[Rhodes22-list] sailing and lightning

[Brad Haslett]

Bud,

The answer to your question is no.  The latest addition of Aviation Consumer
rated the Garmin 396 as product of the year.  I spent Saturday afternoon
bobbing and weaving through thunderstorms over West Texas.  We have so
called 'state of the art' weather radar, but any Joe Smuckatelli can get
better real time info for about 3K.  I'm in the market for a small airplane
after doing this for a living for 32 years.  The leap in technology is
amazing.

Brad


On 7/31/06, budconnor at earthlink.net <budconnor at earthlink.net> wrote:
>
> Brad,
> do you have a Garmin 396 and are you satified with it for sailing
> purposes?
>
> Thanks,
> Bud
>
> -----Original Message-----
> >From: Brad Haslett <flybrad at gmail.com>
> >Sent: Jul 31, 2006 11:41 AM
> >To: The Rhodes 22 mail list <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> >Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] sailing and lightning
> >
> >"When its your time its your time!"
> >
> >We in the flying business decided its never the right time.  The final
> act
> >of a violent thunderstorm results in windshear.  Not good for jets or
> >sailboats.  Get a Garmin 396 with XM satellite moving map display and
> you'll
> >know what is coming your way.  Most of us at least look at yesterday's
> >newspaper's forecast, but if you didn't, current technology allows you to
> >stay informed on the cheap.
> >
> >Brad
> >
> >reference:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wind_shear
> >
> >
> >On 7/31/06, Richard Smith <sailnut at att.net> wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >> > When I was in high school, a friend's brother died when lightening
> >> struck
> >> > his car.  He was lying underneath working on it.  He probably had a
> >> wrench
> >> > touching the engine when it happened.  A very tragic freak accident.
> >> >
> >>
> >> Yes... BUT if had been in the car he would have been OK.  The car would
> >> function as a Faraday cage.
> >>
> >> Richard Smith
> >>
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