This latest Garmin Pilot update adds a new configurable tab bar along the bottom of the application, offering easy access to commonly used features and functions within the app. Also new is a live track log that displays the track of the current flight, particularly useful for post-flight analysis.

The new live track log overlays a checkered line on the moving map so pilots can easily review a flight after landing. Pilots can activate the live track log from the map layer selection on the moving map page. Upon landing, live track log will display the last recorded track for up to 60 minutes or until the Garmin Pilot app is closed. The track log is attached to the logbook entry within the app and can be reviewed at a later date using the ‘Logbook Tracks’ feature.

To help streamline navigation throughout the Garmin Pilot app, pilots can configure a new tab bar along the bottom of the app as an alternative to the ‘home menu’. For example, when the app is viewed in portrait mode on an iPad, the tab bar features six icons that are always visible when navigating throughout the app and one additional icon that reflects the most recently visited page within the app.

The route data and charts feature will now be included in ‘Trip Planning’ to ensure the data required for a flight resides on the device. Information such as navigation data, VFR sectional charts, IFR enroute charts, as well as obstacles, terrain, airport information including runway diagrams and airport documents and more, are all reviewed once the pilot enters a departure and destination airport pair. Within the Trip Planning page, a green check mark will display next to the flight bag icon, assuring pilots they have all of the data needed for a flight and that it is available for offline use.

The newest release of Garmin Pilot on Apple mobile devices is available immediately.