As far as our small planes are concerned, it’s not likely to happen soon, or forever. While SpaceX has asked the Federal Communications Commission for permission to develop the technology for moving vehicles, Musk’s comment, reported in PC World, that it wouldn’t be coming to Tesla automobiles, as Musk said the “terminal” was far too large for a small car. And if it’s too big for a passenger car like a Tesla, then it’s not going to be happening for our small planes any time soon, either.
We’ll keep our fingers crossed that this state of affairs changes soon, as the idea of high-bandwidth connected weather in the cockpit sounds amazing, though we do have, with SiriusXM, another great option for that, and one that’s a lot cheaper than a hundred bucks a month, too.