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Flying with an ADS-B-equipped aircraft provides pilots with a number of benefits today, while ensuring their aircraft are equipped to fly after December 31, 2019. The number of aircraft operating in the surrounding airspace is growing and is predicted to grow even more through the year 2020 and beyond. While the act of flying an [...] The post Flying After The Year 2020: ADS-B...

Are you looking to alter your Garmin smart watch and add new, exciting features? With the Connect IQ Store you can change your smart watch’s design and performance by downloading various custom watch faces, apps, data fields, and widgets. This week we are focusing on the illuminating BC01 watch face created by hNaka. BC01 is a shared [...] The post Connect IQ Watch Face of the...

Roger Munsey is an experienced hiker and backpacker with hundreds of hours in the backcountry. Last year he set out on a solo, multi-day trek in the Roaring Plains area of Monongahela National Forest in eastern West Virginia. Munsey was confident he packed everything needed to make the journey, including a handheld GPS containing his [...] The post inReach: Locating an injured hiker in...