The go/no go decision is MUCH easier w/ weather. XM sucks big rocks for
customer support but the product is awesome.

On a flight from Fl to TN, 2 weeks ago, we went around a line of cells
rather than wait on the ground or risk running between them (doable w/ XM).
For grins, later than day, I got the AOPA weather site to loop and it showed
that we would have waited for at least 2 hours on the ground. Instead, we
made a slight deviation using eyeball and screen for 15 min. added flying
time. Best thing since GPS.

Thx, {|;-)

Victor J. (Jim) Osborne, Jr.

"Maule Driver" wrote in message
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Dan Luke wrote:

Good points. Jay, I'd suggest perhaps taking the next step and go flying
with one on a storm day. The value of acting without waiting may tip the
cost/benefit ratio for you.
YMMV of course.