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It's another reason to have a 'spherics device work on
board. If NexRad goes down or you're beyond the range south of the
Bahamas, you'd still some kind of warning.
Robert M. Simon
ES-P N301ES
This is what could happen if you try to use XM weather as airborne wx
radar.
At 1032, the controller advised the pilot that there were
intermittent areas of precipitation, "from moderate to extreme along your route
of flight, deviations for the weather approved, when able cleared direct isaac
[intersection]." The pilot responded, "i'm not
showing any of that on my nexrad, i'm not sure where that area is, and
ah, can you give me a better idea?" The controller then stated, "no sir, i
really cannot, we don't have reliable reporting weather and our nexrad is inoperative today, . . .
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