Willie,

Thank you for your suggestions. They mirror my own thoughts.

I didn’t include it in my last post, but for years I have been thinking about becoming a source of survival equipment (and possibly even training) for both ferry pilots and private pilots making oceanic flights. Spreading out the cost of this expensive equipment in the form of a rental payment may make economic sense to these pilots.

Not surprisingly, Doug was already aware of the shipping problem caused by the CO2 cylinder. Apparently, he has an idea for a solution. His last post to me said to contact him when he returns to work in a few weeks. I’ll keep you all posted.

Nice forum. IMHO this is the way discussion groups are supposed to work.