Garmin has announced Garmin Pilot, a new aviation app for iOS devices, including the iPad and iPhone, and Android-based mobile devices. The app offers pilots complete navigation, trip planning, DUAT(S) filing, weather and electronic flight bag capabilities. “From integrated flight decks to mobile apps, Garmin is committed to providing our customers with a broad suite of [...]

Garmin has introduced a new trainer app for the iPad2. This app, downloadable from the iTunes store, simulates the behavior of the GTN 750 GPS/nav/com system interface and provides pilots with a safe way to learn the basic operation of the system on the ground. Pilots may interact with the system as they would in [...]

At AOPA Summit in Hartford, Garmin will unveil its latest portable, the touchscreen aera 796. Take a video tour of the navigator’s features, which include synthetic vision, enhanced chart functions, and a new touchscreen interface.

Garmin announced the GTX 23 ES remote transponder, a new remote-mounted Mode-S extended squitter transponder for Experimental and Light Sport Aircraft (LSA). The GTX 23 ES is designed for use with the G3X glass cockpit flight display designed exclusively for that market. In addition, Garmin announced that it is lowering the price of the G3X.

Garmin has recently announced that it is lowering the price of the G3X glass flight display to make it more affordable to customers. The G3X is a customizable PFD/MFD combination that features one, two or three all-glass displays; magnetometer; ADAHRS (combined air data and AHRS unit) and engine monitoring. Thanks to its building-block design, customers [...]

Garmin International Inc. and Jeppesen have announced a new bundle pricing program for databases on select Garmin panel-mount avionics that provides a more affordable single-aircraft pricing structure and simplifies the database purchase process by offering a one-stop shop experience, the company says. PilotPak provides all the databases within the selected package to be used with [...]

Garmin has introduced the GMA 350 and GMA 350H audio panels. Designed for fixed wing and rotorcraft, respectively, the GMA 350 and 350H have features such as voice recognition, 3D spatial audio processing, advanced auto squelch and ambient noise-based volume adjustment so that pilot workload is decreased while increasing situational awareness.

Digital Cyclone, Inc., a subsidiary of Garmin Ltd. has announced that Pilot My-Cast by Garmin is available for the iPad. The new app has a distinctive tile-format user interface designed specifically for the iPad, and will help pilots visualize the weather along their route so that they can make informed decisions about the intended flight [...]