Posted for "rtitsworth" <rtitsworth@mindspring.com>:

 I also have Voyager from Seattle Avionics.   In short, I find it works as
 advertised.
 
 However, it is slow, even on a fast P4 machine running nothing else.  Also,
 there is a glitch in how it zooms (been there since version 1).  If you ask
 for a specific zoom/range (i.e. 75 miles), you sometimes get something else
 (i.e. 82 miles).  I was told by their customer support that this is
 inevitable because of how they do the zooming (and is more pronounced at
 larger range settings).  It becomes an issue when you understand that
 certain features (terrain, airports, etc) are hidden/repainted at certain
 zoom/range settings.  So, if you pick 50 miles expecting to see certain
 things (set to display at 50 miles) and the computer actually displays 52
 miles, then you don't see what you want/expect unless you change the zoom to
 something else (i.e. 35 miles).  This is a "real pain" when flying!
 
 Rick
 
 

 

  Try Seattle AVionics (Voyager). You can download a demo version. I picked
 up
 their demo CD ROM at Sun N Fun. It has a moderate learning curve, but tends
 to
 be slower thatn one expects it to be. Still a few bug, but not serious. I'm
 using it on a Motion 1400. I also have WX WORX on Wings. I have the receiver
 mounted on the hatshelf and the antenna mounted in the air duct. On a test
 flight, it worked well - except on the 30th of Oct, there was hardly a rain
 drop in the whole US - certainly not in the mid Atlantic states. Both
 satellites were being received with stron signals on at least one.
  
  John Schroeder
  N58WP - Flying Now