XMRadio Satellite Weather Has Arrived

"Ryan Ferguson" wrote in message
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This would be a compelling reason for me to upgrade to a full-featured new
color PDA if it works well. My Palm VIIx is still pumping out the budget
wx, though.


See www.navair.com for details on the PDA product -- I tried it and am not
impressed; it is hard to get enough data on the screen for strategic weather
and there would be a lot of button/stylus work in-flight to use it
practically.

I think the laptop version (www.wxworx.com) is much more usable in flight.



--
Richard Kaplan, CFII

www.flyimc.com

When can we buy the XM unit? I have sent email and used the web based
form on their site, and no response... Any ideas???

Lenny Sawyer

Richard Kaplan wrote:
"Peter R." wrote in message
ds.com...


IMO, a satellite based weather product, such as WSI or XMRadio, seems to
be the superior choice except for the display option, which is either a
laptop or PDA that adds loose wires and equipment to a cramped cockpit.


I agree the "clutter factor" is an issue with a laptop or PDA in the
cockpit.

On the other hand, the fact that the XMRadio product has a portable antenna
and thus will work in your car, on the hotel porch, etc. when out of town is
an attractive option. And of course for renters portability is the only
option. And for instructors like me who teach in multiple airplanes besides
my own, portability is a nice option even if it does mean dealing with
"laptop clutter."

But better than all this, realize that both WSI and XMRadio plan to "soon"
release panel-mount versions of their hardware to work with certified
MFDs... considering the cost of that type of installation, it might very
well be worth it to experiment with both these systems in their portable
form to figure out which one you want as the installed panel-mount version
later on. You could probably later sell the portable versions on Ebay and
recover a good deal of the money.




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"Lenny Sawyer" wrote in message
...

When can we buy the XM unit? I have sent email and used the web based
form on their site, and no response... Any ideas???

Call Baron Services/WxWorx at 256-881-8811 or 321-751-9202
--
Richard Kaplan, CFII

www.flyimc.com