In article OGXze.6050$xB6.2348@trnddc03,
wrote:
Please correct me if I am wrong, but I do not believe that the FAA has any
certification criteria -- or requirements -- for use of weather avoidance
equipment in IFR flight. Certainly there is no "slash suffix" (e.g. "/G"
indicates GPS capability) to indicate weather avoidance gear on the IFR
flight plan. So it really doesn't matter whether the GPS providing input
for display of weather info is certified or not.


My comments were referring to the hardware itself, that being the GDL69
paired with a Garmin 430/530, not the operation of the hardware. As far
as I know, weather avoidance is the pilot's responsibility, not the
FAA's.

My point was that you can pay $5000 for the GLD69 to pair with your
existing 430/530 installation, or you can pay $2500 for a PDA or Garmin
396 that can display more weather data than can be displayed on the
430/530.



JKG