XM Weather/Garmin 496 PIREP

"Jay Honeck" wrote:

The 496 has "smoothed out" the pixelized presentation of
the 396, thanks to its faster processor and somewhat higher resolution.

?? It looked the same to me.

That 5 HZ refresh rate is killer, though; the slewing is much quicker and the
faux panel, as you mentioned, works much smoother. I might be tempted, yet.

--
Dan
C-172RG at BFM

Posted before, Vistanav looks better than most www.vistanav.com - thought
they were at OSH

They were there, but very pricey.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

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"Jay Honeck" wrote:

Posted before, Vistanav looks better than most www.vistanav.com - thought
they were at OSH

They were there, but very pricey.

yeah, but primarily because of the solid-state INS... way cool but of dubious
real value.

--
Bob Noel
Looking for a sig the
lawyers will hate

"Dan Luke" wrote in message ...
:
: "Jay Honeck" wrote:
:
: The 496 has "smoothed out" the pixelized presentation of
: the 396, thanks to its faster processor and somewhat higher resolution.
:
: ?? It looked the same to me.
:
: That 5 HZ refresh rate is killer, though; the slewing is much quicker and the
: faux panel, as you mentioned, works much smoother. I might be tempted, yet.
:
: --
: Dan
: C-172RG at BFM
:
:

The $30 a month is what is stopping me. Sounds too much like a user fee...

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".Blueskies." wrote:
The $30 a month is what is stopping me. Sounds too much like a user fee...


It isn't. The service is provided by a private enterprise (actually,
two of them, XM and Baron Services), and is not required for use of the
NAS. It is, however, a huge benefit for improving safety and the
utility of your aircraft.



JKG

The $30 a month is what is stopping me. Sounds too much like a user fee...

It isn't. The service is provided by a private enterprise (actually,
two of them, XM and Baron Services), and is not required for use of the
NAS. It is, however, a huge benefit for improving safety and the
utility of your aircraft.

FYI: We inquired about switching from one plan to another (there are
two plans -- "Deluxe" for $49/month, and "Regular" for $29/month), and
the XM Weather folks told us that you can switch back and forth easily,
at will -- and at no charge. We're considering downgrading the
service in the winter, when we rarely fly cross country flights.

They also said you can turn the service off completely, without charge.
This may be an option for those who don't fly in the winter.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

("Jay Honeck" wrote)
Sadly, Garmin's control of the market meant that they were able to dictate
a hard-and-fast price of $2795 at OSH '06, no matter where you shopped or
what you offered. A buddy of mine who worked at one of the avionics shops
told me that Garmin would threaten his rights to sell their products if he
under-cut the competition -- so, in effect, there wasn't any.

I really resented Garmin's interference with the free market.


Golf clubs, hockey skates, rollerblades, baseball gloves, etc --- they all
do it, to a point. Nothing new.


Montblack

("Longworth" wrote)
Thank you for the beer and the good company. I hope to meet few more of
rec.aviation regulars next time.


Sorry I missed you. I was there that evening but had to leave before you
dropped by.


Montblack

In article . com,
"Jay Honeck" wrote:
FYI: We inquired about switching from one plan to another (there are
two plans -- "Deluxe" for $49/month, and "Regular" for $29/month), and
the XM Weather folks told us that you can switch back and forth easily,
at will -- and at no charge. We're considering downgrading the
service in the winter, when we rarely fly cross country flights.

They also said you can turn the service off completely, without charge.
This may be an option for those who don't fly in the winter.


You can turn it off, but if you go past a certain grace period (60 or 90
days), you will get hit with the $75 activation fee when you want to
turn it back on again.


JKG

I really resented Garmin's interference with the free market.

Golf clubs, hockey skates, rollerblades, baseball gloves, etc --- they all
do it, to a point. Nothing new.

I know -- but it *is* new in Oshkosh. Distributors of Lowrance, AvMap
(and many other) products were wheeling and dealing, while Garmin
distributors weren't even allowed to give you a t-shirt for patronizing
their booth.

That sucks.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"