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Old November 9th 15, 01:38 AM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Christopher Giacomo
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Default WTB Used airforce type bailout bottle.

On Saturday, November 7, 2015 at 11:49:11 PM UTC-5, Jonathan St. Cloud wrote:
Wanted to purchase an used airfare type of bailout bottle. I had one for years had a full charge of O2, lanyard pinned and never pulled, unfortunately I sold it years ago. If you have or know where I may purchase one please contact me via the respond private function. Thank you


+1 to Dan's response...
I actually just went through this process this year, so that i would have a bailout bottle for my A-14 and CRU-60 that are now being sold as salvage....
Unfortunately, to the best of my knowledge these bottles are not refilled anymore. There is a very precise brass shear pin that you break when you pull the "green apple."

When i went to the parachute rigging shop on base, they told me that they just chuck the old ones. They then proceeded to give me 2 full bottles, 2 half full bottles, and 3 empty bottles. When i called Fluid Power Ohio (the go-to people for all things military equipment and overhaul) they told me that they don't bother doing the refilling as it's just too expensive. As a result, i replaced all the military hardware (other than the full bottles) with regular O2 hardware and a (gasp) medical regulator. In this situation, the medical regulator is just dumping air in your face, just as the shear pin would have done. All-in-all, i was able to put the systems together for a bit under $100.
Chris