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Recently there was a comment on a post asking for clarification about WAAS approaches.  The question, “How can a pilot determine from an approach plate if an LNAV GPS approach will offer the LNAV+V option?” can quickly be answered by saying there is not true way to determine this yet. There are several factors that [...] The post Roger’s Runway: Answering WAAS Questions appeared...

Anyone who has seen our holiday ads knows how much we love seasonal songs. So we were thrilled when a quartet of carolers dressed in Dickens-era costumes sang to customers in the Garmin Store in Chicago for an hour Saturday afternoon. The best news? They’re making an encore appearance this Saturday, Dec. 22, from 3 [...] The post Merriment on Michigan Avenue appeared first...

Having Next Generation Radar (NEXRAD) in the cockpit has improved safety and increased situational awareness over the last couple of years.  When Garmin introduced the GPSMAP 396, pilots discovered it’s an inexpensive way to see actual weather in the airplane.  However, understanding the data on the screen is an important part of the decision making [...] The post Roger’s Runway: Know Your NEXRAD appeared...