Garmin Blog

For many pilots, nothing compares to spending a Saturday at the airport, at a fly-in, or simply swapping flying stories with other pilots over breakfast. This weekend the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association – better known as AOPA, kicks off the first of a series of regional fly-in events. San Marcos, Texas (KHYI) will be [...] The post AOPA Celebrates 75 Years with a...

When using a navigation device, it’s important that your maps are up to date. We therefore recommend downloading a map update every quarter to make sure your nüvi knows about new points of interest, highway and street changes. For the upcoming summer travel season, you can now save $20 on nüMaps Onetime and $30 on nüMaps Lifetime for North [...] The post One Day Left to Save on...

  With so many mainstream electronics utilizing touchscreens these days, it’s easy to see the appeal in having the marine electronics installed on a boat use a touchscreen as well.  With many units offering easy scrolling and pinch-to-zoom capabilities, the touchscreen has brought a new level of control to the helm.  Yet, there is still [...] The post Touchscreen vs. Button: Which Chartplotter Type...