Garmin aviation portables and XM WX

Does anyone know if Garmin intends to provide XM WX Satellite Weather
with their aviation portable gps units?

Garmin has released the GDL 30/30A weather data receiver for use with
their marine units and they provide satellite weather for their
panel-mounted aviation units but nothing for aviation portables. It
would be great if they had this capability with their GPSMAP 296.
Something like Anywhere Map offers( http://www.anywheremap.com/ ).

"Richard Gregory" wrote in message
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Does anyone know if Garmin intends to provide XM WX Satellite Weather with
their aviation portable gps units?

Garmin has released the GDL 30/30A weather data receiver for use with
their marine units and they provide satellite weather for their
panel-mounted aviation units but nothing for aviation portables. It would
be great if they had this capability with their GPSMAP 296. Something like
Anywhere Map offers( http://www.anywheremap.com/ ).

Garmin plans to make money supplying the market with what it wants. XM
weather on a portable GPS seems like such a natural and desirable feature to
add to an aviation handheld that it is probably almost a certainty that they
will offer it.

Mike
MU-2

"Mike Rapoport" wrote:
Garmin plans to make money supplying the market with what it wants. XM
weather on a portable GPS seems like such a natural and desirable feature
to
add to an aviation handheld that it is probably almost a certainty that
they
will offer it.

Any idea what the development barriers are to adding this capability to the
296? I would pay a lot to have WxWorx on mine.
--
Dan
C-172RG at BFM

I don't think that there would be many difficulties. Garmin already makes
XM recievers and handheld GPS.

Mike
MU-2

"Dan Luke" wrote in message
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"Mike Rapoport" wrote:
Garmin plans to make money supplying the market with what it wants. XM
weather on a portable GPS seems like such a natural and desirable feature
to
add to an aviation handheld that it is probably almost a certainty that
they
will offer it.

Any idea what the development barriers are to adding this capability to
the
296? I would pay a lot to have WxWorx on mine.
--
Dan
C-172RG at BFM