The International Cessna^® 170 Association

This is potential bad news for those of us using Garmin 396 and 496:

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/11/techn ... io.html?em

You sure hit a topic that has been on my mind the past few days. I should know the answer but I have not prepared myself. I ALWAYS have a plan "B". This time I do not.

Does anyone know of a satellite weather service out there comparable to XM Aviation weather - I have come to use it alot particularly the winds - and please refrain from telling to contact Flight Service - I do I want to see trends.

Thanks to anyone that has information.


Joel \
N3437D

I guess I would miss my XM weather but it seems to me any company stupid enough to pay Martha Stewart or Howard Stern $100 million a year deserves to go belly up. Bill K

3958v wrote:I guess I would miss my XM weather but it seems to me any company stupid enough to pay Martha Stewart or Howard Stern $100 million a year deserves to go belly up. Bill K

AMEN!

3958v

How unfortunately true. I couldn't believe they were serious when I read about their contracts.

The thing I wonder is whether, under new management, somebody can make this business go. Reportedly both XM and Sirius were losing money before they merged. Where will any new money come from now? Guess we'll have to wait and see....

John

Sounds about par for the course.
The CO and his cohorts get rich and the stockholders get screwed.

blueldr wrote:Sounds about par for the course.
The CO and his cohorts get rich and the stockholders get screwed.

And what about poor Martha and Howard?.......Brad

Other than Martha and Howard -- does anyone know about alternative soucres for radio weather when and if XM goes black?

Joel
N3437D

Brad Brady wrote:And what about poor Martha and Howard?.......Brad

Martha did not like the electronic bracelet she got from Uncle Sam last time.

Sirius XM has a new part-owner, and enough new money to keep them out of trouble for a while:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/co ... 00928.html

Sirius has $2 billion in annual revenues and 20 million subscribers. I had no idea! A few mil to some popular talent doesn't seem like so much any more (but they still have to get their heads above water somehow...).

John

jrenwick wrote:... A few mil to some popular talent doesn't seem like so much any more (but they still have to get their heads above water somehow...).

John

If I used my personal airplane more regularly or for commerce, I'd sirius-ly consider subscribing to a wx broadcast and I'd buy an upgraded Garmin that could utilize the servce.

But I have to say, the debauched executives we see/hear so much about, and their marketing-decision-making puzzles me. I think if Howard Stern or Martha Stewart endorsed inner-tubes I might resort to hard-rubber tires.