X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Tue, 08 May 2012 12:30:01 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from imr-da05.mx.aol.com ([205.188.105.147] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.4.5) with ESMTP id 5527322 for lml@lancaironline.net; Tue, 08 May 2012 07:55:34 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=205.188.105.147; envelope-from=MikeEasley@aol.com Received: from mtaomg-da03.r1000.mx.aol.com (mtaomg-da03.r1000.mx.aol.com [172.29.51.139]) by imr-da05.mx.aol.com (8.14.1/8.14.1) with ESMTP id q48Bsqdr007108 for ; Tue, 8 May 2012 07:54:52 -0400 Received: from core-mkd001b.r1000.mail.aol.com (core-mkd001.r1000.mail.aol.com [172.29.98.129]) by mtaomg-da03.r1000.mx.aol.com (OMAG/Core Interface) with ESMTP id 707B0E000082 for ; Tue, 8 May 2012 07:54:51 -0400 (EDT) From: MikeEasley@aol.com X-Original-Message-ID: <94ec.6fcb4018.3cda638b@aol.com> X-Original-Date: Tue, 8 May 2012 07:54:51 -0400 (EDT) Subject: Re: [LML] Re: Portable In-Flight Weather on iPad X-Original-To: lml@lancaironline.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="part1_94ec.6fcb4018.3cda638b_boundary" X-Mailer: AOL 9.7 sub 19 X-Originating-IP: [75.71.51.146] x-aol-global-disposition: G X-AOL-SCOLL-SCORE: 0:2:454001472:93952408 X-AOL-SCOLL-URL_COUNT: 0 x-aol-sid: 3039ac1d338b4fa9098b7944 --part1_94ec.6fcb4018.3cda638b_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Language: en I looked into the Stratus and found a map showing ADSB coverage, too many = =20 holes for me. Someday that map will fill in I guess. =20 Mike Easley Colorado Springs =20 =20 In a message dated 5/8/2012 5:51:37 A.M. Mountain Daylight Time, =20 colyncase@earthlink.net writes: I don't, except that Foreflight is advertising it now too I think. =20 My question would be, is the government transmitter going to reach my =20 airplane when I need it most? Colyn - TAS refugee who switched to active collision avoidance =20 On May 7, 2012, at 12:45 PM, John Hafen wrote: =20 Gents: =20 Does anyone have any advanced knowledge (beyond what is being advertised= =20 from Sporty=E2=80=99s Pilot Shop) about the STRATUS? It is supposed to be= , in =20 addition to a WAAS GPS, an ADS-B receiver that will pick weather and weathe= r =20 maps off of ADS-B and display that information on an iPad using Foreflight= . =20 ADS-B is subscription free, so other than the initial $799 for the unit,= =20 there is no other monthly fee. =20 It sounds pretty useful and I=E2=80=99m pretty much ready to pull the trig= ger and=20 buy it. =20 Do any of you guys have any additional information on this set-up? =20 John Hafen IVP N413AJ 400 hours =3D --part1_94ec.6fcb4018.3cda638b_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Language: en

I looked into the Stratus and found a map showing ADSB coverage, too m= any=20 holes for me. Someday that map will fill in I guess.

Mike Easley

Colorado Springs

In a message dated 5/8/2012 5:51:37 A.M. Mountain Daylight Time,=20 colyncase@earthlink.net writes:

= I don't,=20 except that Foreflight is advertising it now too I think.=20

My question would be, is the government transmitter going to reach m= y=20 airplane when I need it most?

Colyn - TAS refugee who switched to active collision avoidance

On May 7, 2012, at 12:45 PM, John Hafen wrote:

Gents:

Does=20 anyone have any advanced knowledge (beyond what is being advertised from= =20 Sporty=E2=80=99s Pilot Shop) about the STRATUS? It is supposed to b= e, in=20 addition to a WAAS GPS, an ADS-B receiver that will pick weather and weat= her=20 maps off of ADS-B and display that information on an iPad using=20 Foreflight.

ADS-B=20 is subscription free, so other than the initial $799 for the unit, there = is no=20 other monthly fee.

It=20 sounds pretty useful and I=E2=80=99m pretty much ready to pull the trigge= r and buy=20 it. Do=20 any of you guys have any additional information on this=20 set-up? John=20 Hafen IVP=20 N413AJ 400=20 hours
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