"John Smith" wrote in message
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In article JJKsk.314227$yE1.47214@attbi_s21,
"Jay Honeck" wrote:

So, you quickly develop the habit of stopping zooming when the screen
goes
blank. Of course, if you're zoomed in -- and you're next weather
reporting
station is, say, fifty miles ahead -- you may have to go through this
ridiculous exercise half a dozen (or more) times. That doesn't sound
like
much, but if you're in marginal VFR, or flying toward deteriorating
weather, waiting 20 seconds (or more) to access the weather ahead is
unacceptable. Especially if you want to know, say, the results from the
closest five AWOS's ahead.

Quit whining and learn how to use the thing!

Hah! Never happen. He has to keep carping about the 496 - his insatiable
ego requires that it be inferior to the ones he bought first.