasks in-flight or on the ground, including the option to create user waypoints, navigate direct-to, graphically edit flight plans, view weather conditions and airport information at a glance.
Global weather
information in-
cluding METARs,
TAFs, AIRMETs,
SIGMETs, NOTA-
Ms and winds aloft
may be displayed
graphically as an
overlay on the
moving map page,
within the airport
information page
and as a widget in
split-screen mode.
Additionally,
radar and satel-
lite imagery for
Western Europe,
Canada, Australia
and the U.S. provide pilots with even more weather products to it’s easy to determine if precipitation or cloud cover will impact a particular flight.
Additional features also included within Garmin Pilot for Android mobile devices:
FastFind, which incorporates predictive logic to suggest airports and waypoints using current GPS location so entering flight plan information is faster and easier.
European Visual Reporting Points (VRPs), which can be overlaid on the moving map and be incorporated into a flight plan for easy navigation throughout Europe.
The newest release of Garmin Pilot for Apple and Android mobile devices are both available immediately. For new customers, Garmin Pilot is available from the Apple App Store and Google Play Store as a free download for the first 30 days. After the 30-day trial period, customers may purchase an annual subscription of Garmin Pilot starting at $74.99. Visit www.garmin. com/aviation for additional information.
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