Garmin Pilot User's iOS, User Manual

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Garmin Pilot for iOS User’s Guide 190-01501-00 Rev. D
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Plan
Overview
Plan
File
Fly
Subscriptions
Appendices
Index
1) From any page touch > .
2)
Touch
3) Touch if necessary to update the weather information.
4) Touch to expand Winds Aloft, to view the route of flight.
LIGHTNING
Lightning data shows the approximate location of cloud-to-ground lightning strikes.
A strike icon represents a strike that has occurred within a two-kilometer region. The
exact location of the lightning strike is not displayed.
Viewing Lightning Information:
1)
From any page touch > .
2)
Touch select 'Lightning' from the Map Overlay menu.
3)
Touch to animate the Lightning loop. Each frame of the Lightning
loop is time stamped. The time stamp is just right of the play button.
Lightning information is available in one minute increments for the previous
45 minutes.
METARS AND TAFS
METAR (METeorological Aerodrome Report) is an international code used for
reporting weather observations. METARs are updated hourly or as needed. METARs
typically contain information about the temperature, dew point, wind, precipitation,
cloud cover, cloud heights, visibility, and barometric pressure. They can also contain
information on precipitation amounts, lightning, and other critical data.
TAF (Terminal Area Forecast) is the standard format for 24-hour or 30-hour
forecasts. TAFs may contain some of the same code as METAR data. It typically
forecasts significant weather changes, temporary changes, probable changes, and
expected changes in weather conditions.
METAR and TAF data are displayed as raw and/or decoded text (METAR only).