On Mar 31, 4:03 pm, John Smith wrote:

I can argue both sides of the coin.

If you have learned to recognize forming cloud patterns and use ATC for
reports ahead of you along your route of flight, you can make some sound
decisions. But, you have to know how to read the clouds, something that
requires experience.


Thus you agree with my earlier post, "XM will help you adjust that
picture, and should help you acquire that
skill more rapidly IF you take the approach that YOU have to know, and
not rely on the XM."

Jay seems to be arguing (at least he appears to be) that XM *replaces*
this ability.


Dan Mc