sj
Staff member
Northwest Arkansas
Laura and I took a quick flight down to see some friends 150 miles away in the C-180. On a whim, I brought my two CO meters with me. Sure enough, when the heater was on we were getting close to 40ppm CO and the alarm was going off on the one meter. Turn off the heat, goes away instantly. Not enough to knock you out, but certainly enough to give you a nasty headache. It was a cold flight, and now I am going to have to dig into this issue - which I suspect means getting the muffler rebuilt.
While 40 is not very high, I would prefer it to be a lot closer to zero.
I have a Fluke CO-220 and an Aeromedix (looks like smoke alarm). If you are relying on those little "dead stop" dots, they are really not good enough - especially if they are outdated.
Just a reminder about the levels and their effects.
While 40 is not very high, I would prefer it to be a lot closer to zero.
I have a Fluke CO-220 and an Aeromedix (looks like smoke alarm). If you are relying on those little "dead stop" dots, they are really not good enough - especially if they are outdated.
Just a reminder about the levels and their effects.