Garmin unveils Garmin Pilot Web, an online flight planning tool

Garmin introduced Garmin Pilot Web, its new powerful flight planning website that complements the Garmin Pilot mobile app. Garmin Pilot Web offers an expansive set of free features for all pilots, including at-a-glance flight planning with high-resolution maps and charts, airport information, weather and aeronautical data overlays for an information rich experience. Garmin Pilot mobile users in North America will have expanded access to Garmin Pilot Web features including robust flight planning, routing, filing, aircraft performance data, a live internet traffic layer and more.  

Carl Wolf, Garmin Vice President of Aviation Sales, Marketing, Programs & Support commented: "The Garmin Pilot mobile app has always been known for incredible maps and weather overlays, and we're excited to bring those capabilities and more to the web. If you are not already familiar with Garmin Pilot, I encourage you to give Garmin Pilot Web a try when planning your next flight. With its free, at-a-glance tools – you will find it can greatly simplify your online flight planning workflow."

Available for free to all aviators, Garmin Pilot Web's Map tab provides a variety of mapping options such as topographic maps, satellite view, VFR sectionals, IFR High/Low charts and street maps. Using the Map Controls menu, overlays for a new aeronautical layer, radar, AIR/SIGMETs, TFRs, temps, fuel prices and more can be selected for additional detail. The Winds Aloft overlay allows pilots to select a specific altitude and view a highly visual depiction of wind and pressure system information.

Basic route planning allows pilots to enter the desired route and select the altitude, speed and fuel burn for their aircraft. The distance, fuel required, ETE and ETA will then be calculated for the selected route, with the option to display fuel burn, true air speed, winds aloft and more at various altitude levels. Airport information is also available, including daily & hourly forecasts1 in addition to aviation centric weather data. Runway information, terminal charts, FBOs, Garmin SafeTaxi® diagrams and more are also accessible in the Airport Info menu.

Garmin Pilot mobile app users can enjoy additional features on Garmin Pilot Web by utilizing the Flights and Aircraft tabs. The Flights tab allows pilots to create, save and file flight plans, as well as view weather briefings. Also within the Flights tab, pilots can view details for their flight plan such as distance, fuel required, estimated time enroute, payload and fuel calculators that show how much useful load remains, and more. Routes cleared previously are also displayed, making it easier for pilots to plan their own routes to similar destinations. Using the procedure selector, pilots can simultaneously view departures, approaches or arrivals on a map alongside a flight plan so it's easier to visualize and select the most appropriate procedure based on a flight plan and intended direction of flight.

The Aircraft tab allows pilots to add new aircraft, edit current aircraft and tailor aircraft performance data conveniently from their computer. To simplify the process, pilots can choose to add their aircraft from an existing template or add it manually. Flight plans and aircraft data are synced across Garmin Pilot platforms.