We have big travel plans for this airplane and a great way to take advantage of weather on a long cross country flight is to climb up high. In order to do that, you need supplemental oxygen. There are many ways to do this but I wanted to go with the top of the line, integrated solution from Mountain High.

The 4ip setup is all electronic control, pulse demand system which allows greater conservation of oxygen while giving better flows to the people on board. I was able to score a significant discount via Oshkosh this year and it’s a great time to install the system before the interior goes in.

All laid out, it’s pretty intimidating, but as with everything it’s eaten one bite at a time. The bottle and regulator are the main component that needs to get installed behind the baggage bulkhead. Some folks have mounted it on a tray but I chose to take advantage of the air conditioner equipment tray and hung it from angle aluminum.

Then it was a simple matter of running some wire making the connections to the bottle. I also installed the remote filling valve in a panel underneath the baggage floor. Gaylon did this in his and I really liked the idea which is why I copied it. I’ll add a little cutout to get a better handle on the cover but it will all be covered by carpet so no need for a latch or anything. A flying buddy and I have already partnered on a cascading setup to refill the tanks on our own with him having a Mooney.

The tubing will run up the center console and go to the panels for the front seats and console for the rear. Once my center console comes in, I’ll install the user side of the system. The control head will be mounted on the lower center instrument panel up front.