I loaded Garmin's new Android App on my relatively new quad core Asus Transformer Prime tablet. So far the App looks to be pretty cool. One of the options for the base map is current sectional chart views. With the Asus' 600 nit display it could very well replace my My Pilot Store sectional subscriptions. Flight planning seems to be pretty close to what I have been looking for. Now all that is needed is an easy way to get a flight plan loaded into both my G3X GDU 370 and GPSMap 696. I haven't found an option, in Garmin Pilot, to export a flight plan in Garmin format.
Real time weather display on the base map while you are developing a flight plan is another pretty cool feature. Now if we could just get a reliable wifi link at 8,000 feet.
I have been upgrading my panel as I could afford it. First came the GPSMap 696, then the G3X and now the Asus Android tablet with Garmin Pilot software. If I were to make a guess, the three Garmin products are from three separate Garmin profit centers. You can get a bulk database update rate for all of your panel mounted products. Unfortunately that does not include the 696 or the Garmin Pilot. It sure would be nice if I could just license my airplane for Garmin software and pay a single yearly license fee.
The Asus Transformer Prime tablet is just sitting on the throttle and mixture controls so it could be included in the picture.
Real time weather display on the base map while you are developing a flight plan is another pretty cool feature. Now if we could just get a reliable wifi link at 8,000 feet.
I have been upgrading my panel as I could afford it. First came the GPSMap 696, then the G3X and now the Asus Android tablet with Garmin Pilot software. If I were to make a guess, the three Garmin products are from three separate Garmin profit centers. You can get a bulk database update rate for all of your panel mounted products. Unfortunately that does not include the 696 or the Garmin Pilot. It sure would be nice if I could just license my airplane for Garmin software and pay a single yearly license fee.
The Asus Transformer Prime tablet is just sitting on the throttle and mixture controls so it could be included in the picture.
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