Garmin 396 -- Maybe I spoke too soon...

I too have the Aviator. Aviation Consumer had good article last month on
the differences. I like the winds & TAF's in the air. I can see the
changes even as the rain/snow moves. TAF's & current conditions are better
than the clouds & rain. It helps knowing what the conditions are doing
along the route long before I can get the AWOS.

The cig. lighters w/ work to power the unit 24v or 12v for Wx I don't know
about the Garmin. I use an EFB (NavAero) also 12v or 24v.

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Thx, {|;-)

Victor J. (Jim) Osborne, Jr.
"Dan Luke" wrote in message
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Which XM Weather package are you subscribing to?

Does the subscription include the audio offerings, or is that
additional? How much?

I've got the Aviator package; it's $50/mo. Aviator Lite is $30/mo. Music
is
extra.

http://www.wxworx.com/aviation/service_pricing.php

Yeah, I want to know too. I'm drooling over this thing but I'm trying to
get a grip on the total cost. I'm also wondering if many rental aircraft
will have a place to tap in for power? Since I'm not a smoker, I've
never paid attention to the presence or absence of cigarette lighters in
aircraft.

Final question: if they do have outlets, what voltage? The Garmin is
12V but I think most GA aircraft are 28V.

The adaptor works on either one.

It's a lot of money at stake. I don't want to bite the bullet and then
find out it's not really that great because you can't effectively power
the thing in a rental C-172 or Cherokee.

Not a problem.

"Doug Vetter" wrote

And I say
"reasonably clear" because the cheapo FM transmitter is really the
limiting factor in sound quality -- when the 396 is hooked directly to a
traditional receiver or a set of headphones (say the Bose Quiet Comfort
series) the quality is far superior.

Try using one of those tape adapters, hooked into the output. I find they
are much "higher Fi" than the radio transmitters.
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Jim in NC

john smith wrote:
Dan & Doug
Which XM Weather package are you subscribing to?

Does the subscription include the audio offerings, or is that
additional? How much?

John,

I'm subscribing to the top-end Aviator package (for now, anyway).

The aviation weather package does not include audio, but it's only $7/mo
additional -- a wash for me considering I was subscribing to the online
service for $8/month waiting to figure out what hardware to buy to
receive programming via satellite.

I probably couldn't justify the service costs if the equipment were
installed in my airplane (and thus restricted to use while flying), but
the fact that I can take this box anywhere and have access to weather
and audio makes it a bit easier to write the check every month.

For more info on the weather packages, check out:

http://www.xmwxweather.com/

-Doug

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Doug Vetter, CFIMEIA

http://www.dvcfi.com
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