I would definitely by interested in having more of accurate and recent weather data during the flight. Of course both accuracy and recency are quite important.
But I'm not sure there is any low hanging fruit here, and I suppose the actual utility is hard to predict before implementing something. Tibor On Sun, Apr 24, 2011 at 16:42, David Reitter <david.reit...@gmail.com> wrote: > Has anyone looked into downloading real-time METAR (and even TAF) as well as > radar-derived imagery (current precipitation) based on the current location? > Some of these could be shown on the moving map, and information like surface > wind could be useful during outlandings. Maybe there are winds-aloft reports > downloadable somewhere, too. For METARs, > http://weather.noaa.gov/weather/metar.shtml works internationally. It should > be easy to find the nearest METAR provider. > > I have just today set up my iPaq 310 to connect to an iPhone (Personal > Hotspot) via Bluetooth PAN and EDGE/GPRS. This was relatively simple. I > would expect that in-flight connectivity will be patchy, but occasional > automatic updates when a signal is available would be sufficient. The advent > of modern (Android powered) devices with 3G connectivity could make real-time > data download a feature attractive to many. > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Fulfilling the Lean Software Promise > Lean software platforms are now widely adopted and the benefits have been > demonstrated beyond question. Learn why your peers are replacing JEE > containers with lightweight application servers - and what you can gain > from the move. http://p.sf.net/sfu/vmware-sfemails > _______________________________________________ > Xcsoar-user mailing list > Xcsoar-user@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/xcsoar-user > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ WhatsUp Gold - Download Free Network Management Software The most intuitive, comprehensive, and cost-effective network management toolset available today. Delivers lowest initial acquisition cost and overall TCO of any competing solution. http://p.sf.net/sfu/whatsupgold-sd _______________________________________________ Xcsoar-user mailing list Xcsoar-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/xcsoar-user
