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07-21-2016, 09:12 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: FL
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Foreflight has some big announcements coming this week I hear, some that I really needed to keep me a Foreflight user. But with all the good things you guys are saying maybe I need to give Garmin Pilot a try, I mean I do have a 3 month free trial coupon so why not?
Also, with my old steam gauge panel I used my EFB app a great deal in flight, but now with the G3X Touch it has made the EFB into an emergency backup function (it's still my primary preflight planning tool).
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07-21-2016, 11:16 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2016
Location: Southwest
Posts: 1,119
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Still cant see
Either i am an idiot or am cheap and didnt buy the full garmin pilot version. But i still cannot get it to come up with location on approach plates. Does anyone know if I need to buy the safe taxi oprion to get this feature?
Update: ok looks like i need the us ifr subscription. Not just the basic us standard. I love the garmin pilot better than foreflight. Like my costco membership i will wait to upgrade until i need it. I am so happy to see this upgrade.
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07-22-2016, 06:04 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Lititz, PA
Posts: 190
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Quote:
Originally Posted by dano_nc
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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Based on an email they sent out referencing the future of maps with a vector map as the background image for foreflight 8, I think they're going to tick that box next week. Can't wait!
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07-25-2016, 07:11 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: USA
Posts: 3,179
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Quote:
Originally Posted by dano_nc
Until ForeFlight develops vectorized maps, Garmin Pilot will alway be #1 for me.
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You choice just got tougher with the soon-to-be release ForeFlight 8. It appears they have developed "vectorized maps".
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07-25-2016, 06:19 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2015
Location: Charlotte, NC
Posts: 16
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Nope, still an easy choice. The ForeFlight data driven maps are 4 years behind (looking at the preview pics) and have a loooooong way to catch up.
I don't like the smoothing ForeFlight does to NEXRAD. The "pixelated" data that GP displays paints a better picture of returns for me.
Just stirring the pot a little, both are fantastic products! I just get tired of those who bash GP and have never flown with it. For a long time I was worried that a Garmin monopoly would be bad for GA, but my experience with their service (both certified and experimental), and their recent drop in pricing for all subscriptions, has made me think otherwise.
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Charlotte, NC
Glasair III - Kit #3265
Glasair I RG - N729S
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07-25-2016, 07:14 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: Livermore, CA
Posts: 6,797
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Quote:
Originally Posted by dano_nc
For a long time I was worried that a Garmin monopoly would be bad for GA, but my experience with their service (both certified and experimental), and their recent drop in pricing for all subscriptions, has made me think otherwise.
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Just to clarify: in the past your certified gps database subscription came from Jepp, not Garmin. Now Garmin has developed their own data, and are taking on Jepp. This competition is great for users. But if in the end one of them is driven out of business, how long do you think prices will stay low?
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07-25-2016, 07:18 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: USA
Posts: 3,179
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Quote:
Originally Posted by dano_nc
I just get tired of those who bash GP and have never flown with it.
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Sorry Dan. I'm not sure what triggered that.
I hope others understand I have "lived with" both for extended periods - well beyond their trial periods.
I used FF for a full year before switching to GP. Then, at the end of that year I switched back to FF for a year. I've been back with GP for the past two years. A month ago I requested a repeat trial period with FF to decide if I'd switch yet again. I stayed with GP.
Last edited by humptybump : 07-25-2016 at 07:36 PM.
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07-25-2016, 07:56 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2015
Location: Charlotte, NC
Posts: 16
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Quote:
Originally Posted by BobTurner
Just to clarify: in the past your certified gps database subscription came from Jepp, not Garmin. Now Garmin has developed their own data, and are taking on Jepp. This competition is great for users. But if in the end one of them is driven out of business, how long do you think prices will stay low?
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Good point Bob, I noticed that Garmin and Jepp seem to be connected somehow (Garmin provides Jepp data??). Not sure of the details. All I know is I will pay 30% less for my subscriptions this year than I did last year. I hope, at least for the short term, it stays this way.
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Charlotte, NC
Glasair III - Kit #3265
Glasair I RG - N729S
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07-25-2016, 08:07 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2015
Location: Charlotte, NC
Posts: 16
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Quote:
Originally Posted by humptybump
Sorry Dan. I'm not sure what triggered that.
I hope others understand I have "lived with" both for extended periods - well beyond their trial periods.
I used FF for a full year before switching to GP. Then, at the end of that year I switched back to FF for a year. I've been back with GP for the past two years. A month ago I requested a repeat trial period with FF to decide if I'd switch yet again. I stayed with GP.
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Glen,
That was not directed at you. I've done the same back and forth. I guess it's just years of Garmin haters flying around with GNS430's in their planes wearing me down (luckily they haven't found this thread  ). At our local field of about 80 aircraft, I know of only two of us using GP. Granted, we're also the only two with G3X Touch panels, so we might be slightly biased.
One thing I encourage everyone to do is contact Garmin or ForeFlight with any enhancement requests. Both have done a terrific job developing their software with lots of input from the user community.
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Charlotte, NC
Glasair III - Kit #3265
Glasair I RG - N729S
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07-25-2016, 08:30 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Destin
Posts: 1,543
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I have garmin all over my panel and use foreflight for all ipad needs
I tried GP a few times but I don't know, maybe the UI isn't what I'm used to and its that simple
Last edited by bkthomps : 07-25-2016 at 08:35 PM.
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