Matt Thurber, editor-in-chief at AIN Media Group, has been flying since 1975 and writing about aviation since 1978 and now has the best job in the world, running editorial operations for Aviation International News, Business Jet Traveler, and FutureFlight.aero. In addition to working as an A&amp;P mechanic on everything from Piper Cubs to turboprops, Matt taught flying at his father’s flight school in Plymouth, Mass., in the early 1980s, flew for an aircraft owner/pilot, and for two summer seasons hunted swordfish near the George’s Banks off the East Coast from a Piper Super Cub. An ATP certificated fixed-wing pilot and CFII and commercial helicopter pilot, Matt is type-rated in the Citation 500 and Gulfstream V/550. Based in the Pacific Northwest, Matt and his team cover the entire aviation scene including business aircraft, helicopters, avionics, safety, manufacturing, charter, fractionals, technology, air transport, advanced air mobility, defense, and other subjects of interest to AIN, BJT, and FutureFlight readers.

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At the Sun ’n’ Fun Fly-In in Lakeland, Fla., this week, Garmin released the new Garmin Pilot aviation app for Apple iOS and Android devices. Garmin Pilot incorporates a number of features in a package that is much easier to use than the earlier Pilot My-Cast.


A key difference is that Garmin Pilot replicates the look and feel of the latest Garmin avionics, including icons and interfaces used on the GTN touchscreen navigators and the <a href="http://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/ainalerts/2011-09-15/garmin-unveils-ipad-esque-aviation-navigation-devices">aera 796 handheld GPS</a>. Features include GPS navigation, trip planning, flight-plan filing via Duats and “electronic flight bag capabilities,” according to Garmin.


Preflight tools include full weather data and imagery, AOPA Airport Directory, fuel pricing and fuel burn, en route legs and arrival-time calculators. Flight plans can be modified easily on the map screen by “rubber banding” a leg around weather or obstacles.


Garmin has also included a switch to turn off own-ship position display. Garmin Pilot includes IFR high and low en route charts, VFR sectionals and FliteCharts. Geo-referenced FliteCharts and SafeTaxi charts, which can display own-ship position, are optional.


Garmin Pilot is free for the first 30 days then costs $9.99 per month or $99.99 per year, plus another $49.99 for geo-referenced FliteCharts and $29.99 for SafeTaxi charts.

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