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pbesing(at)yahoo.com
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Posted: Thu Jul 20, 2006 3:01 pm Post subject: XM WX

I have the $30 subscription for XM weather right now. 

It's fine, but the $50 one would be nice mainly for

the winds aloft information.  It is available on the

396, it's not just a 496 new item. 



Paul Besing



--- Terry Watson <terry(at)tcwatson.com> wrote:



 	  Quote: 	
		   I think you were asking Larry -not me- but my plan

 is to wait awhile. I have

 a 196 which I like a lot, but I always want the

 latest and greatest.

 Aviation Consumer says they are going to do a

 complete review of the 496 in

 their September issue. I also see that there are two

 levels of XM weather

 subscriptions now, one at $30 a month and another at

 $50. The $50 one seems

 to be for higher altitudes than we would typically

 be interested in. 

 

  

 

 See: http://www.xmradio.com/weather/aviation.html

 

  

 

 Someone at one of the avionics booths at the

 Arlington fly-in told me that

 my wiring for the 196 won't work for the 396 or

 likely the 496. He said it

 was a different plug entirely.

 

  

 

 Terry

 

  

 

  

 

   _____  

 

 [mailto:owner-rv-list-server(at)matronics.com] On

 Behalf Of James Clark

 Sent: Thursday, July 20, 2006 2:25 PM

 

  

 

 So what is your plan??? Or did you purchase a 396

 already?

 

 James

 

 

 

 On 7/19/06, Larry Bowen <Larry(at)bowenaero.com 

 <mailto:Larry(at)bowenaero.com> >

 wrote:

 

 http://www.garmin.com/products/gpsmap496/

 

  

 

  

 

 

   _____  

 

 

 

 

 

 Sent: Wednesday, July 19, 2006 6:37 PM

 

  

 

 I just received this ad from JA Air Center:

 

  

 

 JA Air Center, your Garmin source, is pleased to

 announce the new Garmin

 GPSmap 496 with XM Weather, Terrain, AOPA Airport

 Guide, Taxiway Database,

 and built in StreetPilot Automotive GPS. 

 

 Limited quantities are in stock and available for

 immediate delivery.

 

  

 

  

 

 Terry

 

  

 

  

 

 

 

 

 -- 

 This is an alternate email. Please continue to email

 me at

 james(at)nextupventures.com .

 

 


	




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n5lp(at)warpdriveonline.c
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Posted: Thu Jul 20, 2006 3:39 pm Post subject: XM WX

On Jul 20, 2006, at 4:58 PM, Paul Besing wrote:



 	  Quote: 	
		   



 I have the $30 subscription for XM weather right now.

 It's fine, but the $50 one would be nice mainly for

 the winds aloft information.  It is available on the

 396, it's not just a 496 new item.



I think the $50 subscription is also real nice for the lightning  
	


data.  I have seen times, like over the Guadalupe Mountains, that no  

echos at all showed up on my 396, but I could see a thunderstorm  

visually and by the lightning data.  Makes me wonder about the source  

of the radar data because I know precip shows up here on NOAA sites.   

It is a difficult area for radar coverage though.



Larry Pardue

Carlsbad, NM



RV-6 N441LP Flying

http://n5lp.net

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pbesing(at)yahoo.com
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Posted: Mon Jul 24, 2006 5:54 am Post subject: XM WX

I just flew in Texas yesterday and noticed that the wx

info is a little slow to update.  It was nice to see

the cell on the screen about 50 miles before I could

even see it, though.  Made the diversion much more

gradual.  I would caution not to completely rely on it

in IMC to determine where the cells are, but it is

great for the VFR pilot to make some turn around

decisions, or diversions for alternate routes.



Sometimes the information can be a little old, like

10-20 mins it might seem sometimes.



Paul Besing



--- Larry Pardue <n5lp(at)warpdriveonline.com> wrote:



 	  Quote: 	
		   

 <n5lp(at)warpdriveonline.com>

 

 

 On Jul 20, 2006, at 4:58 PM, Paul Besing wrote:

 

 > 

 <pbesing(at)yahoo.com>

 >

 > I have the $30 subscription for XM weather right

 now.

 > It's fine, but the $50 one would be nice mainly

 for

 > the winds aloft information.  It is available on

 the

 > 396, it's not just a 496 new item.

 >

 I think the $50 subscription is also real nice for

 the lightning  

 data.  I have seen times, like over the Guadalupe

 Mountains, that no  

 echos at all showed up on my 396, but I could see a

 thunderstorm  

 visually and by the lightning data.  Makes me wonder

 about the source  

 of the radar data because I know precip shows up

 here on NOAA sites.   

 It is a difficult area for radar coverage though.

 

 Larry Pardue

 Carlsbad, NM

 

 RV-6 N441LP Flying

 http://n5lp.net

 

 

 

 



 browse

 Subscriptions page,

 FAQ,

 Admin.



 

 

 

  

  

  

 

 

 

 


	




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