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freeflytim
 


Member Since: 18 Feb 2005
Location: Chattanooga, TN
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United States 2005 LR3 4.4 V8 HSE Auto Zambezi SilverLR3
Now wouldn’t it be cool if….

Now wouldn’t it be cool if….

While parked, the rain sensor would close windows and sunroof if needed. I thought of this while running outside in a driving rain to do the same!

And, while Im talking about rain, wouldn’t it be cool if we had live weather and radar on the NAV screen? It is entirely possible...if and when we get satellite radio… I know that here in the States both satellite radio broadcasters do offer this service with certain high end avionics packages. I have one in my King Air through SIRIUS/WSI. If pilots are seeing live radar that is being beamed down, we should too!!! It can't be too hard to offer in future hardware setups

But, I know that this is just a dream.. Id just be happy with MP3 tags on the radio display!


-TIM
Tennessee USA  
Post #19568th Apr 2005 3:44 am
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Outrageous
 


Member Since: 11 Jan 2005
Location: New Hampshire, USA
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Re: Now wouldn’t it be cool if….

freeflytim wrote:
...wouldn’t it be cool if we had live weather and radar on the NAV screen? ...both satellite radio broadcasters do offer this service with certain high end avionics packages.


I imagine this service isn't cheap, although well worth the price if you're flying. How much do they charge, if you don't mind my asking?  
Post #19578th Apr 2005 3:59 am
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freeflytim
 


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It ain’t cheap for the aviation service. But remember, when it comes to anything airplane related, just multiply x10 what it is really worth. You pay for their liability insurance in case of a crash. But, since the data is already being beamed, they could offer it to us for cheaper because we are less likely to crash if the data is erroneous. It could be offered cheaper to us. I know that this will never happen with 'my truck' as Im sure it would take a hardware change, but it would be cool for the future.

http://www.wsi.com/solutions/aviation/inflight/
http://www.wsi.com/solutions/aviation/inflight/pricing.asp#2
http://www.wsi.com/corporate/newsroom/news...ticle1.asp  
Post #19588th Apr 2005 4:28 am
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Outrageous
 


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Thanks Tim, that's a nice product. It would be great to have that in a vehicle. Maybe something simpler and cheaper will be done for cars, using cell phone technology.  
Post #19758th Apr 2005 4:55 pm
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Ecosse
 


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Tim - at the moment I just reckon it would be cool if the existing features in the car all worked properly Wink  
Post #19789th Apr 2005 7:05 am
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freeflytim
 


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Ah HA! It seems Garmin was listening!

Weather and GPS AND XM!

http://www.engadget.com/entry/1234000833051355/ Wa Hoo
-Tim
Chattanooga Tennessee USA
D3 V8HSE7HD
D1 kitted trail truck.
A Hummer is just a Hummer. A Land Rover goes all the way.  
Post #793621st Jul 2005 3:47 pm
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ducati
 


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That's very cool. A friend of mine was looking into ptting a small doppler on his Disco, I reckon this would be a more clean solution Laughing

I would have loved that rain sensor/window close feature... I left my sunroof tilted during a heavy storm and the interior was soaked Sad '05 LR3 HSE

Departed: '62 Series IIA, '02 Freelander, '03 Disco  
Post #802822nd Jul 2005 12:59 pm
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grommet
 


Member Since: 15 Feb 2005
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I would have loved that rain sensor/window close feature.
I really doubt any car manufacturer would try to implement this due to safety concerns. I do wish I could at least close/open the windows/sunroof using my key, though... like our Audi.  
Post #805922nd Jul 2005 3:15 pm
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ducati
 


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With pinch sensors, I see no downside. I bet a lawyer could, though Laughing '05 LR3 HSE

Departed: '62 Series IIA, '02 Freelander, '03 Disco  
Post #810122nd Jul 2005 7:22 pm
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