Tommy W wrote:
> Mark,you are using XM weather on your trips ,right? Nope. I have the software to run it on a laptop, but haven't found a laptop or display bright enough to actually see in a sunny cockpit yet. i know the Garmin 396 does it, but there's something about throwing away a $2500 GPS every three years to get the latest features that just doesn't sit right with me. Of course I guess if it's raining, maybe I don't need one so bright after all. $50 a month for XM-WX weather seems steep, but after yesterday's flight, I'm reconsidering. It was an educational experience in weather. It never occured to me that clouds could outclimb me at wide open throttle, leaving me surrounded and in the soup. That didn't happen, but I didn't miss it by far! I think a Dynon and some IFR training is in my future as well... Mark Langford, Huntsville, Alabama see KR2S project N56ML at http://home.hiwaay.net/~langford email to N56ML "at" hiwaay.net
