rocketbob
Well Known Member
Two weeks ago I was flying with my college student son who is a newly minted private pilot. After having lunch we took off and were in the vicinity of some rain showers, some of which we flew thru and they were light. By the time the iPad weather got caught up it was showing yellow, red, and purple in where we were. And it was enough to make my son wisely question what we were doing. The 496 XM weather, disagreeing with the ADS-B radar, was not showing anything where we were. Looking out the window showed the same thing.
I read somewhere that ADS-B weather was 80% of XM's but 100% less in cost. I wish there were more options for XM weather receivers which would work with most EFB apps. I don't mind paying for weather that is accurate and with good radar resolution.
Good video showing what goes on behind the scenes and some good comparisions.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXPGRr5bKN4
I read somewhere that ADS-B weather was 80% of XM's but 100% less in cost. I wish there were more options for XM weather receivers which would work with most EFB apps. I don't mind paying for weather that is accurate and with good radar resolution.
Good video showing what goes on behind the scenes and some good comparisions.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXPGRr5bKN4
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