Matt Thurber, editor-in-chief at AIN Media Group, has been flying since 1975 and writing about aviation since 1978 and now has the best job in the world, running editorial operations for Aviation International News, Business Jet Traveler, and FutureFlight.aero. In addition to working as an A&amp;P mechanic on everything from Piper Cubs to turboprops, Matt taught flying at his father’s flight school in Plymouth, Mass., in the early 1980s, flew for an aircraft owner/pilot, and for two summer seasons hunted swordfish near the George’s Banks off the East Coast from a Piper Super Cub. An ATP certificated fixed-wing pilot and CFII and commercial helicopter pilot, Matt is type-rated in the Citation 500 and Gulfstream V/550. Based in the Pacific Northwest, Matt and his team cover the entire aviation scene including business aircraft, helicopters, avionics, safety, manufacturing, charter, fractionals, technology, air transport, advanced air mobility, defense, and other subjects of interest to AIN, BJT, and FutureFlight readers.

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Garmin has expanded SmartCharts coverage to Canada and Mexico for Premium-level subscribers of Garmin Pilot (web and Apple iOS app). The move makes SmartCharts available in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico.
<a href="https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2025-05-28/garmin-smartcharts-revamp-flight-procedures-process">SmartCharts</a> offers dynamic, data-driven depictions of terminal procedures and airport diagrams, optimizing the way information is displayed on the charts, allowing pilots to see the information they need when they need it and minimizing distracting, non-pertinent information. By selecting aircraft type, transition fixes, runway, and other attributes, the pilot sees only the information needed, such as routing, fixes, and crossing restrictions for the selected or expected procedure.&nbsp;
It also includes quick access buttons for briefing information, frequencies, graphical missed approach icons, and other pertinent information. In the latest release, Garmin has also added a missed approach climb gradient table and climb gradient values on departure procedure charts. Another feature within SmartCharts is cold-weather adjustments for airports in Canada and the U.S.
To help smooth the glide path on nonprecision approaches, SmartCharts shows a continuous final descent approach path on the vertical profile view. The georeferenced SmartCharts displays the aircraft symbol on the plan view and profile views simultaneously, and each can be zoomed in and out independently.

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