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Old 01-04-2012, 09:26 AM
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Skychart weather is limited to METARs and TAFs - a tap on the map near the the desired airport will display it. They are not decoded, and of course not reliably updated during flight.

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Eric, thanks for that. I have found the METAR stuff previously. I was thinking/hoping there might be real time weather info hidden away somewhere in the program.

Still, as I said before, the bang for the $$$ is pretty amazing.
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Old 01-04-2012, 09:28 AM
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Default Foreflight

Foreflight has lots of extra and fuel prices 'pop' up automatically on some of the FBO pages.
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Old 01-04-2012, 09:30 AM
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Dave, I was not aware of SkyCharts Pro having weather-----how do you access that function?
You need to have a wi-fi or 3G connection. With that, if an airport has the AWOS or ASOS data, it shows up as a circle next to the airport symbol. Simply touch it.

If you're having trouble finding it zoom out so that a major part of the country shows up. The circles are very obvious then.

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Old 01-04-2012, 09:35 AM
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Thanks David.
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Old 01-04-2012, 12:20 PM
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Default The problem.

If you have wifi, as I do in my office, you'll automatically get the Metars. I asked Heikki how to NOT get the Metars when I want the A F/D page instead. He told me to tap near the airport, not directly on it and then the Metar won't come up. The little Metar circle becomes easier to see and avoid by zooming in.

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Old 01-04-2012, 10:36 PM
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I use Foreflight for all the reasons others have stated plus it will show flight conditions or fuel prices right on the map. Very handy.
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Old 01-05-2012, 12:05 PM
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Default I have all three and prefer WingX

-- I decided to buy Foreflight, WingX and Skycharts to try for the first year -- I much prefer WingX for my use and have purchased the life-time Seattle add-on for geo-referenced approach charts.

I will probably continue to renew a minimum Foreflight subscription because it also is usable on my iPhone and is handy when I am not near the iPad.
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