Garmin upgrades Pilot app with W&B and performance calcs

Garmin has upgraded its Pilot flight planning and in-flight navigation app for Apple devices with a host of useful features.

They include:

Weight and balance

• Incorporate weight and balance calculations into a flight plan, taking into account fuel burn and more
• Pre-loaded aircraft types or enter W&B figures manually
• If CG limits are exceeded, pilots receive a visual alert

Performance calculations

• Calculate climb, cruise, descent profiles and more
• Calculations take into account factors such as outside air temperature (OAT) and altitude
• Pre-loaded aircraft, or manually input performance data for a specific aircraft and/or share performance data among multiple Garmin Pilot accounts

flyGarmin integration

• Input and save aircraft performance data, as well as checklist information into the flyGarmin website and sync it to the Garmin Pilot app

Freehand

• Draw a route and modify the flight plan on the map with a tap on the screen, to plan or fly around weather, airspace, terrain or other features without leaving the moving map

Customised checklists

• Interactive checklists can easily be created and displayed within the app

Additional features

• Import user waypoints using a CSV file format from a computer
• Creat flight plans on a computer using AOPA’s Flight Planner or SkyVector and send to Garmin Pilot
• Configure the home screen icons.

Garmin video explaining Pilot features

“We continue to pack more features and incorporate more capabilities into Garmin Pilot to provide our customers with a premier, all-inclusive application,” said Carl Wolf of Garmin.

“Pilots have been requesting an all-in-one app that merges their flight plan with other information pertaining to the flight, such as performance calculations, weight and balance and more. We’re excited to be the first to bring our customers this fully integrated experience so pilots have everything they need – from pre-flight to post-flight – all within Garmin Pilot.”

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