Garmin Pilot User's Guide for Android, Pilot for Android User Manual

Garmin Pilot for Android

™

OVERVIEW

PLAN

FILE

FLY

SUBSCRIPTIONS

APPENDICES

INDEX

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This manual reflects the operation of Software version 2.2 or later. Some differences in operation
may be observed when comparing the information in this manual to earlier or later software
versions. Some differences may also be observed when comparing the information in this manual
to your device.

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Warnings, Cautions & Notes

WARNING:

Do not rely solely up the indicators shown on the Panel Display

Pane to maneuver the aircraft.

WARNING:

The altitude displayed by Garmin Pilot™ on the Panel Page is
geometric height above Mean Sea Level and could vary significantly from
the altitude displayed by pressure altimeters. Always use pressure altitude
displayed by the aircraft altimeter when determining or selecting aircraft
altitude.

WARNING:

Do not use outdated database information. Databases used in
the Garmin Pilot™ must be updated regularly in order to ensure that the
information remains current. Pilots using any outdated database do so
entirely at their own risk.

WARNING:

To reduce the risk of unsafe operation, carefully review and
understand all aspects of Garmin Pilot™ User documentation and the Pilot’s
Operating Handbook of the aircraft. Thoroughly practice basic operation prior
to actual use. During flight operations, carefully compare indications from
Garmin Pilot™ to all available navigation sources, including the information
from other NAVAIDs, visual sightings, charts, etc. For safety purposes, always
resolve any discrepancies before continuing navigation.

WARNING:

Garmin Pilot™ has a very high degree of functional integrity.
However, the pilot must recognize that providing monitoring and/or self-test
capability for all conceivable failures is not practical. Although unlikely, it may
be possible for erroneous operation to occur without a fault indication shown
by Garmin Pilot™. It is thus the responsibility of the pilot to detect such
an occurrence by means of cross-checking with all redundant or correlated
information available in the cockpit.

WARNING:

For safety reasons, Garmin Pilot™ operational procedures must be

learned on the ground.

WARNING:

The United States government operates the Global Positioning
System and is solely responsible for its accuracy and maintenance. The GPS
system is subject to changes which could affect the accuracy and performance
of all GPS equipment. Portions of Garmin Pilot™ utilize GPS as a precision
electronic NAVigation AID (NAVAID). Therefore, as with all NAVAIDs,
information presented by Garmin Pilot™ can be misused or misinterpreted
and, therefore, can become unsafe.

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WARNING:

Do not use basemap (land and water data) information for primary
navigation. Basemap data is intended only to supplement other approved
navigation data sources and should be considered as an aid to enhance
situational awareness.

WARNING:

Do not use the indicated data link weather product age to
determine the age of the weather information shown by the data link weather
product. Due to time delays inherent in gathering and processing weather
data for data link transmission, the weather information shown by the data
link weather product may be significantly older than the indicated weather
product age.

WARNING:

Do not use data link weather information for maneuvering in, near,
or around areas of hazardous weather. Information contained with in data
link weather products may not accurately depict current weather conditions.

WARNING:

Do not rely solely upon the display of traffic information for
collision avoidance maneuvering. The traffic display does not provide collision
avoidance resolution advisories and does not under any circumstances or
conditions relieve the pilot’s responsibility to see and avoid other aircraft

WARNING:

Do not rely solely upon the display of traffic information to accurately
depict all of the traffic within range of the aircraft. Due to lack of equipment,
poor signal reception, and/or inaccurate information from aircraft or ground
stations, traffic may be present that is not represented on the display.

NOTE:

All visual depictions contained within this document, including screen
images of Garmin Pilot™ panel and displays, are subject to change and may
not reflect the most current Garmin Pilot™ software and aviation databases.

NOTE:

Temporary Flight Restriction (TFR) data is provided by the FAA and
may not be updated outside of normal business hours. Confirm data currency
through alternate sources and contact your local FSS for interpretation of TFR
data.

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Licence Agreement

END-USER LICENSE AGREEMENT

The Garmin Pilot™ application and data (the “Application”) are licensed,
not sold. The Application is provided under the following license and is
subject to the following terms and conditions, which are agreed to by End
User (“you” or “your”), on the one hand, and Garmin, International, Inc.
and its affiliates (collectively, "Garmin") on the other hand.

IMPORTANT: CAREFULLY READ THIS LICENSE BEFORE USING THIS APPLICATION. USING
THIS APPLICATION INDICATES YOUR ACKNOWLEDGMENT THAT YOU HAVE READ THIS
LICENSE AND AGREE TO ITS TERMS. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE, THEN YOU MUST NOT USE THE
APPLICATION.

WARNING:

For VFR use only as an aid to prudent navigation. All information
is presented for reference only. You assume total responsibility and risk
associated with using the AOPA Airport Directory.

LICENSE TERMS AND CONDITIONS

Garmin grants you a limited, non-exclusive license to use the Application in accordance with the terms of
this Agreement. You agree not to reproduce, copy, modify, decompile, disassemble, reverse engineer or create
derivative works of any portion of the Application, and you may not transfer or distribute it in any form,
for any purpose. Garmin reserves the right to anonymously collect and report non-personally identifiable
information related to your use of the Application, such as the frequency with which you use the Application.

Restrictions. You are prohibited from selling, renting or leasing the Application to any other person or
third party. You acknowledge that the Application should be used only for general information purposes and
you should not rely on the Application for any life or death situation. The Application should not be relied
upon as a sole source of navigation.

No Warranty. This Application is provided to you “as is,” and you agree to use it at your own risk.
Garmin makes no guarantees, representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, arising by
law or otherwise, including but not limited to, content, quality, accuracy, completeness, effectiveness,
reliability, merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, usefulness, use or results to be obtained from the
Application, or that the Application will be uninterrupted or error-free.

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advertisements on your mobile device when you use the Application. Garmin might also share on an
anonymous basis the location of your mobile device with the third party supplier of advertisements so that
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License Agreement

Meteo France Weather Data. Weather data provided and/or displayed by Meteo France in connection

with the Application, hereafter called “Meteo France Weather Data”, only indicates the measurement or
the most probable evolution of a set of elements. You therefore acknowledge that Meteo France shall not
be liable for the accuracy of Meteo France Weather Data made available to you, whether such data are
produced by Meteo France or by third-parties. Meteo France, moreover, cannot be held responsible for events
that may result from the interpretation and/or utilization by you, directly or indirectly, of the Meteo France
Weather Data made available. Meteo France cannot be held liable for the absence of observation data in the
set of Meteo France Weather Data provided to you in the case of absence or delay in availability to Meteo
France of data produced and owned by national meteorological services (NMS), via ECOMET or EUMETSAT,
or via the Global Transmission System (GTS). Consequently, you refrain from pursuing either Meteo France
or Meteo France’s own providers for events relating to any interpretation of the information contained in
the Meteo France Weather Data made available to you, or for missing data. You acknowledge that you have
been fully informed of the restrictions of use of such Meteo France Weather Data, of the exclusions and/or
of the limitations of liability regarding such Meteo France Weather Data and of the date of validity of Meteo
France Weather Data provided and/or displayed by Meteo France, if any. The Meteo France Weather Data
is provided on an “as is” basis, without any warranties or conditions, express or implied, including, but not
limited to, any implied warranty arising by law, statute, usage of trade, or course of dealing. You assume all
responsibility and risk for the use of the Meteo France Weather Data and Meteo France disclaims all liability
for any loss, injury or damage, resulting from the use of the Meteo France Weather Data, whether direct
or indirect, and whether or not Meteo France has been advised of or has knowledge of the possibility of
such loss, injury or damage. In no event shall Meteo France have any liability to you or any other person or
entity for any compensatory, indirect, incidental, special, consequential or exemplary damages whatsoever,
including, but not limited to, loss of revenue or profit, or other commercial or economic loss, even if Meteo
France has been advised of the possibility of such damages, or they are foreseeable.

Disclaimer of Warranty.

GARMIN AND ITS AFFILIATES DISCLAIM ANY
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MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR
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ENTITLED TO RELY ON ANY SUCH ADVICE OR INFORMATION. THIS DISCLAIMER
OF WARRANTIES IS AN ESSENTIAL CONDITION OF THIS AGREEMENT.

Some States,

Territories and Countries do not allow certain warranty exclusions, so to that extent the above exclusion may
not apply to you.

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Disclaimer of Liability.

GARMIN AND ITS AFFILIATES SHALL NOT BE LIABLE TO
YOU: IN RESPECT OF ANY CLAIM, DEMAND OR ACTION, IRRESPECTIVE OF
THE NATURE OF THE CAUSE OF THE CLAIM, DEMAND OR ACTION ALLEGING
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FROM THE USE OR POSSESSION OF THE INFORMATION; OR FOR ANY LOSS
OF PROFIT, REVENUE, CONTRACTS OR SAVINGS, OR ANY OTHER DIRECT,
INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT
OF YOUR USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE APPLICATION, ANY DEFECT IN THE
APPLICATION, OR THE BREACH OF THESE TERMS OR CONDITIONS, WHETHER
IN AN ACTION IN CONTRACT OR TORT OR BASED ON A WARRANTY, EVEN
IF GARMIN HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
GARMIN’S AND ITS AFFILIATES’ TOTAL AGGREGATE LIABILITY WITH RESPECT
TO ITS OBLIGATIONS UNDER THIS AGREEMENT OR OTHERWISE WITH RESPECT
TO THE APPLICATION SHALL NOT EXCEED $1.00.

Some States, Territories and Countries

do not allow certain liability exclusions or damages limitations, so to that extent the above may not apply to
you.

Export Control. You agree not to export from anywhere any part of the Application provided to you or

any direct product thereof except in compliance with, and with all licenses and approvals required under,
applicable export laws, rules and regulations.

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against any liability, loss, injury (including injuries resulting in death), demand, action, cost, expense, or claim
of any kind or character, including but not limited to attorney’s fees, arising out of or in connection with any
use or possession by you of the Application.

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you pertaining to the subject matter hereof, and supersedes in their entirety any and all written or oral
agreements previously existing between us with respect to such subject matter.

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OF KANSAS, WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO ITS CONFLICT OF LAWS PROVISIONS. YOU AGREE
TO SUBMIT TO THE JURISDICTION OF KANSAS FOR ANY AND ALL DISPUTES, CLAIMS AND
ACTIONS ARISING FROM OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE APPLICATION PROVIDED TO YOU
HEREUNDER.

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Table of Contents

OVERVIEW ......................................................................................................................................... 1

Plan File Fly ............................................................................................................................... 1

Features ...................................................................................................................................... 1

ABOUT THIS HANDBOOK ..................................................................................................... 2

Android™ Tricks for Pilots .................................................................................................... 2

Getting Started ......................................................................................................................... 6

Help File .............................................................................................................................. 8

Map Pane Controls ............................................................................................................. 13

Settings .................................................................................................................................... 15

Support & About ................................................................................................................ 15

General Settings ................................................................................................................. 15

Map Settings ...................................................................................................................... 16

Pilot and Aircraft Info ......................................................................................................... 18

File Service ......................................................................................................................... 20

User Waypoints .................................................................................................................. 21

Weather Data .................................................................................................................... 21

GDL 39 .............................................................................................................................. 23

External GPS ...................................................................................................................... 26

Subscriptions ...................................................................................................................... 27

Downloads .............................................................................................................................. 28

Chart Updates .................................................................................................................... 32

PLAN .................................................................................................................................................. 35

Active Flight Plan ................................................................................................................... 35

Actions Menu ..................................................................................................................... 37

Airport Information .............................................................................................................. 42

Trip Planning ........................................................................................................................... 47

Planning a Trip ................................................................................................................... 47

Weather Data .......................................................................................................................... 51

Weather Widgets................................................................................................................ 51

RADAR .............................................................................................................................. 54

INFRARED SATELLITE (IR SAT) ............................................................................................. 56

Weather Overlay ................................................................................................................ 56

AIRMETS ............................................................................................................................ 60

SIGMETS ............................................................................................................................ 60

TEMPORARY FLIGHT RESTRICTIONS (TFRs) ......................................................................... 61

PIREPS ............................................................................................................................... 62

LIGHTNING ........................................................................................................................ 64

WINDS ALOFT .................................................................................................................... 64

METARS AND TAFS ............................................................................................................. 65

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FILE ..................................................................................................................................................... 67

Preparing to File ..................................................................................................................... 67

Trip Planning ...................................................................................................................... 67

File Flight Plan ................................................................................................................... 69

FLY ....................................................................................................................................................... 73

Map Page ................................................................................................................................. 73

Map Pane Controls ............................................................................................................. 74

Split-Screen ........................................................................................................................ 85

Data Link Traffic (Optional) ................................................................................................. 92

System Status ..................................................................................................................... 94

Traffic Description ............................................................................................................... 95

Data Link Weather (FIS-B) ................................................................................................... 101

FIS-B Weather Products .................................................................................................... 102

Charts ..................................................................................................................................... 112

SUBSCRIPTIONS ......................................................................................................................... 117

Geo-Referenced FliteCharts ............................................................................................... 117

SafeTaxi ................................................................................................................................... 118

Baron Mobile Link™ ............................................................................................................ 120

APPENDIX A: LICENSE AGREEMENT AND WARRANTY ......................................... 125

Contact Garmin ..................................................................................................................... 125

END-USER LICENSE AGREEMENT ..................................................................................... 125

AOPA Airport Directory Notice .......................................................................................... 128

SiriusXM Satellite Radio Service Agreement ....................................................................... 128

Weather Data Warranty .................................................................................................... 128

Index ................................................................................................................................... Index-1

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OVERVIEW

PLAN FILE FLY

Garmin Pilot is the most comprehensive suite of tools for the Android designed
specifically for general aviation and corporate pilots. Flight planning, DUAT(S) filing,
charts, interactive maps, weather briefing resources, and navigation capabilities;
it's all included. The app's intuitive interface closely resemble those on the newest
Garmin touchscreen avionics so you can go seamlessly from preflight to in-flight.
Plan, file, fly with Garmin Pilot.

FEATURES

•Charts:VFRSectionals,WAC,TAC,lowand highIFRen-route,airportdiagrams

and approach procedures.

•Optional geo-referenced Garmin FliteCharts® and Garmin SafeTaxi® both show

aircraft position on approach charts or taxiways.

•WeatherMaps:Animatedradar,AIRMETs,SIGMETs,Lightning,PIREPs,METARs,

TAFs, Winds Aloft, TFRs, Lightning, Infrared and Visible Satellite.

•Extensivetextproducts:AIRMETs,SIGMETs,PIREPs,METARs,TAFs,WindsAloft,

Area Forecasts and NOTAMs.

•Dynamicweatheroverlayswithyourroutedisplayedonthemap

•AOPA Airport Directory and Fuel Prices

•FlightplanlingviaDUAT(S)

•Comprehensive weather data direct from the National Weather Service and

Environment Canada

NOTE:

All visual depictions contained within this document, including screen
images of Garmin Pilot™, are subject to change and may not reflect the most
current Garmin Pilot™ software and aviation databases.

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ABOUT THIS HANDBOOK

This operating handbook is designed to provide a comprehensive guide to help
with understanding how to use Garmin Pilot for reviewing aviation weather, airport
information, creating and filing flight plans, and for viewing charts, maps, and
navigation data in-flight.

ANDROID™ TRICKS FOR PILOTS

Android tablets are offered by a variety of manufactures and features can vary widely.
It is important to know the features or your individual tablet before using Garmin Pilot
for navigation. Some tablets are offered with on or two connectivity options; Wi-Fi
or Wi-Fi + Cellular. It is also important to know which connectivity option you have
before using Garmin Pilot for navigation. There are also a few things to know about
your tablets basic features and settings that will enhance your Garmin Pilot experience.
These features are not hidden, but they may not be immediately apparent. To get
completely familiar with your tablet and its features, it is recommended that you access
the User's Guide for your tablet and/or the User's Guide for your Android version
(Garmin Pilot requires Android 2.2 or later).

GPS

Global Positioning System (GPS) receiving capability is optional on some Android
tablets. Garmin Pilot can be used without GPS for flight planning, but the navigation
features will be inoperative. If your tablet does not include a GPS receiver, a Garmin
GLO™ portable GPS and GLONASS receiver, or a Garmin GDL 39 portable GPS and
ADS-B receiver will be required to take advantage of the navigation features of Garmin
Pilot. Alternative or third-party GPS sources known to work with Garmin Pilot are: Bad
Elf, Dual Electronics XGPS150 Universal Bluetooth GPS, and GNS 5870 MFI Bluetooth
GPS receiver. Other portable GPS sources may also work with Garmin Pilot.

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DISPLAY ORIENTATION

Many devices have a default setting that will enable the unit to automatically rotate
the display to either portrait or landscape according to which edge of the unit is facing
upward. This automatic setting can be quite troublesome in the cockpit as the solid­state accelerometers are very sensitive to movement and can cause the display to
rotate unexpectedly.

The primary means of enabling/disabling the rotation lock is via the Settings Menu.
Your device may have other options to lock the display orientation, consult your User's
Guide.

Locking Display Orientation:

1)

Tap Settings > Display.

2)

Tap Auto-rotate screen to select/deselect.

GLARE REDUCTION

One limitation of some devices in the cockpit, is glare. There are number of ways
to mitigate the effects of this glare using aftermarket screen protectors and similar
products. However, one can do reasonably well by simply adjusting the display
brightness.

Adjusting Display Brightness:

1)

Tap Settings > Display > Brightness.

2)

Use the slider control to manually adjust the display brightness or tap
Automatic brightness to select/deselect.

Or:

Within Garmin Pilot, tap the Brightness Button ( ) located in the

Navigation Bar and use the slider control to set the desired display
brightness.

NOTE:

To enable the in application brightness settings some Android devices
may require disabling the "Automatic brightness" setting for the system
brightness.

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GENERAL GARMIN PILOT OPERATING GUIDELINES

Garmin Pilot by default will open on the Map Page. If the application has been
recently used it will resume on the most recently viewed page. From any page, it is
possible to access any desired feature by tapping, flicking, and/or dragging your finger
on the active areas of the display that appear as buttons, slide controls, flick lists, text
fields, or icons. As with most applications, text fields automatically open a QWERTY
keyboard for easy text entry.

Also like other applications that use maps, panning is done by “touch-dragging”
the finger across the display and you can magnify or zoom by double-tapping the

display, by pinching, or use the button. Reversing your pinch or tapping the
will de-magnify or zoom out. Additionally, there is no Garmin Pilot input that requires
any specific weight or pressure on the display. In other words, tapping or pressing
forcefully on the glass will produce approximately the same result as a light tap.

Pinch Zoom

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Garmin Pilot can be used in either portrait or landscape orientation and will respond
to the Android's automatic orientation feature. The map may be displayed in either
full screen or split screen in either orientation. The lower half of the display in portrait
orientation or second (non-map) display in landscape orientation has four possible
functions; Panel, Widgets, Charts, or SafeTaxi.

• Panel Mode is customizable and can be configured to display an instrument panel

with virtual instruments to indicate GPS altitude, ground speed, vertical speed,

course, and lateral deviation as well as a table with up to 15 configurable data fields

for monitoring navigation data.

• Widget Mode enables a series of customizable data windows called ‘Widgets’ to

be displayed. Widgets offer quick access to a variety of aviation weather products

(METARs, TAFs, Winds Aloft, NOTAMs, etc…) for nearby or selected airports and can

also display up to 14 navigation parameters which are also configurable.

Charts, and SafeTaxi when viewed in split-screen, have the same function, navigation,
and capabilities as the full screen versions of these products, just displayed in half
screen.

Garmin Pilot requires a data connection for downloading maps and other data prior to
departure, but once you have downloaded everything needed for your flight, it is ready
to navigate. The Downloads Menu in the Garmin Pilot settings options will indicate
when new downloadable data products are available upon connection to the Internet

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GETTING STARTED

Garmin Pilot is fully functional immediately upon installation, but there are a few
things you may wish to set up in order to optimize performance right away. The
best place to start is with the highly intuitive Settings Menu, which can be found by
momentarily tapping the Home Button and then the Settings Icon. The Settings Menu
is always available from the Home Button.

Garmin Pilot Settings

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From the Settings Menu it is possible to set up or change the time format, show/hide
features like the Navigation Bar (on the map display) or input pilot profile and aircraft
information, manage user waypoints, set up your preferred flight plan filing service,
manage your data subscriptions and much more. All of these and more selections are
available by tapping the tab associated with the desired function.

To further enhance your Garmin Pilot experience, it is recommended that you set
up a free flyGarmin account at http://fly.garmin.com. Aside from being completely
free, flyGarmin offers a great one-stop shop for managing all of your Garmin aviation
equipment, as well as storing your pilot profile and aircraft information. From aviation
database bundles to software updates for portables to flight planning, flyGarmin has
you covered.

NOTE:

flyGarmin and Garmin Pilot Username and Passwords can be
different. Ensure you are using the correct information when logging into
flyGarmin or Garmin Pilot.

flyGarmin

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HELP FILE

The content of the User's Guide is mirrored in the in app help file providing context
sensitive instructions for getting the most out of you Garmin Pilot subscription. The
help file can be accessed from any page by tapping the Menu Button( ) located
in the Navigation Bar and then tapping 'Help' in the page sensitive menu. Navigating
within the Help File is as easy as tapping any of the hyperlinks.

Help File

Map Page Menu

Tap to
Download
the Full Help
Manual

Accessing the Help File:

Tap Menu > Help. The Help File will open to context sensitive content

USER'S GUIDE

The Full Manual is the PDF formatted User's Guide for Garmin Pilot. The first time
the file is accessed you will be prompted to chose a default PDF viewer. The Full
Manual has a linked table of contents, index, and Bookmarks for easy navigation.

NOTE:

The Full Manual will open to the most recently accessed page. User

the Bookmarks or Page Slider to quickly navigate the file.

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Accessing the Full Manual:

1)

Tap Menu > Help.

2)

Tap to download, tap , to view the manual once
downloaded. Anytime an updated manual is available the View button will
revert to a Download button.

Full Manual

Bookmarks

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NAVIGATION BAR

Garmin Pilot's user interface is comprised of icons and active areas that provide
access to the various features and functions of the application. The Navigation Bar,
located at the top of every page, provides access to many of the basic functions.

Navigation Bar

Home

Button

Direct-to Brightness Button

Page

Sensitive

Menu Button

Active

Flight Plan

HOME BUTTON

The Home Button is the primary means of accessing many of the features of Garmin
Pilot. The Home Button provides quick access to the various pages within Garmin Pilot
(i.e., Map, Active Flight Plan, Trip Planning, Airport Information, Charts, Downloads,
Settings, and Traffic).

NOTE:

The Traffic Button will only be available after connecting to a GDL 39

and will remain present even if you are not currently connected to a GDL 39.

Map

Button

Charts
Button

Active Flight

Plan Button

Downloads

Button

Trip Planning
Button

Airport
Information
Button

Home Menu

Traffic

Button

Settings
Button

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DIRECT-TO

The Direct-to button can be accessed from any page and provides a quick and easy
way to navigate direct to any waypoint (i.e., Flight Plan Waypoint, Nearest Waypoints,
or User Waypoints).

Direct-to Dialog

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BRIGHTNESS

The Brightness Button provides access to the display brightness control. Simply tap
the icon to display a display brightness slider and set the desired display brightness.
Move the slider to the right to increase display brightness or left to decrease brightness.

Brightness Slider

Brightness Slider

NOTE:

To enable the in application brightness settings some Android devices
may require disabling the "Automatic brightness" setting for the system
brightness.

MENU

The Menu Button provides a page-sensitive menu structure. Each page has specific

menu options that control, search, navigate, or display page-sensitive items.

Map Page Menu

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MAP PANE CONTROLS

The Map Pane has a number of buttons that control the Base Map, Map Overlays

and center map and split-screen. The table below shows the Map Pane Controls.

Control Icon Description

Layer Select

Opens Map Overlay menu

Basemap

Select

Opens Basemap selection menu

Zoom In

Zooms In on the map

Zoom Out

Zooms out on the map

Center on

Route

Centers the entire route in Map Pane.

Center on

Aircraft

Centers the Map Pane on the current

location.

Split-Screen

Selects full screen map or partial map with

Widgets, Panel, Charts, and SafeTaxi.

Map

Orientation

Toggles map orientation from north up to

track up. The Icon is blue when track up is

active.

Map Pane Controls

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Map Pane

Split­Screen

Layer
Select

Center on

Aircraft

Center

on Route

Zoom

In/Out

Basemap
Select

Map

Orientation