Fly above 8000 feet....

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kklewin
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Fly above 8000 feet....

Post by kklewin »

If you do and are interested in flying at higher altitudes safely I have been offered a great discount from our supplier on Checkmate Pulse Oximeters. If enough folks (5-10) are interested we can get these for $119.95. Sportys sells these for $169 so its a great price.

I had my 6A up to 19,000 ft a few weeks ago and these Pulse Oximeters are a great safety tool.

Email me at: bisonmountain@gmail.com to get on the list. Link to our pulse oximeter webpage: http://www.bisonmountainbags.com/checkmate.html We have lots of other cool RV stuff if you have time to visit. Thanks.

Kurt

www.bisonmountainbags.combisonmountain@gmail.com

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4kilo
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High(er) Altitude Flying

Post by 4kilo »

I don't go very high when I am just flying around for fun, but to get the most out of the cross country economy potential of these airplanes, you need to go high. Obviously this depends on the winds aloft, but my airplane will do 165 knots true on 6.2 gallons per hour at 16000 ft. If there is any tailwind component at all, it is easy to get over 30 miles per gallon with an impressive groundspeed.

The point of this is that cross country flyers should probably plan on doing some altitude flying, and a pulse oximeter is an important safety tool.

Please add me to the list,

Pat Tuckey
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N804PT - IO-360, Hartzell blended airfoil, GRT dual Horizon I & EIS, TruTrak ADI Pilot II
Flying - 950 hours!

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Post by airguy »

I like to cruise high even on short trips - add me to the list.
Greg Niehues
Midland, TX
RV9A - finishing - 90% done, 90% to go
http://websites.expercraft.com/airguy/
Building a 9A with too much fuel and too much engine - should drop dead any minute now. :roll:

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jim_geo
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Post by jim_geo »

I'd like to see some stats on the thing. That's an awful cheap price for an oximeter that actually works. Even at Sportys 169 bucks.



Ahhh! I just read the disclaimer. I wouldn't do it, but your results may vary, and they probably will.

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