On Oct 21, 10:13*am, Mike the Strike wrote:
AFAIK XCSkies uses exactly the same data set Dr. Jack does and you can
choose the model. *I rely mostly on the NAM and RUC but find the GFS
has its value too. *I agree that it takes longer to load, but this is
generally not an issue.

We all owe a debt to Dr. Jack for pioneering this area and making it
available to soaring pilots. *However, once he started charging for
access and it became a service, he needed to become responsive to his
customers, something he's not been so good at. *Since his support and
commitment has been spotty for the past few years, I've decided to
rely on a service that has so far been better supported.

If you folks really think it's needed, it might be nice if some
younger folk took the project over from Dr. Jack as he retires.

Mike

Maybe someone who is computer and metheorology savvy would want to buy
the service from Dr Jack?
I am sure many of us would be happy to continue pay the $20 annual fee
for just keeping it alive.

Ramy