On 5/26/2011 10:26 PM, Ramy wrote:


I think they will flash simultaneously for a while also if you are in
'OK' mode which is very confusing. The user iterface of Spot 1 is
terrible, and was much improved with Spot 2. That, and the addition of
custom message allows you to easily communicate alternate messages to
your crew during the flight, very useful for straight outs if you
change plans in the air.
The battery life is indeed shorter, however I only needed to replace
batteries twice during a a 300+ hours season. So it should be good for
the whole season for most pilots flying 100 hours or less.

My Spot 1 will go over 220 hours before it needs the batteries replaced,
so it sounds like the Spot 2 has about half the battery life.

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