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o2 drug of choice??
followed a thread here into pretty good info about leaky exhausts:
detectors of and the need for same. and, if the detector goes off i should then....? also, i've read here about how cool it is to hit the o-bottle at night and watch the lights get bright. also, today i was doing my 5th heavy crosswind citabria landing and dance-of-1-wheel (did one where it was a one wheel landing then 1 wheel all the way down(1500 - 2000 ft.) to takeoff except for one drop where i thought she wanted it down. shortly thereafter performance nosedived as i got tired. i think that if i had o2 handy i would have taken a hit or 2. whats the deal with o2. it doesn't really seem all that expensive and it seems like it should be the pilots drug of choice. wrong(again)? dan |
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It isn't going to help much if you are at sea level already, which I am
inferring from your name. Mike MU-2 "houstondan" wrote in message oups.com... followed a thread here into pretty good info about leaky exhausts: detectors of and the need for same. and, if the detector goes off i should then....? also, i've read here about how cool it is to hit the o-bottle at night and watch the lights get bright. also, today i was doing my 5th heavy crosswind citabria landing and dance-of-1-wheel (did one where it was a one wheel landing then 1 wheel all the way down(1500 - 2000 ft.) to takeoff except for one drop where i thought she wanted it down. shortly thereafter performance nosedived as i got tired. i think that if i had o2 handy i would have taken a hit or 2. whats the deal with o2. it doesn't really seem all that expensive and it seems like it should be the pilots drug of choice. wrong(again)? dan |
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houstondan wrote: whats the deal with o2. it doesn't really seem all that expensive and it seems like it should be the pilots drug of choice. wrong(again)? The hemoglobin in a healthy person at low altitude is approximately 98% oxygenated. Hitting on pure oxygen in Houston doesn't stand to gain you very much. :-) -Dave Russell 8KCAB / N2S-3 |
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detectors of and the need for same. and, if the detector goes off i should then....? open the windows, close the cabin vent and shut off cabin heat so that no air from the engine area gets routed into the cabin. get it on the ground asap. whats the deal with o2. it doesn't really seem all that expensive and it seems like it should be the pilots drug of choice. wrong(again)? the O2 itself isn't expensive, but a small bare-bones o2 bottle with regulator and cannula will run about $500. which is worth it if you need and use it frequently, but kind of a luxury item if you don't, just be aware of situations where hypoxia is possible and avoid them. |
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"Mike W." wrote: detectors of and the need for same. and, if the detector goes off i should then....? open the windows, close the cabin vent and shut off cabin heat so that no air from the engine area gets routed into the cabin. get it on the ground asap. whats the deal with o2. it doesn't really seem all that expensive and it seems like it should be the pilots drug of choice. wrong(again)? the O2 itself isn't expensive, but a small bare-bones o2 bottle with regulator and cannula will run about $500. which is worth it if you need and use it frequently, but kind of a luxury item if you don't, just be aware of situations where hypoxia is possible and avoid them. I had this happen just out of Haines Junction enroute to Northway, AK. Engine backfired on startup, didn't think anything of it, took off and started noticing exhaust smell. Opened the side window and vent, stuck my nose up next to the vent and boogied ahead to Burwash landing...10-15 minutes or less. OAT was about 40F, all I was wearing was a nomex flight suit...was rather "brisk". G Landed Burwash, disconnected the heater scat-tube, put on a T-shirt under the nomex and continued to ANC...was a long cold flight. -- Dale L. Falk There is nothing - absolutely nothing - half so much worth doing as simply messing around with airplanes. http://home.gci.net/~sncdfalk/flying.html |
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Mike W. wrote: detectors of and the need for same. and, if the detector goes off i should then....? open the windows, close the cabin vent and shut off cabin heat so that no air from the engine area gets routed into the cabin. get it on the ground asap. As additional info, I want to add that Carbon Monoxide has a MUCH greater affinity for human hemoglobin than oxygen... so in the presence of ONGOING CO poisoning, adding supplemental oxygen isn't as effective as REMOVING the source of CO production. So.. getting out of the contaminated environment is key.. (fixing the leak, etc) Dave |
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thanks y'all. your responses are appreciated. a lot!
i remember during the checkride we got into a discussion of hypoxia and i allowed as how, being sealevel saturated (yes, i'm in houston and no, it's not sea level. one lorance gps says my altitude is about 50 ft and the other one says 100or so. is there a reason these things are not ifr-certified?) i'm working myself around to buy a plane and i expect i'll probably hide a bottle somewhere just in case. in talking about exhaust leaks, izzit true you can have it where it's coming in the window?? thx dan |
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in talking about exhaust leaks, izzit true you can have it where it's coming in the window?? depends on the design of the exhaust and where the leak is. most cases where exhaust/CO gets into the cabin is from there being a leak between the muffler and the shroud, the gases get mixed with the warm air and get vented into the cabin. |
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Great photos on you site! I am looking forward to spending some time in AK
in my Helio this summer! Mike MU-2 "Dale" wrote in message ... In article , "Mike W." wrote: detectors of and the need for same. and, if the detector goes off i should then....? open the windows, close the cabin vent and shut off cabin heat so that no air from the engine area gets routed into the cabin. get it on the ground asap. whats the deal with o2. it doesn't really seem all that expensive and it seems like it should be the pilots drug of choice. wrong(again)? the O2 itself isn't expensive, but a small bare-bones o2 bottle with regulator and cannula will run about $500. which is worth it if you need and use it frequently, but kind of a luxury item if you don't, just be aware of situations where hypoxia is possible and avoid them. I had this happen just out of Haines Junction enroute to Northway, AK. Engine backfired on startup, didn't think anything of it, took off and started noticing exhaust smell. Opened the side window and vent, stuck my nose up next to the vent and boogied ahead to Burwash landing...10-15 minutes or less. OAT was about 40F, all I was wearing was a nomex flight suit...was rather "brisk". G Landed Burwash, disconnected the heater scat-tube, put on a T-shirt under the nomex and continued to ANC...was a long cold flight. -- Dale L. Falk There is nothing - absolutely nothing - half so much worth doing as simply messing around with airplanes. http://home.gci.net/~sncdfalk/flying.html |
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"houstondan" wrote in message oups.com... whats the deal with o2. it doesn't really seem all that expensive and it seems like it should be the pilots drug of choice. wrong(again)? An old friend of mine who was a corporate pilot swore by O2 as a hangover cure. He said anytime he'd have to fly the day after a bad night he'd show up a little early, preflight, then sit there with his mask on and marinate for a while. -cwk. |
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