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Old January 13th 11, 01:57 AM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Mike Ash
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Default XC Skies usefulness?

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POPS wrote:

Hey there,

Could someone with a history using this program comment on it please.
I would like to know how the predictions, along with it's various
models, have turned out compared to actual conditions flown.
Are there many people using it?


I've been using it for about two and a half years, I think. It's
fantastic. I've had it accurately predict significant differences in
conditions just a few miles apart, and in general its accuracy is
excellent, at least here in Virginia. It's good enough to have high
confidence in general conditions two days out, and to plan in good
detail the night before. To me it is well worth the small cost, and has
helped reduce my frustration factor in soaring by a significant degree.

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