Starting a Flight

When you pair your watch with the Garmin Pilot™ app, you can connect to compatible Connext^® devices that you have paired with the Garmin Pilot app (Connecting to the Garmin Pilot App). With Connext connectivity, you can view avionics data during the flight (Connext Avionics Connectivity).

TIP: Using the Garmin Pilot app, you can create and transfer flight plans that you can follow on your watch (Sending a Flight Plan to Your Watch).

From the watch face, swipe left.
Select Activities > Aviation > Fly.
Wait while the watch locates satellites.
If necessary, open the Garmin Pilot app and wait while your Connext devices connect.
appears on the watch screen, and some data fields show the avionics and sensor data.
NOTE: Your mobile device running the Garmin Pilot app must keep the app active throughout the flight. You should enable the setting in the Garmin Pilot app that prevents the device from locking.
If necessary, you can select Flight Timer to start a flight timer that is separate from the activity timer.
You can add the flight timer data screen to the data screen loop (Customizing the Data Screens).
Press to start the activity timer.

NOTE: Your activity data is recorded only while the activity timer is running.

TIP: You can enable the Auto Fly option to start a Fly activity automatically (Activity Settings).
If necessary, press , select Direct-To, and select a location to navigate to (Navigating to an Airport or Waypoint).
After you complete your activity, press and select Stop Fly > Save.