![]() Before the XM and Sirius merger, there were already two streams of weather data. The service allowed for a higher broadcast bandwidth, which means more aviation weather products in a standard subscription. More on that in a minute.Ī few years ago, the merging of Sirius Satellite Weather with XM Radio brought into play a second constellation of satellites and a corporate division called SiriusXM Aviation. That’s not always the case with ADS-B-delivered FIS-B weather, and the deal breaker is you might need to be airborne to receive anything. Coverage is mostly limited to North America, but you’re almost always guaranteed reliable coverage on the ground if the antenna has a clear view of the satellites. The first-gen SiriusXM satellites (seven in total) were launched in 2000 and operate on the S-band spectrum. Garmin’s new aera 760 GPS is compatible with the GDL-series weather receivers for SXM and FIS-B data, and internet weather over a Wi-Fi connection. Back then, having weather in the cockpit not supplied by an expensive, heavy radar system or hard-to-interpret “atmospherics” device (like a Stormscope) was a real novelty. Garmin brought satellite weather to the cockpit with its GDL 69 permanent-mount XMWX (and Sirius XM entertainment) solution, plus several portable GPS units, including the GPSMAP 396, 496, 696 and aera 500/796. Weather-fanatic pilots started flying with datalink weather receivers long before ADS-B came on the scene. Subscription-Based SXM Satellite Broadcast In this article, we’ll help sort it all out, with a look first at weather tech. And where will you mount the unit? No, it’s not an easy decision. Then, figure out where you want to display this data-on a portable navigator or on a panel display or on a tablet app-or all of the above. You’ll also have to select a weather source, either subscription satellite broadcast datalink weather from SiriusXM or ground-based no-cost ADS-B data. The weather receiver you think you want (or already have) may work with your panel gear, but not with your favorite tablet app, and vice versa. And there’s more to it than selecting the hardware. There are dozens of portable receivers at various price points, plus a handful of higher-priced, permanent-mount receivers to choose from. But if you haven’t shopped the market lately, get ready for overload. Thanks for any thoughts/tips or links to existing FltPlan Go forums or topics.For most of us, the tablet computer that’s become a staple in the flight bag just isn’t complete without a wireless weather receiver. My budget is what it is, and I don't own any apple stuff, nor a smart phone of any kind. I know that probably the majority of folks use ForeFlight/iStuff, and it's probably great, but solutions like "switch apps," "Android sucks," or the like won't be helpful to me. I've emailed their support several times over the years and always got the "we're working on it and hope to implement it soon" response. it'd be GREAT to have them finally support AHRS on Android. Just for yuks, it'd be cool to be able to get the road map back, but there's no way to NOT select one of the aviation charts. Selected it, and the sectional was displayed. I went to the "Layers" tab/offline and saw that "sectional" was deselected. ![]() When I opened the app after receiving the app update (not chart updates, the app update), the first map that showed was an actual detailed ROAD map, and I'd never seen that before. ![]() I dread the days I planned to go flying, then wake up to find out there's an update to the app that day and I have to waste an hour redownloading unexpired charts. When I click the "update all expired" button, I get messages saying "XXXXXXX is alread in queue," then the updates fail and I have to click on each chart manually to place them in the queue. When updating the app, frequently it'll tell me that all of my sectionals, enroute charts, procedures, etc., are all expired and i'll have to download them all again. I use it on a Samsung Galaxy Tab S2, Android 7.0.ġ. ARE there any active forums for users?Ī couple questions, just in case anyone here is willing and able to help out. Google searches usually just come up with the same press/PR releases from Fltplan or Garmin, or reviews of the app itself. ![]() However, one the few occasions I haven't been able to figure something out by either trial and error or reading the pdf manual, there doesn't seem to be much additional help available. I've been using FltPlan Go for a year or two and, at the very least, it has proven itself as one of the best EFBs in its price range.
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