Garmin is trying to get as much mileage as it can from its watches by trickling models down into the aviation division and the D2 Charlie is a derivative of the successful Fenix 5 multisport watch series. The Charlie improves features we always thought could be better in the old pilot watch, which include more useful map graphics. There's still no touchscreen.
On the heels of our long-term report on Garmin’s D2 Bravo aviator watch (March 2017 Aviation Consumer), Garmin releases the next version of the watch—the D2 Charlie. Into the long-term test pool it goes for an upcoming cockpit smartwatch shootout article, but in the interim here is what’s new on the Charlie.
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Editor in Chief Larry Anglisano has been a staple at Aviation Consumer since 1995. An active land, sea and glider pilot, Larry has over 30 years’ experience as an avionics repairman and flight test pilot. He’s the editorial director overseeing sister publications Aviation Safety magazine, IFR magazine and is a regular contributor to KITPLANES magazine with his Avionics Bootcamp column.
