On Jan 13, 7:58*am, Grider Pirate wrote:
On Jan 12, 7:59*pm, Eric Greenwell wrote:

On 1/12/2011 11:12 AM, POPS wrote:

Hey there,

Could someone with a history using this program comment on it please.
I would like to know how the predictions, along with it's various
models, have turned out compared to actual conditions flown.
Are there many people using it?

Where do you fly? I've had better experiences with Blipmaps in the
Washington, Oregon, Idaho region than XC Skies.

--
Eric Greenwell - Washington State, USA (change ".netto" to ".us" to
email me)

I fly from Jean, NV. *Like others, I found XCSkies darn good in 2009,
less so in 2010. *OTOH,, I think 2010 was just 'less so' in general!
2011 will be better!
UF

Blipmaps and XC Skies use the same basic data and produce soaring
forecasts only as good as this underlying data. XC Skies gives you
three choices of models and some experience will tell you which are
most useful for your area.I t also is much more user-friendly and has
good support from the developers. I also do a sanity check by looking
at forecast soundings using the latest experimental models. The
latest Rapid Refresh models are showing great promise and will soon
take over from the present RUC. (Perhaps someone more directly
involved could comment?)

In any event, XC Skies has the best and most flexible display.

Mike