# Garmin Pilot — Plan. File. Fly. Log. > Comprehensive aviation flight planning, navigation, weather, and logbook tools for pilots. (iPhone/iPad app by Garmin DCI.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/garmin-pilot/id340917615 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [Garmin DCI](https://appshunter.io/developer/309920282) - Category: Weather, Navigation - Price: Free with in-app purchases - Rating: 4.70/5 from 4,126 App Store ratings · 335 written reviews indexed - Age rating: 4+ - Requires: iOS 18.0 · 633 MB - Languages: American English - Released: 2009-12-23 - Data updated: 2026-08-28 - Monetization: free with in-app purchases - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/garmin-pilot/id340917615/reviews.md ## What is Garmin Pilot? *30 Days Free Trial on initial download!* Plan. File. Fly. Log. Garmin Pilot is the most comprehensive suite of tools for the iPad designed specifically for general aviation and corporate pilots. Flight planning, charts, interactive maps, weather briefing resources and navigation capabilities; it’s all included. The app’s intuitive interface mirrors those on the newest Garmin touchscreen avionics so you can go seamlessly from preflight to inflight. Plan Garmin Pilot’s powerful capabilities start with pre-flight planning, providing pilots with the most comprehensive aviation weather information to make better-informed flight decisions. Pilots can check NEXRAD radar, visible and infrared cloud imagery, METARs, TAFs, AIRMETs, SIGMETs, PIREPs, NOTAMs, winds and temperature aloft, TFRs and lightning data. With Garmin Pilot, data can be displayed over Garmin’s interactive maps that support track-up navigation, VFR sectional or an IFR low or high en-route chart to visualize the weather for your route. Add text-based weather widgets and use the exclusive NavTrack feature to view weather along the planned route. File With Garmin Pilot, users can easily enter a flight plan and interactively edit it on the map. Pre-loaded forms make it quick to save and reuse data for frequently flown routes. And when the flight plan is ready, Garmin Pilot makes it simple to file, amend or close the flight plan via Leidos Flight Service or DUATS. Fly Garmin Pilot provides full en-route navigation capability on its moving map. Pilots can also navigate with Garmin’s patented panel, a GPS-driven instrument pack with a graphical HSI directional display and indicators for groundspeed, altitude and vertical speed. After takeoff, pilots can continue to view real-time weather in the U.S. and traffic information by wirelessly connecting to Garmin’s GDL 50 series portable ADS-B Receiver (sold separately). Log Garmin Pilot includes a comprehensive electronic logbook that syncs with flyGarmin. The logbook automatically generates entries based upon GPS data collected during the flight, tracks currency, supports manual entries, endorsements and creates reports. Garmin Pilot U.S. Standard: - Rich, interactive maps support Track-Up navigation - Charts: VFR Sectionals, low and high IFR en-route, airport diagrams and approach procedures - Ability to view Jeppesen Terminal Charts (Jeppesen echart subscription required) - Weather Maps: Animated radar, Infrared and Visible Satellite, AIRMETs, SIGMETs, Lightning, TFRs and more! - Extensive text products: METARs, TAFs, Winds Aloft, PIREPs, AIRMETs, SIGMETs, Area Forecasts and NOTAMs - AOPA Airport Directory - Weight and Balance - Checklists - Flight plan filing via Leidos Flight Services - Garmin patented navigation panel - Terrain and Obstacles - Smart Airspace - Fast Find predictive Waypoint Entry - Logbook - Optional VFR Premium: Synthetic Vision (SVX), Terrain and obstacle alerting, and Garmin SafeTaxi® - Optional IFR Premium: VFR Premium plus geo-referenced Garmin FliteCharts® Garmin Pilot has regional offerings for Africa, Asia, Australia, Canada, Europe and Latin America. Features include: - Worldwide Jeppesen NavData - Rich, interactive maps support Track-Up navigation - Radar and Satellite imagery for Western Europe, U.S., Canada and Australia - Ability to view Jeppesen Terminal Charts (Jeppesen echart subscription required) - Worldwide METARs, TAFs, AIRMETs, SIGMETs, NOTAMs and winds aloft - VFR Flight Plan Filing - IFR autorouting and Flight plan filing in Europe - Terrain and Obstacles with alerting - Synthetic Vision (SVX) - Smart Airspace - Logbook - Optional VFR charts from DFS, IGN and NATS and IFR enroute charts from EuroControl - Optional Garmin FliteCharts® and SafeTaxi® diagrams available on a country-by-country basis *Note: Use of GPS running in the background may decrease battery life.* *Note: One subscription to Garmin Pilot may be used on three devices.* ## Key features - Pre-flight planning with aviation weather data - Interactive maps with track-up navigation - Flight plan filing via Leidos Flight Service or DUATS - En-route navigation with moving map and GPS panel - Electronic logbook with automatic GPS data generation - Real-time weather and traffic information (with compatible hardware) ## Pricing and in-app purchases Base price: Free. **One-time purchases** | Purchase | Price | Type | | --- | --- | --- | | Canada Premium | $74.99 | one-time | | Latin American Premium Upgrade | $74.99 | one-time | | U.S. Premium Upgrade | $99.99 | one-time | | Garmin Pilot Africa Premium | $184.99 | one-time | | Garmin Pilot Canada Premium | $184.99 | one-time | | Garmin Pilot Asia Premium | $184.99 | one-time | | Africa Standard | $109.99 | one-time | | Pilot Asia Standard | $109.99 | one-time | | Australia Standard | $109.99 | one-time | | Canada Standard | $109.99 | one-time | | Europe Standard | $109.99 | one-time | | Latin American Standard | $109.99 | one-time | | U.S. Standard | $109.99 | one-time | | Worldwide Premium | $599.99 | one-time | | Garmin Pilot Europe Premium | $184.99 | one-time | | Garmin Pilot Latin America Premium | $184.99 | one-time | | Garmin Pilot U.S. Premium | $209.99 | one-time | | Europe Premium Upgrade | $74.99 | one-time | ## Chart rankings - #152 in Top Free · Weather (US App Store) - #105 in Top Grossing · Weather (US App Store) ## What do users think of Garmin Pilot? Overall sentiment: neutral **Pros** - 🚀 Excellent EFB app - 🚀 Seamless integration with Garmin avionics - 👍 User-friendly interface - 👍 Reliable and stable - 👍 Great features like engine monitoring and data recording - 💡 Smart Charts is better than Dynamic Procedures - 💰 Less expensive than competitors **Cons** - 🐛 Clunky and multi-step process to view plates - 🐛 Issues with NOTAM updates and database concierge - 🐛 Frequent crashes and lockups - 🐛 Winds aloft data often inaccurate - 🐛 Lacks support for some aircraft models - 🐛 Useless for VFR flying in some regions - 🐛 Incompatible with newer iOS versions **Commonly reported bugs** - Crashes when viewing weather data - Weight and balance profile import/export issues - Database concierge not working as expected - Inability to file VFR flight plans in some regions - Groundspeed and track data not working on certain devices **Most requested features** - Ability to mark up and annotate charts - Vertical navigation view - Cabin altitude/hypoxia warning - Apple Watch app - Passenger app for flight following - Google Maps integration with user waypoints - Ability to import GPX/CSV waypoints - Printable logbook reports - More detailed weather imagery and forecasts ## Recent user reviews (10 of 335) All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/garmin-pilot/id340917615/reviews.md ### 2/5 — Need more vfr features for helicopter *2026-07-08* Be careful, premium subscription don’t give you VFR chart and you need to connect on website to subscribe vfr chart I hope satellite map can be use soon ( available on every other app ) No custom map import We can’t see power lines Open street map still freeze sometimes when scroll on different iPads I actually can’t full work with this app in helicopter and I do my best to stay on garmin app This app could be a 5 easy, please do update ### 4/5 — Everybody want the satellite view option , add that quickly ! *2026-07-06* Really good visual ### 1/5 — Like all things Garmin, a fail JUST GET FOREFLIGHT *2026-07-06, version 26.6.0* After all the inputs and effort you put in it falls at the most important point... The briefing. Some mysterious error message about IFR not being a valid aircraft type. ### 1/5 — Great app, logbook is a failure *2026-07-03, version 26.6.0* I was sick of ForeFlights tactics so I switched to Garmin. The app is great if not using the logbook. The log books big failure is not printing out. You can only export which does not include CFI signature. Reluctantly I went back to ForeFlight. It’s only a convenience, next year when I finish my training and signatures are no longer important I will more than likely be back. ### 1/5 — Crashes and hangs recently *2026-06-30, version 26.6.0* Not useful anymore for productive flying. Crashes and hangs regularly, not only for me but also others. I recommended it before, but like this I cannot anymore. Tip: If it hangs try reinstalling the NAV database. ### 3/5 — Great but still difficult for planning *2026-06-17, version 26.6.0* Great tool especially for sync with g1000 nxi, but for routing is really bad compared to foreflight. ### 1/5 — Database concierge *2026-06-06* You spend tens of thousands of dollars on equipment, thousands on databases, a couple thousand on an SD card (flightstream 510) and they still want a yearly subscription for this app to be able to use all the above mentioned products correctly. Database concierge should easily be included in the free plan. The only people using it have already given garmin, and continue to give garmin, an insane amount of money. ### 3/5 — Latest update breaks stored flight plans sync on iPad *2026-05-25, version 26.5.0* Only my 9 most recent flight plans are shown on iPad. The Android app still shows all my flight plans. I tried logging out and back in, no change. Garmin, please fix this! ### 5/5 — Better than ForeFlight *2026-05-10* As a CFI I really appreciate the %50 discount. The pricing is very reasonable and I like that there are only 2 pricing tiers, which makes things simple. With ForeFlight pricing going up and up it’s nice to have a solid alternative, as there have been many improvements to Garmin Pilot since I last used it. All of my new students will be using GP. Keep up the good work. The only thing I miss from ForeFlight is the Takeoff and Landing distance feature, so it would be nice to have this in the future. ### 2/5 — tech dept. cannot solve issue *2026-05-04, version 26.4.2* it could be a very nice software, but unfortunately during the briefing package for a flight it keeps giving error and not producing the proper documents. It's a few months I'm going on with a technical department, but nobody solved the issue. ForeFlight it's still the best app at the moment. And if you have any problem within 24 hours it's solved. ## Frequently asked questions about Garmin Pilot ### What does Garmin Pilot do? Garmin Pilot is a comprehensive suite of tools for pilots, designed for flight planning, filing, inflight navigation, and logging. It provides detailed weather information, interactive maps, and navigation capabilities to assist pilots before, during, and after their flights. ### What are the key features of Garmin Pilot? Key features include robust pre-flight planning with extensive weather data (METARs, TAFs, radar, etc.), interactive maps supporting various chart types, seamless flight plan filing, en-route navigation with a moving map and GPS panel, and an electronic logbook that syncs with flyGarmin and automatically generates entries. ### How much does Garmin Pilot cost? The app offers a 30-day free trial on initial download. After the trial, it operates on a freemium model with in-app purchases for different subscription tiers and optional features like Jeppesen charts and VFR Premium services. ### What devices is Garmin Pilot compatible with? Garmin Pilot is designed for the iPad, offering an intuitive interface that mirrors Garmin's touchscreen avionics. Specific compatibility details for iPad models and iOS versions are typically found in the app store listing. ### What are common use cases for Garmin Pilot? Common use cases include planning cross-country flights by analyzing weather along the route, filing flight plans with ease, navigating inflight using interactive charts and GPS data, and automatically logging flight details for currency tracking and record-keeping. ## Version history (last 5 releases) ### 26.8.0 — 2026-08-24 - New! SmartCharts are now available to Garmin Pilot Premium users in Canada and Mexico - Bug fixes, enhancements, and overall improvements our latest release. ### 26.7.4 — 2026-08-11 Refined the new Flights page, including: - Resolved aircraft performance issues affecting fuel calculations, true airspeed (TAS), and power settings for select aircraft - Improved flight plan filing times - Fixed issue affecting Flight Summary Data availability for ATC Preferred routing - Resolved an intermittent app crash occurring on certain devices ### 26.7.3 — 2026-08-05 - Fixed fuel calculations for aircraft that use weight-based fuel calculations and were missing weight and balance profiles - Resolved intermittent crash when flight planning - Fixed an issue affecting SmartCharts activation - General app performance enhancements for some devices ### 26.7.2 — 2026-07-16 Resolved intermittent crash when using SiriusXM ### 26.7.1 — 2026-07-14 - Flights page stability improvements - Bug fixes and optimization for the current release ## Apps similar to Garmin Pilot | App | Rating | Price | Category | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Aviator Assistant: Pilot EFB](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/aviator-assistant-pilot-efb/id1537443091) | 4.5 (74) | Free | Weather | | [ForeFlight Mobile EFB](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/foreflight-mobile-efb/id333252638) | 4.4 (3,232) | Free | Weather | | [MyRadar Weather Radar Pro](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/myradar-weather-radar-pro/id325683306) | 4.8 (42,800) | $5.99 | Weather | | [MyRadar Accurate Weather Radar](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/myradar-accurate-weather-radar/id322439990) | 4.8 (1,079,462) | Free | Weather | | [WX Aviation Weather](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/wx-aviation-weather/id1617424639) | 4.8 (532) | Free | Weather | | [Aviation Weather Route Planner](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/aviation-weather-route-planner/id979496024) | 4.2 (228) | Free | Weather | ## More apps by Garmin DCI - [Garmin GTN Trainer](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/garmin-gtn-trainer/id479670018) - [Garmin TXi Trainer](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/garmin-txi-trainer/id1204320570) - [Garmin GPS Trainer](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/garmin-gps-trainer/id1454577309) - [Garmin GTN Xi Trainer](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/garmin-gtn-xi-trainer/id1491538794) All apps by Garmin DCI: https://appshunter.io/developer/309920282 ## Related topics [gtn trainer](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/gtn-trainer) · [pilot tools](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/pilot-tools) · [garmin pilot app](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/garmin-pilot-app) · [aviation apps](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/aviation-apps) · [garmin pilot](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/garmin-pilot) · [foreflight mobile efb](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/foreflight-mobile-efb) · [aviation checklist premium](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/aviation-checklist-premium) · [fltplan go](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/fltplan-go) · [garmin gtn trainer](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/garmin-gtn-trainer) · [garmin gtn](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/garmin-gtn) · [cockpit app systems](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/cockpit-app-systems) · [fitplan go](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/fitplan-go) · [signalscope advanced 2020](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/signalscope-advanced-2020) · [flight maps](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/flight-maps) · [garmin g1000](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/garmin-g1000) · [737 master caution](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/737-master-caution) · [pbn for pilots](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/pbn-for-pilots) · [textron aviation 1view](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/textron-aviation-1view) · [afpm pilotes de montagne](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/afpm-pilotes-de-montagne) · [atsa sig](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/atsa-sig) --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). 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