I have started the install on a Medical O2 bottle on my RV4. It's going behind the rear seat, width wise and will be bolted to the floor with 2 brackets that are into 1 1/4" doublers on the bottom of the floor.
I will run the O2 lines out so I have outlets at the rear seat as well in the front seat. As there is not a lot of room in the RV4 I will have to turn in on before I fire up and turn it off when I land. As well, I won't be able to view pressure during the flight. I can watch my flow meter to verify that I have flow and make sure that I have sufficient O2 for the flight. My flights are maxed out to bladder endurance at 90 mins so running the bottle dry would not be a problem unless I develop a leak in flight.
The only real negative that I see is that I might have is not been able to turn it off in flight or in case of a fire. The risk is small but then again flying at altitude here in Western Canada without O2 for me is probably a greater risk.
Electronic and pneumatic remotes are options but right now money is an object in the downturn in the Oil Industry so for me that is out of the question. (Funny how that goes, when you have the money you don't have the time and when you have the time you don't have the money)
However, maybe an option is to put a 1/4 turn valve just off the regulator that I could rig to close remotely. This is not ideal, as it does not turn off the regulator and is on the low-pressure side. It may be better than nothing as it would keep the O2 out of the cockpit in an emergency for a short time.
Any suggestions on this setup or where I could purchase a low-pressure 1/4 turn valve for use with Oxygen?
Maybe I'm over complicating this and I should just put the bottle in, forget the remote and go fly?
Thanks in advance
Tim
I will run the O2 lines out so I have outlets at the rear seat as well in the front seat. As there is not a lot of room in the RV4 I will have to turn in on before I fire up and turn it off when I land. As well, I won't be able to view pressure during the flight. I can watch my flow meter to verify that I have flow and make sure that I have sufficient O2 for the flight. My flights are maxed out to bladder endurance at 90 mins so running the bottle dry would not be a problem unless I develop a leak in flight.
The only real negative that I see is that I might have is not been able to turn it off in flight or in case of a fire. The risk is small but then again flying at altitude here in Western Canada without O2 for me is probably a greater risk.
Electronic and pneumatic remotes are options but right now money is an object in the downturn in the Oil Industry so for me that is out of the question. (Funny how that goes, when you have the money you don't have the time and when you have the time you don't have the money)
However, maybe an option is to put a 1/4 turn valve just off the regulator that I could rig to close remotely. This is not ideal, as it does not turn off the regulator and is on the low-pressure side. It may be better than nothing as it would keep the O2 out of the cockpit in an emergency for a short time.
Any suggestions on this setup or where I could purchase a low-pressure 1/4 turn valve for use with Oxygen?
Maybe I'm over complicating this and I should just put the bottle in, forget the remote and go fly?
Thanks in advance
Tim