Inreach is useful in non-emergency situations when working phones are scarce. I used to arrange one retrieve last Summer, worked great. Service is $20 a month, $2 a month when suspended, in case this clears up any misconceptions about that.

Anyhow, I didn't mean this to be a thread about inreach service or inreach vs anything else. I am specifically interested in glider pilot experience with the Inreach Mini Device, which was new about last May or June.

best,
Evan / T8

On Wednesday, February 6, 2019 at 10:41:03 AM UTC-5, Dan Marotta wrote:
Paying a subscription for something I wouldn't use except in an
emergency is high on my list.

None of my other emergency gear requires me to pay for the privilege of
having it sit in a bag.Â* I can be tracked via my transponder, ADS-B, my
phone if I have location services turned on, and probably my Flarm to a
lesser degree and I don't need to send text messages via satellite while
in flight.Â* Oh yeah...Â* I've got an old flip phone that will dial 911 if
there's a cell tower within range.Â* No charge!

And before starting off on how glider pilots are cheap, I like to think
that some glider pilots simply choose to spend their money on other goodies.

On 2/6/2019 5:31 AM, Tango Eight wrote:
Has anyone found anything not to like about the Inreach Mini?

T8

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Dan, 5J