But as an actual training tool, it is extremely limited because the flight simulation is incomplete to the point of being basically useless. But that’s a problem - if you are providing a product that is supposed to TRAIN users on the real thing, you had better make sure you got everything right to avoid negative training!Īs an emulation of a GTN navigator, this app is great. I have to get back in my airplane and see how the real thing works though to be sure now. It also seems to have some other obscure problems, like “Graphically Edit Flight Plan Mode” which does not seem to operate correctly according to the manual. How hard is that to add a start-up field that says “Starting Location”? I’ll answer - it’s NOT. That wouldn’t be so bad if you could actually start it on the map where you want. It closes down and starts up again when you come back. That leads to the second problem: if you leave the simulator to do something else, it doesn’t keep running in the background. The only way to get the simulator anywhere is to ‘fly’ it there, in real time (at up to 999 knots, and that still takes a while). It always starts somewhere in Kansas, I assume where the Garmin offices are. This is excellent for training, although using the simulator is almost useless if you want to practice on actual routes you might use or local area stuff, because you can’t change where the simulator starts. Thank you Garmin for providing this ‘free’ trainer (although it’s not really free since we pay through the nose for your hardware and databases (even though those are provided by the government)). This app should not be used for actual navigation purposes. * This app contains simulated data and does not receive data from or interact with real Garmin avionics. * Notes: The GTN 650 / 750 Trainer runs on Apple iPad 2 and newer. Garmin GTX Series Mode S Transponder Simulation L-3 Avionics WX-500 Stormscope Lightning Detection Garmin GDL 88 ADS-B and TCAS Traffic with TargetTrend™ Relative Motion Simulated interfaces and data including:.High resolution obstacle databases including powerline alerting.

High resolution worldwide terrain maps and aviation databases.Garmin FliteCharts – allows you to view published approach charts.Garmin SafeTaxi – allows you to view detailed airport information on the moving map.Simulated multi-touch and drag interface – allows you to interact with the system, graphically edit flight plans and much more.The Garmin GTN 650 / 750 Trainer allows you to experience the pilot interface and provides an on-the-ground environment to learn the basic operation of the avionics.

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