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Old November 14th, 2006, 16:42   #20
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Default Re: Uncontrolled Field with no ASOS

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Originally Posted by meritflyer View Post
Almost all Garmin GPS units will give you a read out for winds if you plug the variables in.
In the Cirrus the 430 talks to the Air Data computer and you get a wind vector with direction and speed right on the PFD. Pretty spiffy.
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