Portable oxygen systems

"C J Campbell" wrote in message ...
I am thinking of getting a portable oxygen system to use on the 206 and
other aircraft that I fly. These hot summer days with high density altitudes
in Idaho and Wyoming leave me gasping. Maybe it is just age.

Pressure altitude is all that matters by the way. It's the partial pressure
of O2 that controls the diffusion.

Nelson seems to make nicely portable systems. My mechanic had me
pick her up a 6.3 cu ft. system for her RV-4. It's really light. Of course
a tank that small only lasts a few hours on a charge... They have larger
ones.

Ron Natalie wrote:

a tank that small only lasts a few hours on a charge... They have larger
ones.

The currently most advanced system is EDS-D1 by Mountain High
http://www.mhoxygen.com/

It's very popular among glider pilots because its sophisticated
pulse-by-demand-functionality reduces the oxygen flow considerably. Just
put the cannula on and forget it. Not cheap, but worth the price.

Stefan

Stefan "stefan"@mus. INVALID .ch wrote in message ...
The currently most advanced system is EDS-D1 by Mountain High
http://www.mhoxygen.com/

It's very popular among glider pilots because its sophisticated
pulse-by-demand-functionality reduces the oxygen flow considerably. Just
put the cannula on and forget it. Not cheap, but worth the price.

I second Stefan's endorsement of the Mountain High system. I've been
using one for 8 years in two different motor gliders and really like
it. The self-adjusting O2 flow and the longer bottle time (probably at
least twice an oxymizer) are great.

One other point if you buy it: I debated buying the 12v power kit so I
wouldn't have to replace 9v batteries all the time. Well, "all the
time" is less than once a year. And that's usually just to play safe,
not because the battery wore out! So I'm glad I didn't waste the money
and extra complexity for the 12v power kit. And I use the system much
more heavily than the typical GA use since, to gliders, altitude is
like fuel to a power plane.

Martin

On Fri, 08 Aug 2003 20:00:52 +0200, Stefan "stefan"@mus. INVALID .ch
wrote:


The currently most advanced system is EDS-D1 by Mountain High
http://www.mhoxygen.com/


Good Lord!

Take a look at this photo of a pair of Cubs on their website.

http://www.mhoxygen.com/index.phtml?...prd_group_id=4

Kids, don't try that at home!

Good Lord!

Take a look at this photo of a pair of Cubs on their website.

http://www.mhoxygen.com/index.phtml?...prd_group_id=4

Thats not an unusual bush pilot technique for short field landing. You
skim the water on the mains (the water is as hard as a rock when your
moving) and time your roll out so you hit the beach at the right time.
You can land on a beach with less than 100 feet of runway doing this.

On 12 Aug 2003 08:44:04 -0700, (Robert M. Gary)
wrote:


Thats not an unusual bush pilot technique for short field landing. You
skim the water on the mains (the water is as hard as a rock when your
moving) and time your roll out so you hit the beach at the right time.
You can land on a beach with less than 100 feet of runway doing this.

Great! But how do you take off again?

Mike Weller

Mike Weller wrote:

Great! But how do you take off again?

Maybe like this?

http://www.eddh.de/x-files/dl_files/vstol1.mpg
http://www.eddh.de/x-files/dl_files/vstol2.mpg
http://www.eddh.de/x-files/dl_files/vstol3.mpg

Stefan

Mike

You could wait until winter and the water freezes.

or

You could also wait until tide goes out and use the wet sand beach
(has been done many times).

Just two options.

Big John



On Thu, 14 Aug 2003 02:38:53 GMT, Mike Weller
wrote:

On 12 Aug 2003 08:44:04 -0700, (Robert M. Gary)
wrote:


Thats not an unusual bush pilot technique for short field landing. You
skim the water on the mains (the water is as hard as a rock when your
moving) and time your roll out so you hit the beach at the right time.
You can land on a beach with less than 100 feet of runway doing this.

Great! But how do you take off again?

Mike Weller

Mike Weller wrote in message ws.com...
On 12 Aug 2003 08:44:04 -0700, (Robert M. Gary)
wrote:


Thats not an unusual bush pilot technique for short field landing. You
skim the water on the mains (the water is as hard as a rock when your
moving) and time your roll out so you hit the beach at the right time.
You can land on a beach with less than 100 feet of runway doing this.

Great! But how do you take off again?


It makes you wonder. However, many of the super bush planes actually
get off the ground in much less space than they land. You can build up
speed while flying over the water in ground effect.
-Robert (haven't tried it, just read about it)