Garmin has released a OnePak database subscription for its new guided visual approaches, which can be flown in aircraft equipped with Garmin avionics capable of radius-to-fix legs. These approaches allow pilots to receive lateral and vertical navigation guidance to runway ends at airports with complex geographical or airspace constraints. Pilot workload is lower when flying guided visual approach procedures, which are labeled as “RNAV G” in the avionics, and the approaches can also be flown coupled to the autopilot.
So far, Garmin and its partner Hughes Aerospace have published 31 approaches to 25 airports, including Aspen Runway 15 (KASE), Teterboro Runway 01 (KTEB), Van Nuys Runway 34L (KVNY), Truckee Runway 29 and 11 (KTRK), Scottsdale Runway 21 (KSDL), and many others. More guided visuals are planned by the partners. The OnePak or Garmion navigation database annual subscription to add guided visual approaches is an additional $500 to $2,000, depending on the type of aircraft.
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