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Gentleman
I recently purchased the new WeatherAnywhere system form Control
Vision(controlvision.com) and have to say that I am very impressed with it.
The system is comprised of four basic parts: A Compaq iPaq pocket computer,
a Garmin gps, a Qualcomm satalite phone, and the software and cables/boxes
to connect them and make them work together. Togrther they create quite a
remarkable product. First it is gps with a color moving map. It has all and
more of the newest and best features of the products on the market
(although it is not approach qualified). Second and the reason I bought
one is that it uses the satalite phone to hook up to a isp and down loads 7
level radar data for the continental U.S. It displays it on the moving map.
It's better than on board radar it seems to me: No attenuation and you can
zoom way out to view the the big picture. The drawback is the picture could
be a few minutes old when you get it. The resolution is about 1 mile. It
should be fine for wx avoidance, not for penetration. Other drawbacks: Lots
of cables/boxes/clutter in the cockpit (I think these can be hidden
later); Also the screen is smaller than most mfd's but bigger than most
moving maps.
The price is around $3,000. There's a $115 annual fee for regular database
updates and the phone compay charges $30/month plus $1.40 per minute/
update. One can use the phone as a cell phone or a satalite phone when not
used by the system (if one can afford it) and one can use the ipaq as a pda
when not flying. all in all it's not a bad deal.
I currently have a Northstar M3 gps conected to to a Arnav mfd5200 in my
IVP. The two together cost new about $12000. I have much more useful
information with the new system. I've been bugging Arnav for a year to get
their promised satalite system going to no avail. Their current wx product
has very limited coverage and is more expensive than this whole system.
I hope this is useful. I keep you updated. Cheers
Bob Evans N4TQ
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