DonMuncy Posted January 26, 2019 Report Posted January 26, 2019 1 minute ago, LANCECASPER said: I own an Inogen 4 and it works fine for one person up to 18000 Not wanting to be a naysayer, but did you verify with a pulse oximeter? Quote
LANCECASPER Posted January 26, 2019 Report Posted January 26, 2019 6 minutes ago, DonMuncy said: Not wanting to be a naysayer, but did you verify with a pulse oximeter? I meant to type 15,000, where I was at mid 90 % saturation. ( I bought a pulse oximeter back in the 90's when they were $600 and don't flight high without one.) The inogen aviator is an Inogen 3 with a 12/24 volt adaptor, nothing else. http://www.inogenaviator.com/ Quote
DonMuncy Posted January 26, 2019 Report Posted January 26, 2019 Just now, LANCECASPER said: Yes, mid 90's Hey, not bad. For one person, at about $2400, the convenience, weight and lack of fuss, makes it sound pretty attractive. For two people, it starts sounding less so. Since I am already set up with an on-board tank and the rig to refill it, I am not too tempted, but if you don't have it already, it sure sounds worth considering. I have owned my 231 for 18 years now, and have yet to go over 18,000, so the ultimate altitude is not really a consideration. I wonder what the guys who routinely fly at 22,000 or so think about all this. Quote
LANCECASPER Posted January 26, 2019 Report Posted January 26, 2019 On 1/25/2019 at 8:29 PM, DonMuncy said: Hey, not bad. For one person, at about $2400, the convenience, weight and lack of fuss, makes it sound pretty attractive. For two people, it starts sounding less so. Since I am already set up with an on-board tank and the rig to refill it, I am not too tempted, but if you don't have it already, it sure sounds worth considering. I have owned my 231 for 18 years now, and have yet to go over 18,000, so the ultimate altitude is not really a consideration. I wonder what the guys who routinely fly at 22,000 or so think about all this. I bought my Inogen 3 on craigslist for $700 with 5 hours on it. There's been some discussion on Mooneyspace in the past: 1 Quote
carusoam Posted January 26, 2019 Report Posted January 26, 2019 Reviewing what we have so far... 1) Inogen 3 is a portable device... 2) Available in two different voltages... 12v or 24v... 3) Designed for people walking around at sea level... 4) Works up to 15k’... 5) Output is altitude related... 6) Expect it to work for one ordinary person at 15k’ 7) Spare parts are batteries and columns... 8) When it comes to O2 and FLs have two independent systems, one is expected to fail... that includes spare oximeters... the price was about $10 when I was checking prices on Amazon today... listed as other things people bought when looking at Inogen equipment. 9) When higher up, the time available to fix things and/or change to the back-up or even notice there is a problem gets away... 10) the price of the unit is only a few months hangar rent... Lance did really well acquiring his... Lance, the 4 seems a bit less portable than the 3. Any experience you can share? In honor of MSers spending OPM, It looks like @McMooney has been approved to spend on this project. Proceed thoughtfully... Do you have more than one person flying with you? Will you be flying above 15k’? What spare systems will you have with you? PP thoughts only, not a CFI or medically trained in any way... I only ran out of 02 once... Best regards, -a- Quote
LANCECASPER Posted January 30, 2019 Report Posted January 30, 2019 On 1/25/2019 at 9:23 PM, carusoam said: 2) Available in two different voltages... 12v or 24v... Lance, the 4 seems a bit less portable than the 3. Any experience you can share? The only difference is the adaptor you buy - whether it accepts 24 v or not. the machine is the same. The Inogen 4 is the smaller of the two, slightly more portable than the 3. 1 Quote
Eraaen Posted February 12, 2019 Report Posted February 12, 2019 As per previous comments.. I too inherited a 3 from an Aunt and decided to give it a try.. same results. Maxed out (I think it has 4 settings if memory serves) O2 meter on finger and Canula at the ready. On battery only, (I have no idea if plugging it into 12V would make a diff) I was able to keep mid to low 90's at about 15,000. Above that it fell off fast. However, on a diff note. My wife has occasional asthma problems and quite frequently needs O2 even as low as 6,000 feet. Works great for her and keeps us off the bottle until we need to be. We pack it whenever we fly. 2 Quote
carusoam Posted February 13, 2019 Report Posted February 13, 2019 Great Pirep, Erick! Best regards, -a- Quote
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