Thanks for the feedback Jay. As a "lite" IFR flyer, I couldn't really
justify the cost of a stormscope in my Warrior. I'm still trying to justify
an autopilot. However, the Garmin 396 simply changes the product landscape
much like the GNS430 did when it first came out. To get the same capability
in such a neat package would cost you thousands more. (Sorry, IMO the PDA is
just not cockpit friendly)

I need to save my pennies (with the young family and all) but the decision
to get it for even light IFR is simply a no-brainer. Really tempted to use
the ole credit card but I'm resisting.

Marco Leon

"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
news:3dlPe.277985$x96.231394@attbi_s72...
So I spent three hours playing with a friend's new Garmin 396 last night,
sitting in a lawn chair whilst supping a couple of cold ones, and watching
as Hutchison, Kansas got the crap beat out of it with thunderstorms and
tornados. *Live*, on the unit.

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