From Garmin 296 to 496

In article ,
john smith wrote:

In article 6bb46329f70ed@uwe,
"Cherokee via AviationKB.com" u30624@uwe wrote:
Anyone have a web site I can look at prices for XM subscriptions.

$29 and $49.
More charts with the $49 option.
Some people on this group pay the $49 for the months they do the most
flying, then drop back to the $29 rate for the months they fly less
(winter).

I think the $49 also adds lightning strike data.

I bought a 396 used (but in more or less mint condition) with auto
package for $1500 a couple months ago and have already found it
extremely useful for IFR flights.

On my last flight I launched when my destination was reporting 100'
ceilings. It was really nice to be able to watch the METARs come in over
the course of the flight as the ceiling raised to match the forecast.
Nothing I couldn't do before with regular calls to flight watch, but
it's so much more convenient to have a graphical view of the conditions
at all the airports in the region when you're on a flight like that.
Well worth $50/month.