More than 15 years ago, I found a public-domain app for the late, lamented Palm VII (one of the first pocket-sized wireless digital gizmos) that would let me call up NEXRAD weather radar graphics. I used it on number of cross-country flights for several years, and was sad to give it up when Palm shut down the wireless data network it relied on. Since then, I've used a subscription weather app on my smartphone— which works fine on the ramp, but not particularly well in flight. I've also had the opportunity to use several satellite-based weather systems, which work well in flight but typically require several thousand dollars' worth of equipment, plus hundreds of dollars a year in subscription fees. While I've been tempted, I've never shelled out the money to buy one.
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