Christmas savings on Sensorcon CO detectors

[0TreeLemur]

This post is aimed at those of you new to Mooneyspace who are still flying birds with a little passive dot CO detector.   You can have a gazillion dollar panel that looks like a sports bar because of all the screens- but if you don't have an active CO detector, you might as well be flying a covered wagon.   CO is a silent killer that short circuits the brain's error detection capability while making people feel satisfied, sleepy, or both.

I have no interest in the company.   Hell, I don't even know anyone who works at the company.  All I know is that when CO builds up in the cabin of my J model the Sensorcon CO detector flashes/beeps and gets my attention.   They are offering:

15% Off Inspector Portable Carbon Monoxide Detectors and Kits at sensorcon.com when you use promo code:

12DAYS

For those of you haven't read the tale- here's a link of a very lucky pilot (and MS member @DanM20C) who survived a dance with CO and woke up in a frozen pasture in Minnesota- living to tell the tale:

This perhaps the best threads EVER on MS.  Read it if you haven't.   If after reading it if you don't own one and if you don't immediately order a CO detector, I hope you haven't had kids yet so you can be a Darwin award nominee. 

Fred

[Will.iam]

Just bought a second one to have 2 in cabin in case first one dies. It’s been 2 years plus need to get first one recalibrated when i get the battery changed.  

[201er]

32 minutes ago, Will.iam said:

Just bought a second one to have 2 in cabin in case first one dies. It’s been 2 years plus need to get first one recalibrated when i get the battery changed.  

Now that’s dedication! But I’m pretty sure Dan Bass has you beat cause he carries a CO detector for every seat 

[Hank]

1 hour ago, Will.iam said:

Just bought a second one to have 2 in cabin in case first one dies. It’s been 2 years plus need to get first one recalibrated when i get the battery changed.  

I have two, because I misplaced one in the summer--come fall, I bought another one. Two years later, found the first and it still works.

I have no idea which one I Velcro by the fresh air vent under the throttle. 

[Ragsf15e]

On 12/16/2025 at 10:51 AM, 0TreeLemur said:

This post is aimed at those of you new to Mooneyspace who are still flying birds with a little passive dot CO detector.   You can have a gazillion dollar panel that looks like a sports bar because of all the screens- but if you don't have an active CO detector, you might as well be flying a covered wagon.   CO is a silent killer that short circuits the brain's error detection capability while making people feel satisfied, sleepy, or both.

I have no interest in the company.   Hell, I don't even know anyone who works at the company.  All I know is that when CO builds up in the cabin of my J model the Sensorcon CO detector flashes/beeps and gets my attention.   They are offering:

15% Off Inspector Portable Carbon Monoxide Detectors and Kits at sensorcon.com when you use promo code:

12DAYS

For those of you haven't read the tale- here's a link of a very lucky pilot (and MS member @DanM20C) who survived a dance with CO and woke up in a frozen pasture in Minnesota- living to tell the tale:

This perhaps the best threads EVER on MS.  Read it if you haven't.   If after reading it if you don't own one and if you don't immediately order a CO detector, I hope you haven't had kids yet so you can be a Darwin award nominee. 

Fred

Thanks for that.  I already have one, but I used the code and bought one for a friend who flys a Carbon Cub and a -185.  He gave me a good IPC the other day and refused to let me pay, but asked about my sensorcon as he only has “the dot”?! I was like, dude, really?  This is a good Christmas present!

[SKI]

This is always one of those things I think "Yeah I need to order one of those" Then get sidetracked and forget about it. I don't even have one of the dot cards in the Mooney. Yesterday I read the first post here by Fred and immediately went to Sensorcon and finally ordered one. Scary to think this simple thread could potentially save someone's life. Maybe mine.....

[tigers2007]

I contacted Sensorcon as that 15% off code did not work. He advised to use code MOONEY20 for 20% off their AV8 series detectors. 
 

 

[Bartman]

Thank you @tigers2007  You inspired me to take advantage of this opportunity. 

[Bob E]

FYI.

I originally posted this in Oct. 2024.  I've had this unit for for than 4 years now and it works great.  It's currently on eBay for $36.  Link: https://www.ebay.com/itm/153655669351

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Although I have a TSO'd USB power source built into my panel, I use the cigarette lighter socket for auxiliary USB power, and found a nifty little adapter that also includes a carbon monoxide detector.  The CO detector has a digital readout (blue LED between the two sockets) as well as a very loud buzzer that goes off if it detects the presence of CO.  It's on whenever the master is on, and it works great.  I tested it by lighting a match a few feet away when the aircraft was in the hangar.  That triggered a warning in about 3 seconds when the indicator reached about 20 ppm.  

[Bob E]

On 12/17/2025 at 9:06 PM, Hank said:

I have two, because I misplaced one in the summer--come fall, I bought another one. Two years later, found the first and it still works.

I have no idea which one I Velcro by the fresh air vent under the throttle. 

 

Hank, just wondering:  If you place a CO detector close to the fresh air vent, aren't you substantially impairing the functionality of the detector?

[Hank]

15 minutes ago, Bob E said:

Hank, just wondering:  If you place a CO detector close to the fresh air vent, aren't you substantially impairing the functionality of the detector?

How so? That's where my heated air from the muffler shroud comes in.

[jamesyql]

Just ordered one as a secondary monitor in addition to the built in CO alarm on the delta Zulu headset

[Bob E]

On 1/4/2026 at 8:39 PM, Hank said:

How so? That's where my heated air from the muffler shroud comes in.

True, but the fresh air vent (at least in my '65 C) next to the pilot's left knee blows outside air directly at that same area, so I'm wondering if that large stream of fresh air would prevent the detector from picking up a CO leak. 

Anyway, the main thing is to HAVE a CO detector.

[Hank]

On 1/5/2026 at 8:45 PM, Bob E said:

True, but the fresh air vent (at least in my '65 C) next to the pilot's left knee blows outside air directly at that same area.

In my C, this is the only entry point for heated air. It can also bring in fresh air, but still from under the cowl. I usually run a 50-50 mix, pulling roughly the same amount of Cabin Heat as Fresh Air through this vent (because full Cabin Heat will cook me in my seat).

[Jackk]

If you  build your own stratus you can install a BME688 and it can monitor CO, as well as can be trained to monitor fume events for turbines 

 

https://www.adafruit.com/product/5046

[skykrawler]

I have this.  Has built in rechargeable, audible alarms at 3 levels.    Was recently lent to a friend and detected >50ppm (audible alarm caught the attention) in a Bravo LTS.  Only nit is the screen is not very bright and is hard to see in daylight.  Inexpensive.

https://www.amazon.com/sspa/click?ie=UTF8&spc=MTo2NjQzMDA0MTYxNDIwMjA6MTc2NzgwOTQ2MTpzcF9hdGY6MzAxMDg0NDk1MDE1NTAyOjowOjo&url=%2FPortable-Monoxide-Detector-Temperature-Humidity%2Fdp%2FB0DX1SSNQF%2Fref%3Dsr_1_5_sspa%3Fdib%3DeyJ2IjoiMSJ9.fY0DRV_piaZ7g0a_G6gIfinec8Xy0l_USran_Ayu54-yX7ixlwnWKwHwMJqao1JOB-XzRiOfahujz4_yyEdxB41Uhghf6gzkJErqQ0XucJDE0n0YSK-DuxRf9zdkMrm-bahM7MZJeHvCn9m9kujFZ0sgx2VIT4xnJgXJZbddnRipZZRe6x6NtL0NoGLWZQNO_2BNznrQF7nY2b3ZseH7wUNBff0xNZneAOyGf7TAYnrD_LNguDcnvW9Y9iHf0GDARomfNYFOHWJ-rRyZTNISWSH06AfSHQ7UK2XoZLdQ5A8.WeHEGk4582du0_vZZCdgJnEHC2jMfMscwdHGf3YuTT4%26dib_tag%3Dse%26hvadid%3D694155887981%26hvdev%3Dc%26hvexpln%3D67%26hvlocphy%3D9008565%26hvnetw%3Dg%26hvocijid%3D16157778508394433873--%26hvqmt%3De%26hvrand%3D16157778508394433873%26hvtargid%3Dkwd-346372228299%26hydadcr%3D15428_13495262%26keywords%3Damazon%2Bco%2Bdetector%26mcid%3Dbf46e3b75a693a0e83b78ac014840cd0%26qid%3D1767809461%26sr%3D8-5-spons%26sp_csd%3Dd2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9hdGY%26psc%3D1

There are others.

[Justin Schmidt]

On 12/17/2025 at 8:18 PM, 201er said:

Now that’s dedication! But I’m pretty sure Dan Bass has you beat cause he carries a CO detector for every seat 

I have them in my road vehicle and next to my bed.