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I too have the Aviator. Aviation Consumer had good article last month on
the differences. I like the winds & TAF's in the air. I can see the changes even as the rain/snow moves. TAF's & current conditions are better than the clouds & rain. It helps knowing what the conditions are doing along the route long before I can get the AWOS. The cig. lighters w/ work to power the unit 24v or 12v for Wx I don't know about the Garmin. I use an EFB (NavAero) also 12v or 24v. -- Thx, {|;-) Victor J. (Jim) Osborne, Jr. "Dan Luke" wrote in message ... Which XM Weather package are you subscribing to? Does the subscription include the audio offerings, or is that additional? How much? I've got the Aviator package; it's $50/mo. Aviator Lite is $30/mo. Music is extra. http://www.wxworx.com/aviation/service_pricing.php Yeah, I want to know too. I'm drooling over this thing but I'm trying to get a grip on the total cost. I'm also wondering if many rental aircraft will have a place to tap in for power? Since I'm not a smoker, I've never paid attention to the presence or absence of cigarette lighters in aircraft. Final question: if they do have outlets, what voltage? The Garmin is 12V but I think most GA aircraft are 28V. The adaptor works on either one. It's a lot of money at stake. I don't want to bite the bullet and then find out it's not really that great because you can't effectively power the thing in a rental C-172 or Cherokee. Not a problem. |
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"Doug Vetter" wrote And I say "reasonably clear" because the cheapo FM transmitter is really the limiting factor in sound quality -- when the 396 is hooked directly to a traditional receiver or a set of headphones (say the Bose Quiet Comfort series) the quality is far superior. Try using one of those tape adapters, hooked into the output. I find they are much "higher Fi" than the radio transmitters. -- Jim in NC |
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john smith wrote:
Dan & Doug Which XM Weather package are you subscribing to? Does the subscription include the audio offerings, or is that additional? How much? John, I'm subscribing to the top-end Aviator package (for now, anyway). The aviation weather package does not include audio, but it's only $7/mo additional -- a wash for me considering I was subscribing to the online service for $8/month waiting to figure out what hardware to buy to receive programming via satellite. I probably couldn't justify the service costs if the equipment were installed in my airplane (and thus restricted to use while flying), but the fact that I can take this box anywhere and have access to weather and audio makes it a bit easier to write the check every month. For more info on the weather packages, check out: http://www.xmwxweather.com/ -Doug -- -------------------- Doug Vetter, CFIMEIA http://www.dvcfi.com -------------------- |
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