Currently the latest cycle of Garmin FliteCharts contains outdated charts for ELLX. It looks like the ELLX AIP production team did NOT screw up, they made the changes in a AIRAC AMDT 009/2023 (link valid until next AIP publication on 02 NOV 2023), published 24 AUG 2023 and effective 05 OCT 2023. That’s the internationally agreed system for big changes, with the internationally agreed notice period.
However, Garmin FliteCharts still contains the ILS approach charts from cycle AMDT 003/2023 in March 2023! Compare screenshot of https://fly.garmin.com/fly-garmin/support/flitecharts-lookup/?issueName=2310&airportID=ELLX featuring a single IAC.02 chart
with the actual AIP featuring two IAC.02a and IAC.02b charts
In-plane pictures with LATEST CYCLE 2310 effective 05 OCT – 02 NOV:
Example AIP plate ABSENT FROM Garmin FliteCharts:
If that’s an isolated cock-up by Garmin, then well, it is a one-off. If that’s indicative of a systemic issue in their FliteCharts production, that means they are unfit for purpose. For comparison, ForeFlight managed to include these charts. And Jeppesen produced their new charts in time, too.
The on-certified-panel Garmin FliteCharts vs on-non-certified iPad ForeFlight is an opener for the discussion on the safety benefits of certified vs non-certified.
Operating a QA system in this area must be a nightmare – especially as most people fly with Jeppesen data, and getting errors fed back by users within Europe’s multi-culture multi-language sphere is always going to be like eating soup with a fork 
Continuing to show they are not fit for purpose, this cycle Garmin FliteCharts contains outdated charts for EBAW IAC 05 RNP RWY29. They have changed with the 22 FEB AIRAC cycle, there is a ****ing trigger NOTAM about it, and Garmin FliteCharts still contains the previous version. Anyone relying on them is lucky that that RWY has an ILS…
