Oxygen System for Discus b

[Thomas Van de Velde]

Hi,

I am flying a certified Discus b in the US. I am looking for ideas on what kind of oxygen cylinder I can install in my ship. Ideally, I would not like to replace the existing mount. Unfortunately Mountain High systems don't fit. Does anybody in the US have experience with this kind of mount and the options available?

Here are a few pics of my current setup:

https://goo.gl/photos/5Uvf4AjNKHNHEhxM7

Thanks,

Thomas

[JS]

On Monday, June 6, 2016 at 6:55:57 PM UTC-7, Thomas Van de Velde wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I am flying a certified Discus b in the US. I am looking for ideas on what kind of oxygen cylinder I can install in my ship. Ideally, I would not like to replace the existing mount. Unfortunately Mountain High systems don't fit. Does anybody in the US have experience with this kind of mount and the options available?
>
> Here are a few pics of my current setup:
>
> https://goo.gl/photos/5Uvf4AjNKHNHEhxM7
>
> Thanks,
>
> Thomas

Talk to S-H reps Heinz or Monty.
http://mandhsoaring.com/index.html
Jim

[Dan Marotta]

Mountain High has a wide variety of oxygen bottles. Check their website
and you might find one that fits.


On 6/6/2016 8:06 PM, JS wrote:
> On Monday, June 6, 2016 at 6:55:57 PM UTC-7, Thomas Van de Velde wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I am flying a certified Discus b in the US. I am looking for ideas on what kind of oxygen cylinder I can install in my ship. Ideally, I would not like to replace the existing mount. Unfortunately Mountain High systems don't fit. Does anybody in the US have experience with this kind of mount and the options available?
>>
>> Here are a few pics of my current setup:
>>
>> https://goo.gl/photos/5Uvf4AjNKHNHEhxM7
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Thomas
> Talk to S-H reps Heinz or Monty.
> http://mandhsoaring.com/index.html
> Jim

--
Dan, 5J

[2KA]

I have experience, but you may not like the answer. I replaced the front mount with one I had hand made to fit my Mountain High bottle. Works just great. The rear mount is adjustable, so it fits lots of different bottles. The machinist who did it for me retired though.

Lynn Alley
"2KA"

[Pete Startup[_2_]]

Any chance of a couple of pictures please Lynn?

Pete

At 04:27 07 June 2016, 2KA wrote:
>I have experience, but you may not like the answer. I replaced the front
>m=
>ount with one I had hand made to fit my Mountain High bottle. Works just
>g=
>reat. The rear mount is adjustable, so it fits lots of different
bottles.
>=
> The machinist who did it for me retired though.
>
>Lynn Alley
>"2KA"
>

[Robert M]

On Monday, June 6, 2016 at 7:55:57 PM UTC-6, Thomas Van de Velde wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I am flying a certified Discus b in the US. I am looking for ideas on what kind of oxygen cylinder I can install in my ship. Ideally, I would not like to replace the existing mount. Unfortunately Mountain High systems don't fit. Does anybody in the US have experience with this kind of mount and the options available?
>
> Here are a few pics of my current setup:
>
> https://goo.gl/photos/5Uvf4AjNKHNHEhxM7
>
> Thanks,
>
> Thomas

The SH front bottle mount is made to fit a steel cylinder not an aluminum one. The steel one have an neck that fits in the front mount. Aluminum cylinders do not have a neck. SH should sell an adapter but I do not think they do. Since your glider is type certificated you need to be very careful about modifications to anything.

Robert Mudd
Composite Aircraft Repair
Moriarty, New Mexico

[[email protected]]

On Tuesday, June 7, 2016 at 5:42:31 AM UTC-7, Robert M wrote:
> ...Since your glider is type certificated you need to be very careful
> about modifications to anything.

Note that here in the US, there are provisions for the installation of owner-produced parts installed in certificated aircraft by A&P mechanics. This article describes the process, but serves as a cautionary tale about doing it carefully:

http://150cessna.tripod.com/parts.html

Also, I helped install an aluminum E-size cylinder last winter, and I can say that at least some of them do have necks. But Robert Mudd raises a good point that they are not as long or as sharply defined as on the older steel cylinders.

Thanks, Bob K.