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I live in the DC area, which seems to me like the thunderstorm capital of
the world. I'd be interested in knowing if anyone thinks the rule of
thumb
of staying 20 miles away from Tstorms should be revised when flying in
glass. I really don't have any idea how likely lightning is that far from
a storm cell.
Hi Dan, I too live in the DC area (Dogwood Airpark, Fredericksburg) and
have a Strikefinder in my 320. Come on down and take a look. I've found that
the Strikefinder, while extremely valuable in determinining the direction of
storms, does not do as good a job at distance as radar. It allows you to
know which direction to go to get out of the TRW area but I believe it would
be difficult to use to measure distance from the storms or to pick your way
through a line. At least in my installation, I am unable to identify
individual cells. Were you able to do that in the Cardinal? I have my
antenna mounted internally hanging from the ceiling behind the baggage
bulkhead. I might get better results with an externally mounted antenna.
Bill
harrelson@erols.com
N5ZQ, LNC2/G, O-320, 2 blade MT, white with lots of little black bug
splats.
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