> It is only a Rip Off in as much as it it overpriced for Aircraft.
 > The FAA has very sringtent rules and regulations for anything
 > that is manufacture for Aircraft. The R & D and Engineering costs
 > are very much higher for anything to be used in an Aircraft.
 > That is why the prices are so much higher. They work extremely
 > well on Airplanes. You can tell where the Static Electricity
 > Discharges are in the sky, their intensity, frequency and even
 > direction from your location at any given time. They enable
 > you to navigate around the more severe storms and arrive at your
 > destination in one piece. Of course a complete Weather Report
 > from the FAA Weather forecasters is a must when you do your
 > flight planning.
    Now in this situation I can see where this device has a real and needed 
use. The plane could either be above or inside the clods. Visibility zero. 
Static discharges are very important. But a boat is considerably less 
vulnerable. A boat is already on the surface.
                                                      Jamie
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