X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Sun, 20 Jul 2008 06:58:06 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from [70.62.14.124] (HELO server1.USTEK) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.5) with ESMTP id 3031649 for lml@lancaironline.net; Fri, 18 Jul 2008 09:17:03 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=70.62.14.124; envelope-from=r.simon@ustek.com MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C8E8D9.0BD6957E" Subject: Re: weather radar/crash Content-class: urn:content-classes:message X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft Exchange V6.5 X-Original-Date: Fri, 18 Jul 2008 09:20:25 -0400 X-Original-Message-ID: X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: Thread-Topic: Re: weather radar/crash Thread-Index: AcjoynMupkySiBirSAitFDCl5vdYhAADoZUw From: "Lancair" X-Original-Sender: "Robert Simon" X-Original-To: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C8E8D9.0BD6957E Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable It's another reason to have a 'spherics device work on board. If NexRad goes down or you're beyond the range south of the Bahamas, you'd still some kind of warning. =20 Robert M. Simon ES-P N301ES ________________________________ From: Ron Galbraith [mailto:cfi@instructor.net]=20 Sent: Thursday, July 17, 2008 10:10 PM To: lml@lancaironline.net Subject: weather radar/crash This is what could happen if you try to use XM weather as airborne wx radar. =20 At 1032, the controller advised the pilot that there were intermittent areas of precipitation, "from moderate to extreme along your route of flight, deviations for the weather approved, when able cleared direct isaac [intersection]." The pilot responded, "i'm not showing any of that on my nexrad, i'm not sure where that area is, and ah, can you give me a better idea?" The controller then stated, "no sir, i really cannot, we don't have reliable reporting weather and our nexrad is inoperative today, . . . =20 ------_=_NextPart_001_01C8E8D9.0BD6957E Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
It's another reason to have a 'spherics = device work on=20 board.  If NexRad goes down or you're beyond the range south of the = Bahamas, you'd still some kind of warning.
 
Robert M. Simon
ES-P N301ES

From: Ron Galbraith = [mailto:cfi@instructor.net]=20
Sent: Thursday, July 17, 2008 10:10 PM
To:=20 lml@lancaironline.net
Subject: weather=20 radar/crash

This is what could happen if you try to use XM weather as = airborne wx=20 radar. 
At 1032, the controller advised the pilot that there = were=20 intermittent areas of precipitation, "from moderate to extreme along = your route=20 of flight, deviations for the weather approved, when able cleared direct = isaac=20 [intersection]." The pilot = responded, "i'm not=20 showing any of that on my nexrad, i'm not sure where that area = is, and=20 ah, can you give me a better idea?" The controller then stated, "no sir, = i=20 really cannot, we don't have reliable reporting weather and our nexrad is inoperative = today,  . . .=20  

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