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Lorn, one reason that I'm putting a Strike Finder in our IV is that the XM is domestic only. Get out of the country and you're out of XM weather (maybe a few miles into Canada and Mexico). Even interstate flights can put you well out of XM coverage. Getting to Alaska or Hawaii would put you out of wx for a long way. We've got a 496 and love it. Great for domestic weather.
Bill
----- Original Message ----- From: "Lorn H Olsen" <lorn@dynacomm.ws>
To: "Lancair Mailing List" <lml@lancaironline.net>
Sent: Monday, October 16, 2006 11:59 AM
Subject: [LML] Re: Stormscope and carbon fiber airplanes
I have been flying for 35 years and have used both radar and strikefinders. Now I am using WX Weather in a Garmin 396.
My question is why would anyone even consider using anything other then WX Weather? The only thing that I can figure is: they have not seen and/or used the WX Weather. It is 500 times superior to the other equipment. I wouldn't waste my time on installing anything else. For backup, if I felt it necessary, I would install a second WX Weather system.
In the last few months, I have picked my way (accurately) through 2 squall lines that have run 700 to 800 miles from the SW to the NE along the Smoky mountains while traveling from Detroit to SE North Carolina. To be able to see a hole in the line and get to it from hundreds of miles away, is not possible with either radar or strikefinders.
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