old NEXRAD - screen shot

[Dan Luke[_2_]]

http://tinyurl.com/2mz2y9

Upper right corner.

Note the age of the NEXRAD vs. the age of the XM lightning.


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[Paul kgyy]

On Aug 21, 8:59 am, "Dan Luke" > wrote:
> http://tinyurl.com/2mz2y9
>

I can't access the image - would you provide the info directly?

[Marco Leon]

I think it has something to do with how the picture is compiled. See:
http://www.flyingmag.com/article.asp?section_id=17&article_id=789&page_number=1

Since the radar sweeps take time (20 seconds for each 360 deg sweep) and
multiple are needed (14) to get a full vertical picture, it takes about 5
minutes for a complete volume scan.

Being a "system" involving many possible points of failure (not necessarily
catastrophic, sometimes just hiccups) a delay of 17 minutes seems to be
entirely possible albeit uncommon. The good thing is that it's kind enough
to show its age :)

Marco


"Dan Luke" > wrote in message
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> http://tinyurl.com/2mz2y9
>
> Upper right corner.
>
> Note the age of the NEXRAD vs. the age of the XM lightning.
>
>
> --
> Dan
> T-182T at BFM
>

[Dan Luke[_2_]]

"Paul kgyy" wrote:

> I can't access the image - would you provide the info directly?

For some reason, the direct link has quit working.

Try this one and go to the bottom of the page:

http://rides.webshots.com/album/559437187xuvaYf

[Dan Luke[_2_]]

"Airbus" wrote:

> For the entire world outside the US, including all of Europe, NEXRAD is
> still 15-20 years in the future . . .

Believe me, I'm grateful to have it.

What do you do for EADS?

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[Airbus]

In article >,
says...
>
>
>http://tinyurl.com/2mz2y9
>
>Upper right corner.
>
>Note the age of the NEXRAD vs. the age of the XM lightning.
>
>
>--
>Dan
>T-182T at BFM
>
>


For the entire world outside the US, including all of Europe, NEXRAD is
still 15-20 years in the future . . .

[Dan Luke[_2_]]

> http://tinyurl.com/2mz2y9
>
> Upper right corner.
>
> Note the age of the NEXRAD vs. the age of the XM lightning.

According to various people on the Cessna Pilots Ass'n forums, it's a bug that
crept in wiyh a redesign of the G1000's GDL69/69A XM receiver module. Garmin
is working on a fix.

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[Dylan Smith]

On 2007-08-21, Dan Luke > wrote:
> http://tinyurl.com/2mz2y9

That's my old stamping ground - used to use Beaumont for instrument
training since they have virtually every approach known to mankind :-)

A bit OT for this thread, but I heard the Trinity VOR burned down
recently - did they replace it? I notice it's depicted on your moving
map.

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[Dan Luke[_2_]]

"Dylan Smith" wrote:

> A bit OT for this thread, but I heard the Trinity VOR burned down
> recently - did they replace it? I notice it's depicted on your moving
> map.

There was nothing in the NOTAMs about it. I never tuned it in.

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