Storm scope suggestions

On Thu, 27 May 2004 02:56:41 +0000, Richard Lamb wrote:

B2431 wrote:

I have seen lots of stormscopes on e-bay lately. Any recommendations for
or against any particular model ore manufacturer?

Dan, U.S. Air Force, retired


I've installed a few, but always wondered why.

I mean, it's a great idea - see where the bad places are and stay away
from them. But does it really help?


I'd _rather_ have a panel mounted screen linked to DUATS.


Richard

I've flown IfR quite a bit with StormScopes in several different
aircraft. It worked very well in the TB-21 Trinidad that I flew for
awhile several years ago. But the C550s that I fly now also have
StormScope, and it doesn't work very well at all. I believe that both
systems were WX-1000s, but I could be wrong. Certainly the TB-21 was a
lower budget installation than the C550's.

I concluded that the quality of the installation makes a big difference.
I suspect that some aircraft are quite quiet electrically, and that may
give the StormScope a better environment to work in.

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