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Be-58 pilot reported the xm weather reporting system was out of service because the provider 'turned it off.'
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1544064 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201805 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZMA.ARTCC |
| State Reference | FL |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Baron 58/58TC |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Instructor Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 88 Flight Crew Total 8920 Flight Crew Type 1022 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence |
Narrative:
On the day in question; we left on an IFR flight plan to clw in which there were rain showers and some thunderstorms in all of florida. The aircraft has all the latest amenities including a full garmin glass panel. Part of that package includes a subscription for xm weather. The problem came when for some unknown reason; sirius decided to turn off xm weather to our aircraft without any previous notice. We consider xm weather as a 'safety of flight' item much like approach charts or airborne weather radar. This is not the first time this has happened; but the third time in the past year alone. We are hoping that this is an isolated incident for the alternative is truly a very disturbing situation.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: BE-58 pilot reported the XM weather reporting system was out of service because the provider 'turned it off.'
Narrative: On the day in question; we left on an IFR flight plan to CLW in which there were rain showers and some thunderstorms in all of Florida. The aircraft has all the latest amenities including a full Garmin glass panel. Part of that package includes a subscription for XM weather. The problem came when for some unknown reason; Sirius decided to turn off XM weather to our aircraft without any previous notice. We consider XM weather as a 'safety of Flight' item much like approach charts or airborne Weather Radar. This is not the first time this has happened; but the third time in the past year alone. We are hoping that this is an isolated incident for the alternative is truly a very disturbing situation.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.