At 21:42 18 November 2003, Eric Greenwell wrote:
JJ Sinclair wrote:


Does anybody know how much On-Star costs and would
they consider taking on
aviation customers? It's got to beat ELT.
JJ Sinclair

There is a satellite based system developed by Orbcomm
(Orbcomm.com)
that has a data link for weather graphics, email, and
so forth. For
aviation use, the system is incorporated into products
by Avidyne, Echo
Flight, SKytrac, and Garmin. The system can provide
automatic flight
following, so that the flight can be followed on a
web site. It'd be
great for locating a downed pilot or following contestants
during a
conttest, but the unit look big, complicated, and expensive.
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Eric Greenwell
Washington State
USA


Looks like just the thing from Avidyne!

FlightMax EX500

High resolution 5.4' diagonal display with integrated
datalink, terrain and water base map with man-made
obstacles, curved flight paths when interfaced with
a Garmin 400/500 series GPS, traffic awareness when
interfaced to the Goodrich Skywatch/HP TAS, the Ryan
TCAD 9900B/BX or the Bendix/King KTA-870 TAS, and a
Goodrich WX-500 Stormscope interface.

Retail price $8,995