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Garmin has announced the addition
of new features within the Garmin pilot
app that incorporates professional IFR
navigation tools found within Garmin
avionics.
Pilots can experience a near-seamless
transition between Garmin avionics and the
app when performing common functions,
such as loading and activating instrument
approach procedures, departures and
arrivals within the Americas.
Additional features such as a visual proce-
dure selector, custom holding patterns
and more, give pilots convenient access to FILE PHOTO FILE PHOTO
advanced tools all within a mobile app.
“We’re excited to bring this game-chang- Cessna Citation 550
ing update to Garmin Pilot customers,” said
Carl Wolf, vice president of aviation sales
and marketing.
“This upgrade gives pilots the ability to
load complex routes and procedures into
the app just as they would within a Garmin
integrated flight deck, offering added
convenience, time savings and confidence
when transitioning between multiple
Garmin products in the cockpit.”

PROFESSIONAL IFR NAVIGATION Unpublished holds or those assigned by
TOOLS air traffic control are easily created and
Within the latest upgrade, pilots have the VISUAL PROCEDURE SELECTOR displayed to simplify the process.
option to load or activate departures, With this feature pilots can now more
arrivals and instrument approach proce- easily visualise departures, arrivals and WORLDWIDE ROUTE DATA PACKAGES
dures. Published holds that are included as instrument approach procedures prior to Route data packages within Garmin Pilot Bombardier Challenger 601
part of the missed approach is also added a flight. This new selector allows pilots to help to ensure pilots have downloaded
to the flight plan. simultaneously view departures, approach- all of the data required for a flight plan.
When pilots activate a procedure with es or arrivals on a map alongside a flight Once a flight plan is entered, pilots can
published altitude constraints, those plan so it’s easier to visualise and select the review the data that is downloaded to their
altitudes are automatically incorporated most appropriate procedure based on a mobile device. If information is missing for
into a flight plan within the app. Pilots flight plan and intended direction of flight. a particular flight, Garmin Pilot displays an
can also choose to manually add altitude option to download additional data.
constraints into a flight plan. Approach Route data packages are also available
procedures with radius-to-fix (RF) legs can worldwide to help ensure pilots have all
also be activated. CUSTOMIZED HOLDING PROCEDURES of the data they need prior to every flight.
Using the vertical planning feature, Pilots now have the flexibility to easily Databases that are included within the
pilots can more easily input and adhere to build customised holding patterns. These worldwide route data packages include
crossing restrictions in a flight plan. For ex- holds may be created over an existing fix navigation data, instrument approach
ample, pilots can manually input a crossing or over a user-defined waypoint and then procedures, SafeTaxi, terrain, obstacles and
restriction over a specific navigational aid inserted into a flight plan. When creating a more.
or GPS waypoint. With these new features, hold, pilots can easily input an inbound or The newest release of Garmin Pilot on FILE PHOTO FILE PHOTO
pilots can optimise their flight planning and outbound course, select left or right turns Apple mobile devices is available immedi-
fuel calculations. and specify leg length in time or distance. ately. Q
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