Pressurization and Oxygen Systems

[MikeZ]

In the last two years I've been flying my P from upstate NY to Florida. Lots of high altitude legs even here on the east coast. One day I arrived back at base in Kingston NY, and was dizzy, headachy and green.... my shop manager said "hypoxia". Then I re-read by lit and realized that blood oxygen is a function of altitude and TIME.

So I bought the little finger analyzer and a small bottle with cannulas from Skyox. Worked GREAT. I took the same flights and felt as refreshed getting to my desitnation as when I left. I didn't realize how tiring it was to be deprived of oxygen even when I wasn't getting sick.

I get my bottle filled by a friendly medical supply company. THey are not easy to find.

One tip: I now monitor my oxygen level with the finger tester, and sip oxygen when my blood oxygen level drops below 92%. then shut the bottle for while. Works just as well for me, and I can nurse my little bottle through 5 times as many trips.

regards,

mikez