Garmin Pilot

grey map only gets loaded i have to close the apps couple of time to get the real map and the terrain features . there was no such problem with the app previously but i am experiencing it from few month now …

I’ve used Garmin Pilot extensively as a professional pilot and CFII, and I fly behind Garmin avionics. Unfortunately, the app has deteriorated badly. Features that previously worked reliably have disappeared or become unreliable. Amended ATC clearances no longer consistently populate as they once did, syncing between devices is problematic, and the Flights section has become frustratingly unreliable. There are also bizarre flight-planning issues, such as baggage being interpreted as additional occupants when filing IFR. These aren’t requests for fancy new features. Basic functionality that professional pilots depend on has regressed. Garmin makes outstanding aviation hardware. Garmin Pilot should be held to the same standard. Right now, it isn’t.

Absolute junk, non intuitive flight plan filing, freeze randomly or become very slow

The latest revision causes the app to freeze making it unusable. Used to be a great app, not it can’t be used

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.

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.

I’m wondering why I can’t get traffic info through the Internet? This is a feature in FF, what is the point of it’s unavailability here? Is this trait only availability on Garmin website?

I recently upgraded my panel with 2 G500 TXIs, GTN750xi and 650XI and the one feature that I really wanted to use was the database concierge so I could wirelessly update my avionics. I even paid the extra US$1700 for the Flight stream 510 only to find out that I have to have a $200 per year Garmin pilot subscription in order to update them and that is on top of the $1200 a year I’m paying for the database updates…. Garmin, it is things like this is why you are losing so much market share to companies like Dynon, your endless greed sickens me and I can assure you I will never put another Garmin product in any of my aircraft again. Maybe if you got some actual developers and not just a bunch of random people you found off the street to update and maintain your Garmin Pilot app then I would consider switching but as it is now, Garmin pilot is clunky, slow, and not intuitive in any way shape or form to use. ForeFlight has you beat in just about every aspect. The only cool thing your app had was smart charts but ForeFlight has their own version now and it’s honestly just as good.

Dealt with over the last 2 months trying to get this to work like it should. Contact support and tell me that I need to sign out force close and resign in. So every time I need to use it I’m screwing around for 15 mins or more trying to get to work right. Only got to work right once otherwise I said f it and went without it since it was taking too long to actually load like it should. Haven’t have subscription paid for a month and asked for refund. Denied by Google play store and customer service ignores my request. Get ForeFlight it works way better and way more user friendly for usability. Do not recommend this app.

Startup screen has all green checks ( complete ) ~ but never count get past it to use App After many trouble just deleted it

This app is what I use on my iPad but when it comes to using it on my phone, it’s complete garbage. It will force close constantly always at random. You can be flying along following the magenta line and next thing you know, it closed. If you are trying to set up a route or make changes or do anything that requires it to “think” it force closes. You cannot build a plan on your phone in any sort of reliable manner. Please fix your iPhone app. I have stopped recommending Garmin Pilot to my flight students because of this.

I’ve been using ForeFlight since it was released. I briefly evaluated Garmin Pilot back in 2012, but everyone was going with ForeFlight so I followed the crowd. I thought I would try Garmin Pilot again because most of the avionics in my plane are Garmin products and there were some favorable reviews. Unfortunately, Garmin’s security software prevented me from registering a new account. No explanation, I was just blocked. The error message instructs me to contact Garmin with an error code, but good luck finding help on their website. I will just keep using ForeFlight.

I was flying IFR yesterday, and the Garmin Pilot app stopped working simultaneously on two iPads and an iPhone. Attempting to restart the Pilot app resulted in near instantaneous crashes, leaving me without a working set of electronic pubs. Holy cow! Killed the app, hard reset the iPads, nothing worked to fix the problem. Glad I wasn’t in actual IMC.

Does not work

Weather briefing doesn’t work. Just gives error message

Love the product, when it works. Unfortunately, when Apple updates IOS, we pilots are rolling the dice on compatibility. Maybe this is an Apple issue but the PIC is responsible for flight safety so you still need a backup, ForeFlight I guess.

I’ve now purchased two brand new iPad mini sixth gens to no avail. When using this app on an iPad mini 6, groundspeed and track information does not work. I have the app on my iPhone 14 Pro and my very old iPad Air 2, both of which pick up the groundspeed and DTK just fine. Tried every troubleshooting measure out there on these two iPad minis. Nothing worked. Very surprising for a Garmin product but now I have to use ForeFlight. Very disappointed.

It doesnt load fuel burn estimates, doest provide ETE. Trips generate random error messages making it impossible to file a flight plan. Wasted 2 days and several hours of lost flight time trying to figure this out. The overall flight planning features just seem very clunky overall. You have to scroll down to search for missing required info that isnt available in the flight plan tab. And the names are backward. The tab where you file your flight plan they call “trips” and the flight planning they call “flight plan” even though thats not where you actually file your flight plan. I dont understand why these are two separate tabs. The full flight plan and filing process should be on one tab that includes everything including w&b. Im at my wits end trying to figure out this app. Gonna try a different app or just file plans over the phone

I’ve been using this app for a while and now I’ve tried everything but i can’t get out of settings.Two stars

Trial says expired April 17 but I don’t remember activating it

Most menu items missing. Can’t invert/reverse route.

Can anyone say buggy? Fields are on top of each other, prefilled info is wrong. It can’t use database already in existence. Seems like Garmin is too big and just hasn’t paid attention to detail.

Latest update is broken. App will not run. Nothing but a black screen when it launches.

Just updated and it crashed the app. All I have is a black screen now.

I’ve owned the app for a couple years with no real problem. Loaded the update and it locks up. Totally unusable