PDA for flight planning, XM weather

On Wed, 08 Jun 2005 23:14:11 -0400, Jonathan Goodish
wrote:

In article ,
Maule Driver wrote:

I'd give my eye teeth for this setup - so what does it cost again?

I got to get it before I really need it!


A number of folks sell the WxWorx systems. If you're going to use a
Windows XP system for display (either laptop or tablet) then you might
want to go with the WxWorx on Wings system sold at
http://www.wxworx.com. If you're interested in a PDA solution, I
believe that Control Vision (http://www.anywheremap.com/) and AirGator
(http://www.airgator.com) are two of the more popular systems. The
Control Vision product is a more robust product and, in my experience,
more stable than AirGator's product.

The PDA solutions are less expensive due to the cost of the display
hardware. I believe that all of the companies sell various packages,
from the XM receiver all the way up to a turn-key system. If I had it
to do over, I probably would have purchased the PDA as a refurb from HP
and installed the software myself. The Windows XP systems provide a
much nicer (and larger) display, but they are also much larger and more
expensive if you don't have a laptop or tablet. I have had no problems
with Bluetooth connectivity with my XM box or GPS.

Whatever display option you choose: Make sure it is sunlight readable
(which typically means it is transflective), and dimmable at night.


-Nathan