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![]() For example, you can tap on the data headings to change what the app displays (e.g., DIS LEG, for leg distance, can be changed to DIS REM, for distance remaining to destination). There are lots of options to explore here. This makes it more intuitive to create a complicated route, and it essentially imports most of the features of the Flight Plan page into this one window. But you’ll also notice new options, including specific Origin, Enroute, and Destination sections. You can type in your flight plan here (e.g., I69 KOSH) and the app will auto-fill your departure and destination in the route window below. ![]() This will bring down the route planning window, with the familiar route search box at the top. To see the new tools in action, go to the Map page and tap on the route preview at the top of the screen. In fact, it’s one of the biggest updates in recent years. That might sound simple, but the changes are significant, especially for IFR pilots. Most of the changes have to do with the route and flight planning tools, specifically on the Map page. The latest Garmin Pilot update, version 10, continues this trend, with design changes and feature additions that will feel familiar to anyone flying with a GTN 750 navigator or a G3000 glass cockpit. Garmin, on the other hand, has played to its strength by making their Pilot app more and more like their industry-leading panel avionics. ![]() ForeFlight, for example, has long focused on ease of use and a steady pace of new features that don’t fundamentally alter the app’s look and feel. In the never-ending battle between ForeFlight and Garmin for electronic flight bag supremacy, the two companies have taken slightly different approaches. ![]()
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