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Old 07-20-2016, 05:29 PM
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I nearly switched from Garmin Pilot to Foreflight for one single feature but I don't have to now!

It's been a pain transitioning from a moving map to a group-referenced approach plate in Garmin Pilot. Not you don't have to. You can have the plate geo-referenced and superimposed right on the map. You "fly" right onto the plate. (This was the one feature of Foreflight that had me considering the switch).

Now I'll start hoping to see this on the G3X Touch in the future


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Old 07-20-2016, 06:56 PM
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Awesome news! I started with Foreflight and would love to switch to Garmin Pilot, but this kept me from switching. Is this feature on both the iPad and Android version of the app?
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Old 07-20-2016, 07:17 PM
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It just hit iOS this evening (both iPhone and iPad). I just checked and the feature update has not been pushed out to android yet.
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Old 07-21-2016, 06:15 AM
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Now I'll start hoping to see this on the G3X Touch in the future
What feature? The Touch definitely has geo-referenced approach plates, it just doesn't lay them on top of the IFR chart. Not a big deal to me, once I'm at the IAF I switch over to the plate and leave it there till I'm on the ground.

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Old 07-21-2016, 06:37 AM
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It's personal preference.

I dislike the lost of situational awareness that I get from having to switch away from the map to use the geo-referenced plate.

The "either / or" experience does not have the continuity of the overlay.

It's especially difficult when I want to see the plate but I'm not yet "on it" from the map.

In the example screenshot, the overlay is great in that I see I am on course right over KESN headed to the IAF. With just the map I get KESN and with just the plate I get the IAF at ZAKLY but with the overlay I get all of the information.

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Old 07-21-2016, 07:34 AM
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I'm hoping that Garmin is close to doing a major release for the G3X Touch.

They have added a lot of really cool functionality in several products (wireless chart downloads!), and I am hoping that they are about to add all of this (including the on chart plates soon.

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Old 07-21-2016, 12:16 PM
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Glen,

I use Garmin Pilot, how do I get into that mode?
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Old 07-21-2016, 12:42 PM
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Touch on the airport to get the radial menu, select the airport, and you'll see a new button "Proc" for procedures.
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Old 07-21-2016, 01:08 PM
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Between this improvement (the procedures being available from the radial menu) as well as the flight plan being accessible from the map I will have to say Garmin Pilot may end up being my main EFB.
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Old 07-21-2016, 08:17 PM
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Until ForeFlight develops vectorized maps, Garmin Pilot will alway be #1 for me. I think the ForeFlight users just don't even know what they're missing.
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