nworthin wrote: ↑Tue Nov 29, 2022 5:34 pm
They lost the ability to sell the Inogen and now partner with
Main Clinic Supply for the device itself.
Tom had recommended Main Clinic Supply to me as well, but I got a much better deal (previous entry on this thread) from Inogen directly.
nworthin wrote: ↑Tue Nov 29, 2022 5:34 pm
Finally, if anyone more clever than me can figure out how to mount the Inogen unit (other than sitting on the floor behind front seats), please let me know!
When flying solo, I just hang my Inogen from the front side of the copilot seat back with the carry strap. Very easy to see and access. When flying with one or more passengers, I usually hang it from the back of my pilot seat back (takes very little room and is not obtrusive to a rear seat passenger), and trust my copilot to manage the buttons. I also have the Inogen app on my phone to monitor if necessary.
With Russ's advice, I also fly with the Mountain High boom cannula. I bought some inexpensive female-to-female oxygen tubing adaptors from DirectHome Medical (URL below) that work great to hook the end of the MH tubing to the Inogen nipple or my dual cannula setup from Inogen Aviator.
https://www.directhomemedical.com/cart/ ... qzEALw_wcB
I've been flying with the Apple Watch 7 and check my pulse ox frequently. The challenge with the 7 is that it requires you to remain completely still for 15 seconds to get a reading, which is difficult if there is ANY turbulence. So I also carry a couple of fingertip pulse oximeters, hung from the control sticks, which seem much more resilient on bumpier rides. Fingertip is much more accurate than wrist readings from smart watches with PPG sensors anyway. I had previously bought the Garmin D2 Pilot watch, but the interface is really wonky so I resold it on Ebay. Ideally the Apple Watch 7 would continuously monitor pulse ox and vibrate if you got too low, similar to the Garmin, but AFAIK it only provides readings on demand. There are articles online that mention a pulse ox alert capability on the Apple Watch, but I'm thinking Apple must have removed the feature. If anyone knows how to activate, please share.
https://www.komando.com/gadgets/apple-w ... ng/826373/