885EW Posted July 22 Report Posted July 22 Anyone have experience with one of these in their long body Mooney? Need to take some measurements; not even sure if it would fit in the baggage of a long body/getting it out with a bunch of water weight post flight may be a pain. Buddy of mine uses it in his Cirrus and swears by it. Wondering if any of our Mooney drivers have given it a go or looked into it? https://www.solostove.com/en-us/hlp/solo-stove-windchill-cooler-collection
NickG Posted July 22 Report Posted July 22 I have their Pizza oven, and even though it won't fit in the back of my Ovation, it works well in my back yard......
885EW Posted July 22 Author Report Posted July 22 30 minutes ago, NickG said: I have their Pizza oven, and even though it won't fit in the back of my Ovation, it works well in my back yard...... Would definitely take in flight meal service to a whole new level...... 1
NickG Posted July 22 Report Posted July 22 2 minutes ago, 885EW said: Would definitely take in flight meal service to a whole new level...... My arms arent long enough to reach the oven in the cargo area to turn the pizza.... I'm not Stretch Armstrong! 1
Bolter Posted July 22 Report Posted July 22 Compare to the dimensions of B Kool or other aviation oriented portable AC. I know those will fit into a Mooney. They are also designed to pump the water out and overboard by a hose, because lifting the full cooler of water out the hatch is close to impossible as you have no good angle. You ask about getting the cooler into the airplane, but also think about getting it out when it is full of water. One big difference from the B Kool's and the like, is that there appears to be a genuine refrigeration cycle in it instead of just ice based cooling. This seems to me that it will be undersized for a cockpit, or over demanding on power. The battery life is vague as 3+ hours of misting and air conditioning... what about full tilt I thought Cirrus had AC built-in?
Rick Junkin Posted July 22 Report Posted July 22 It won't fit through the baggage door so you'd have to load it in from the front and probably make it work in the back seat. The web site lists the weight at 42.4 pounds, and I have to assume that's empty weight. Add ice and water and the weight becomes more than I could manage without a lot of effort. It would work great in a Cirrus with its larger baggage door that would allow you to slide it straight in to the baggage compartment. 1
EricJ Posted July 22 Report Posted July 22 1 hour ago, Bolter said: Compare to the dimensions of B Kool or other aviation oriented portable AC. I know those will fit into a Mooney. They are also designed to pump the water out and overboard by a hose, because lifting the full cooler of water out the hatch is close to impossible as you have no good angle. You ask about getting the cooler into the airplane, but also think about getting it out when it is full of water. I put my B-Kool in the back seat and run the seatbelt through the handle. It's pretty easy to get in and out that way. 1 hour ago, Bolter said: One big difference from the B Kool's and the like, is that there appears to be a genuine refrigeration cycle in it instead of just ice based cooling. This seems to me that it will be undersized for a cockpit, or over demanding on power. The battery life is vague as 3+ hours of misting and air conditioning... what about full tilt With a vapor-cycle machine you need to know how and where it is shedding the heat. A self-contained unit is always going to be suspicious this way. Plus the power consumption concerns that you mentioned always makes them a marginal consideration.
885EW Posted 11 hours ago Author Report Posted 11 hours ago (edited) Thanks all for the input. Ended up going with a bKool. Looking forward to trying it out and hoping it maintains some decent temps on the ground and at low altitude until fall weather approaches. Edited 11 hours ago by 885EW 1
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