X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Sun, 30 Nov 2008 09:20:45 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from [66.64.141.200] (HELO lucky.dts.local) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.10) with ESMTP id 3323567 for lml@lancaironline.net; Sun, 30 Nov 2008 08:20:43 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=66.64.141.200; envelope-from=cjensen@dts9000.com Content-class: urn:content-classes:message MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft Exchange V6.5 Subject: RE: [LML] Re: 360s at high altitudes X-Original-Date: Sun, 30 Nov 2008 08:17:10 -0500 X-Original-Message-ID: <8984A39879F2F5418251CBEEC9C689B3E86456@lucky.dts.local> In-Reply-To: X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: Thread-Topic: [LML] Re: 360s at high altitudes thread-index: AclShV99pEHhJ5epTLKdiiPCch6rlwAaRN2A From: "Chuck Jensen" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" I use welder's oxy also, with no problem. I like using the cannula = because oxygen face masks make it really hard to smoke. Chuck :-) -----Original Message----- From: Lancair Mailing List [mailto:lml@lancaironline.net]On Behalf Of mike reinath Sent: Saturday, November 29, 2008 7:51 PM To: lml@lancaironline.net Subject: [LML] Re: 360s at high altitudes I have been using welder's oxygen for over five years now without any = problems. I usually fly at 15.5K or 16.5K if the trip is going to be = over an hour, but sometimes I will go up to 17.5k if the winds are = favorable. Once you start flying at those altitudes, above the = turbulence and other traffic, you probably won't want to go back. I have = about 900 hours in my 360 now, and many of those hours were on welder's = O2. My system is a Mountain High two-place pulse demand system with a 22 cu = ft kevlar bottle. The system weighs 9 lbs. Check out the article, written by John Deakin, that appeared in Avweb = back in 1999 (link below). http://www.avweb.com/news/pelican/182079-1.html Mike Reinath LNC2 360 @ 900 hrs N3602M, San Jose, CA (RHV) =20 -- For archives and unsub = http://mail.lancaironline.net:81/lists/lml/List.html