On 1 Mar 2007 14:37:53 -0800, wrote:

I recently swapped my 430 for a 430W. Is anyone using XM weather from
a GDL-69 on either a 430 or 430W? How do you find it on that
[relatively] small display? What about getting METARs, for example -
is there too much button pushing, or not so bad? Would you make the
same purchase decision again or put the XM weather on different
device?

thanks,

Alan, PP-AMEL-IA


Yes, I have the 430W with the GDL-69 for weather, and the Ryan TCAD. I
thinks it's great. The screen isn't too small, in fact, the main map
screen I usually leave on the 20 mile range (but I can zoom it out to
see more distant wx) and the weather page I leave on a 200 mile range.
The traffic page on my 430 shows traffic from the TCAD system on the
main map page as well as on a dedicated traffic page.

The metars are on a different page, but it's quite easy to get to and
not a problem.

That works well, but I also have the MX-20 that I use for weather and
for traffic from the Garmin 330 Xponder.

Would I spend the $$$ for that setup again? ABSOLUTELY! Well work
every penny.
Karl - PP/ASEL/IA