garmin smart glide

Cleared Direct Jul 30, 2026

Garmin Smart Glide, the Red Button That Pitches for Best Glide, Finds You a Runway, and Buys Back the Sixty Seconds You Waste After the Engine Quits

Garmin Smart Glide pitches for best glide, finds a reachable runway, and tunes your radio with one button - closing the deadly startle gap after an engine failure.

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Cleared Direct Jul 26, 2026

Garmin Smart Glide, the One Button That Flies Your Engine-Out for You, and the Emergency Automation Quietly Loaded Into the Avionics on the Oshkosh Hangar Floor

Garmin Smart Glide is a one-button system that pitches for best glide and steers you to the nearest reachable airport when your engine quits.

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Cleared Direct Jul 24, 2026

Garmin Smart Glide, the One Button That Flies the Emergency for You, and the Cockpit Automation Debate It Reignited at Oshkosh

Garmin Smart Glide automates the first 30 seconds of an engine-out emergency - but it stops short of landing the airplane, and that limit is the point.

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Cleared Direct Jul 22, 2026

Garmin Smart Glide and the Button That Flies the Glide For You When the Engine Quits

Garmin Smart Glide is a one-button system that pitches for best glide, finds a reachable airport, and tunes 121.5 after engine failure.

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Cleared Direct Jun 16, 2026

Garmin Smart Glide and the single button that flies your engine-out emergency while you find a runway

Garmin Smart Glide is a one-button avionics feature that flies your best glide and finds a runway during an engine-out emergency.

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