Vaughn wrote:

"Eric Greenwell" wrote in message
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Tim Mara wrote: The Nonin units like Tim sells are not approved for
medical use, which is why it doesn't require a prescription.


But it is apparently the same unit that they DO sell for medical use,
the only difference being the label and the intended use. I have
seen the aviation and medical versions of the Nonin instrument
side-by-side and they look and operate exactly the same.

I'm sure you are right. I mentioned it because the SPO model I referred
to doesn't appear to have an aviation or sports clone like the Nonins,
and I didn't want people to avoid it just for that reason.


We purchased our Nonin Flitestat (AKA Onyx) primarily for
non-aviation use, and find it to be an amazing device. I have only
tried it in the cockpit once, but was disappointed in the
difficulty/impossibility of reading the LED display in bright
sunlight. Are you old enough to remember LED wris****ches? Same
deal. The same unit with an LCD display would be much better for
soaring use.

The SPO 5500's LCD readout and much longer battery life (1000 hours
versus 18 hours) are also reasons to prefer it. It's not just the low
price that attracted me.


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