Garmin Connext Satellite Services

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Many Phenom's come preinstalled with the Garmin GSR-56, which enables you to make phone calls and text via the G1000/G3000. You can also download XM like world-wide weather, which is great when you are flying outside of North America.

Service Plans

Connext Weather 150
Weather Updates: Every 10 Minutes
Voice Calls: 30 Minutes / Month (Included)
Text Messaging (SMS): Unlimited
Position Reporting: 9 ¢ / Report (Optional)
$79.99 / Month

Connext Weather 400
Weather Updates: Every 5 Minutes (up to 400 Hours / Year)
Voice Calls: Unlimited
Text Messaging (SMS): Unlimited
Position Reporting: 9 ¢ / Report (Optional)
$174.99 / Month

Connext Weather 800
Weather Updates: Every 5 Minutes (up to 800 Hours / Year)
Voice Calls: 180 Minutes / Month (Included)
Text Messaging (SMS): 500 / Month (Included)
Position Reporting: 9 ¢ / Report (Optional)
$249.95 / Month

Weather Products

Weather data is requested on demand using the GSR 56 satellite link. Weather data includes Meteorological Aviation Reports (METARs) that provide current temperature, dew point, precipitation, wind speed and more, as well as Terminal Aerodrome Forecasts (TAFs) that show predicted weather for up to 30 hours in advance. Throughout most of Europe, Canada, Australia, and the U.S., the GSR 56 can also receive high-resolution radar imagery, which displays in full color.

Radar
RADAR echoes from sites across the US, Canada, Australia and Western Europe are combined into a single display. Post processing of the radar imagery is done to remove most false returns due to atmospheric anomalies and ground clutter while also color coding the precipitation based on the type expected at ground level. Rain colors range from light green to yellow and finally red for the most intense echoes. Snow is indicated by white and mixed precipitation is pink. In Canada, Australia, and Western Europe, radar returns from the lowest usable antenna angle are displayed. In the United States, the most intense radar echoes observed at any tilt of the radar are shown for any given location. Areas of weak or no radar coverage are colored purple.

Satellite
Clouds are detected by the infrared radiation they emit. This allows the satellite to track clouds at night. Darker grey clouds tend to be warmer and therefore, lower in the atmosphere. Brighter shades of white indicate colder, taller cloud tops. Because low clouds and fog often have temperatures close to the surface air temperature, it can be difficult to determine the exact line between clear and cloudy skies.

Lightning
Cloud to ground lightning strikes are plotted on a grid. This data should not be interpreted as the exact location of a lightning strike. It is intended to show that lightning is in the general area represented on the display.

METARs
Routine weather observations for aviation are called METARs. They provide information on temperature, dew point, visibility, cloud cover, ceiling height, precipitation, winds and air pressure. METARs are generally issued hourly. SPECIs or special reports are issued more frequently as conditions warrant. Most METARs are reported by automated observation equipment. Worldwide coverage.

TAFs
Terminal Aerodrome Forecasts (TAFs) are generated for select airports by human forecasters. They usually include forecasts for visibility, ceilings and precipitation. Worldwide coverage.

PIREPs
Pilot Reports (PIREPs) include weather information observed by pilots in flight. Cloud cover, ambient temperature, wind velocity and direction, turbulence, icing, visibility, weather and other remarks may be included. Worldwide coverage.

SIGMETs
SIGMETs are advisories of significant meteorological information for aircraft. They may be issued for convection, icing, turbulence, IFR, mountain obscuration, volcanic ash and dust storms. Worldwide coverage.

AIRMETs
AIRMETs are advisories similar to SIGMETs but are for less severe conditions. Worldwide coverage.

Winds Aloft
Estimated speed and direction of winds based on computer model forecasts for various levels of the atmosphere. Worldwide coverage.

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