"EK" wrote in message
ng.com...
Yes. The quality of the music is excellent if you feed it into a stereo
intercom with music input. That's what I do.

Piper Warrior. N2096L.

"~^ beancounter ~^" wrote in message
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" lightning and winds aloft "

you get this info on the light package? i thought it was
only on the full or heavy service...if not...what extras do
you get on the full service..@ $50 per mo....?

You get the Nexrad radar feed, METARs, and TAFs on both the $30 and $50
package, which is the biggest benefit, IMO. IIRC, you get TFRs even if you
don't subscribe at all.

The $50 package gets you Airmets/Sigmets, freezing levels, winds aloft, and
the satellite mosaic, all of which are really nice to have. Of lesser value
(IMO), you also get lightning, storm tracks, and suface analysis with the
$50 package.

http://www.xmradio.com/weather/av_service_pricing.xmc

how is the quality of the music? can/does it replace the
use/need for mp3 or cd palyers?...is it good fm quality? ie:
stero, low static, etc...

I don't have the XM radio connected in the plane as it costs an additional
$7 per month and I have an IPOD connection to my intercom. I do have XM
radio in my car and the quality is quite good and much better than FM. The
only time I loose the signal is in parking garages, tunnels, and really wide
overpasses, so I suspect you would probably have no reception problems at
all in a plane (except for in the hangar perhaps). If you get XM weather
through something like a 496, it's worth hooking up to the intercom even if
you don't subscribe to the audio service, because you get audio terrain
alerts.

One thing XM doesn't advertise on their web site is if you pay up front for
an entire year they give you a discount (I think it's 10%). For the XM
audio, if you have more than one receiver, they give you a discount for that
as well.