I added a CO GUARDIAN MODEL 353 + pressure
alarm on my panel recently….good backup but not a cheap as a bag of
chips. BTW I recommend everyone take a high altitude training course…you
really get to know your individual reactions to low Ox.
John C. Bohn
N28487 4P
Direct(cell) 503-887-2933
Home- 573-760-1090
From:
marv@lancair.net [mailto:marv@lancair.net]
Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009
12:12 PM
To: lml@lancaironline.net
Subject: Re: What may have caused
Kaboom at 16.5
Posted for John Hafen <j.hafen@comcast.net>:
As I looked at the seal and its distance to the door frame at various
places
around the frame, I could see that it was fairly close all around (1/8 to
1/4 inch) except for where it blew (right by the stick). In
that area,
there was a gap of 1/2 inch to perhaps 5/8ths inch. The
thought is that as
the seal rounds the 90 degree corner, it is already ³stretched² (because
of
the 90 degree bend) and has less expansion capacity than it would in a
straight or flat area. So the area was raised (see below) to
narrow the
gap, that hopefully will support the new $450 seal better (limit the
expansion required).
Meanwhile, based on posts from many of you, Iıve decided to permanently
hang
a bag of corn chips from the middle of the Rosen Sun
Visors. If I ever lose
cabin pressure again, I anticipate the bag will blow, providing both an
audible and visual warning of cabin depressurization (my fatherıs idea,
actually). Iım trying to figure out a way to have the exploding corn chip
bag automatically turn on the emergency oxygen supply, but I havenıt
figured
that our out quite yet.
Cheers
John Hafen
N413AJ IV (soon to be P) 160 hours