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A few savvy Garmin customers might have noticed something different with yesterday’s update of the FliteCharts database for their GPSMAP 696 and G3X.  In July, Garmin announced the availability of geo-referenced Jeppesen charts for the 696 and announced the coming of geo-referenced Garmin FliteCharts.  The FliteCharts were scheduled to be released in fourth quarter 2010.  [...] The post Victor’s Vectors: Georeferenced FliteCharts Now Available...

We have a winner! In case it slipped your mind, we've been in the midst of a "Show us Your Panel" aviation photo sweepstakes where customers had the chance to win an aera. Garmin owners have been sending us pictures of their airplane's panels throughout the summer and the pictures have poured in. We're still [...] The post “Show Us Your Panel” recap appeared...

The most popular feature of most of Garmin’s GPS units is overwhelmingly the Direct To button. However what happens if there is a line of intense thunderstorms in your direct flight path? For a lot of pilots this would mean a scramble to find a safe route around. Well with the GPSMAP 696 there’s no [...] The post Victor’s Vectors: Using the Map on...