Garmin Pilot adds new dynmic map capabilities and SafeTaxi diagrams

Garmin International Inc., is pleased to announce that the latest update (v10.7) for Garmin Pilot is available now. Among many other new features, the latest update now graphically displays taxiway and apron closures on the dynamic map – as well as SafeTaxi diagrams. The 10.7 update highlights are detailed below.

Dynamic map enhancements

Our dynamic map has been optimized to change the visibility and size of navigation data, airspace boundary depictions and airport icons as the user zooms and pans around the map. When combined, these enhancements provide a clearer view of essential navigation data, airports, airspaces and more.

Graphical taxiway NOTAMs

For airports in the U.S., Garmin Pilot graphically displays taxiway and apron closures. When the NOTAM overlay is enabled, the taxiway or apron closed by the NOTAM is depicted with hashed lines and is color-coded — with alerts for taxiway and apron NOTAMs available throughout the application.

Annotate on screen

Take notes, draw taxiway routings, or highlight weather that may be a concern for your upcoming flight with the new, on-screen map annotation feature — which allows up to 3 pages of saved annotations at once.

Decoded NOTAM text

For quick and easy viewing, NOTAMs are now decoded into plain English whenever available — including on the airport page, radial menu NOTAM options and NOTAMs widget.

Expanded third-party support

Garmin Pilot now supports select Bad Elf GPS models and — when connected to Stratux — can also display ADS-B weather and traffic information as well as backup attitude and GPS position.