It's pretty clear to me that jay did have the big picture in his mind.
The XM kept him on top of it far better than getting updates on the
radio. XM is a too powerfull to ignore.

Will somebody make it their so reliance of data for decision making?
Sometimes yes and sometimes it will end badly. Jay wasn't doing that and
never threw out common sense and experience. His SM was just extra
information available whenever he wanted it.

Nice trip. I am going to have to git me one of them things one day.

John

Dan wrote:
On Mar 30, 9:51 pm, "Jay Honeck" wrote:



XM weather gives you a weather picture that is absolutely
unparalleled in GA aircraft.


Yes, but...

You -- as a pilot -- should have that "picture" in your mind, and be
able to predict the changes, rates of changes, and the impact of those
changes on your flight.

XM will help you adjust that picture, and should help you acquire that
skill more rapidly IF you take the approach that YOU have to know, and
not rely on the XM.

The XM -- as GPS -- should simply confirm what you already know.

Curmudgeon lament follows:

I guess it's here -- a whole generation of pilots following magenta
lines who will now be looking to fly through green and avoid the red
and yellow.

We should call them Crayola-viators.

Dan Mc