Decoding All the Different Areas on Garmin Pilot's Aircraft Dashboard Page

When appropriately equipped, the Garmin Pilot™ mobile app's aircraft dashboard lets you check active/standby database status, as well as Hobbs, tachometer and flight times, fuel quantity, battery voltage, OAT, oil temperature, and aircraft GPS location.    

What does this Refresh Icon do?

Answer:  This icon activates the Remote Aircraft Status feature.  This allows the GDL® 60 to turn on the required LRUs via a relay network.  Remote Aircraft Status updates the Hobbs, tachometer and flight times, fuel quantity, battery voltage, OAT, oil temperature, and the aircraft’s last known GPS location.  This feature requires an active LTE subscription along with a valid LTE signal. 

What does this Database Area do?

Answer:  This area shows the status of the automatic databases download feature.  The automatic databases download feature allows the GDL 60 to make a scheduled power-up to retrieve purchased and available databases at the configured time over LTE or Wi-Fi connection.

What's Included in the "Show Details"?

Answer:  Selecting show details opens a new window.  This window shows the status of the last downloaded databases installed in the GDL 60.  Select the drop-down for each database to see the database’s region and cycle number, along with how many updates are remaining from the purchased database subscription. 

What do the Different Time Stamps on this Page Mean?

Answer:   The timestamp on the first picture below will indicate the last time the GDL 60 in the aircraft was last powered on with the updated information from the Aircraft's LRU/sensor data.

The second picture will show when the aircraft's last known GPS position was updated.  Please keep in mind that it's possible to receive the updated sensor data but not GPS position data if the aircraft doesn't have a good GPS signal.  These two timestamps can differ if that's the case.

The 3rd picture will show when the last METAR was issued for the airport the aircraft is currently located.