can you take a tank on a low flying plane?

[saltierdog]

I am going down to BAHA on a buddies prop plane and was wondering if it is dangerous to take a alum 60 filled to 3000psi?

my first guess is its ok since you can take a tank up to a lake at 8000ft right?

thanks
joe

[bhowell]

It would all depend on the altitude. Below 8000' you should be fine. One of the big problems is not due to the pressurization but the securing it in case of an accident. However I wouldn't want a couple of tanks next to me in a car acciddent either. All pressurized airplanes have an oxygen bottles that have the same inspections as our scuba tanks, however they don't require annual inspections. Depending on the size of the plane you are much better off leaving the weight at home and renting while there.

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[saltierdog]

thanks for the post
that makes sense
we are going to a remote locaton and will not be able to get a bottle in case the grouper or pargos go in a deep cave after shot
joe

[Spear CR]

I carry an O2 tank in the Cherokee when I know I will be flying above 5000'. Ia sure that tank is not as safe as a SCUBA tank.

If were in an accident, a cylinder could compound the damage. I would harness it in at a perpendicular position of the fuseloge so that neither end of the tank were pointed a human, just in case.

As Bill said, weight is of EXTREME importance, but I am sure the pilot knows that.:D

[gcracker89]

Empty the tank and have it filled when you get there. On the coast with air airport should be a town large enough to have a compressor

[patrick]

thanks for the post
that makes sense
we are going to a remote locaton and will not be able to get a bottle in case the grouper or pargos go in a deep cave after shot
joe

is that legal in baja? just curious..

[saltierdog]

is that legal in baja? just curious..
it is illegal to spear fish with scuba
but recovering a fish and gear without losing your life is what the tank is for
never used the tank as with all the other trips when you bring it you don't need it.
we had lots of pargo's and cabrilla hole up on this trip the deepest at 65 ft all were extracted without the tank back up

baha was amazing
we flew into a fish camp with no electricity plumbing or running water would have taken 18hr by car to get there we were there in 2:thumps: