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<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<--->>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> << Lancair Builders' Mail List >> <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<--->>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> From: David Jones Someone on this site recommended the AIM CO Decector, for which I am grateful, and if you see this, please make yourself known, so I can thank you personally. The detector is ordered from: http://www.avweb.com/sponsors/aeromedi New Low Price $44.95 And there is a very good writeup on various detectors with comparisons at: http://www.avweb.com/articles/codetect.html I am still working on the 41 ppm level that the unit detected in my cockpit--I will make a full report as I figure the problem out. Someone asked if the AIM is amenable to panel mount---Well, yes it is, but it is larger than it appears in the website pictures, and if you have a panel like mine, there would be no room to mount it there. I am still trying to figure the mounting out. It would be really neat to have the display mounted in the panel, with the rest of the unit in a non-obtrusive area. To answer your questions, Brent, I was flying for 58 minutes, and had a nasal cannula on with the flow meter adjusted to 10 (needle valve). I had no obvious impairment, but when my wife has flown with me, she hates the cannula, and now I remember that on long trips she seemed moderately impaired--I attributed it to her smoking and our altitude of 8000-10000 feet without O2. DUH ! I carry two Carbon Fiber O2 tanks (40 cu ft each, weigh 12 lbs each), and I always put O2 on--I feel I am a more attentive pilot. Boy am I glad I did that. Driving a IV demands lots of attentiveness--and 41 ppm might have otherwise caused me to make one too many mistakes. Thanks for the suggestions to consider in finding the source, Brent. I don't think this will get resolved over night! I do have a 14" X 2.5" K&N filter serving both Turbos. The 41 ppm CO was discovered by me just as I braking after touch down. During the 58 minute flight in the practice area, I was having so much fun doing 200 kt turns banked 60 degrees around a point, that I forgot to look at my new AIM detector! Gosh, this plane is a joy to fly! Tomorrow I will take the plane up and do a complete monitor profile to see what the CO level does. Regards, David Jones LML website: http://www.olsusa.com/Users/Mkaye/maillist.html Builders' Bookstore: http://www.buildersbooks.com/lancair Please send your photos and drawings to marvkaye@olsusa.com.