Matt Whiting wrote in
:

Jay Honeck wrote:
I would NEVER have attempted that flight "pre-XM", simply because
I'd be trying to paint a picture of weather in my head from a radio
briefing (IF
you could even get ahold of Flight Service), and you'd have no idea
of the
"big picture" that live XM paints so wonderfully for you.

Wait -- are you serious?

Completely. XM weather gives you a weather picture that is
absolutely unparalleled in GA aircraft. Before we had it, we would
have stayed in Pensacola. After we had it, the flight from Pensacola
to St. Pete was completely routine.

Jay, you need some remedial weather analysis and flight planning
training.

Guess that means getting back into his go kart come MSFS sim and a
couple of views of "Captains of the Clouds" before he gets to go flying
again...

Bertie