Planning a 2-hour flight at 11,000 feet MSL. Does anyone have experience using the Boost O2 canisters? Do they work? How often should you use them and how many trigger pulls per use?
Thank you in advance.
Planning a 2-hour flight at 11,000 feet MSL. Does anyone have experience using the Boost O2 canisters? Do they work? How often should you use them and how many trigger pulls per use?
Thank you in advance.
At 11,000 feet I wouldn't bother with oxygen.
I think they are a waste of money. For any purpose. It seems like a good idea that just isn't. (Don't get me started about Emergen C.....) The amount of oxygen in those is not enough to help with much of anything.....except making your wallet smaller...
Being from the Denver area, 11,000 is below where we usually ski! Copper Mountain which tops 12,000 feet has a bumper sticker: Got Oxygen? Those of us who are used to it have no problem. And that is while exercising! Where you get in trouble depends on where you started. 850 MSL to 11000 MSL is a long way up into the oxygen-free zone!! 5280 to 11000: not so much.
At 11,000 feet I wouldn't bother with oxygen.
The expected life for the Inogen One® G5 Oxygen System is 5 years,
with the exception of the sieve beds (metal columns) which have an expected life of 1 year and
the batteries, which have an expected life of 500 full charge/discharge cycles.
https://www.inogen.com/pdf/96-08649-00-01 B _G5_English_User Manual-web.pdf
$1500: 5 years, not bad if comparing the effort to refill cylinder(s).
But when do the sieve beds need replaced and at what cost?
For the G4 the columns are about $100. I think the G5 is about the same. The 5 years lifespan is for much more use than you would have in a plane. Im going to give mine a try and see how it works. I have a finger monitor so I will be able to see if it keeps up with my needs.
Yeah...it'll probably be fine...