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I just ordered an Apple Watch series 9

Just don't wear an expensive watchband with it...

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Smartwatch Shock: Study Finds Harmful Forever Chemicals in Wristbands

Smartwatches and fitness trackers might pose health risks due to high levels of PFHxA, a chemical found in the fluorinated rubber used in premium wristbands. These findings highlight potential skin exposure concerns from daily wearable tech. Smartwatches and fitness trackers have become everyday
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I'm glad I don't wear a rubber watchband.
 
Good news. With today's update, your Apple Watch can finally run your robot vacuum cleaner. Can robot Aircraft hugs be far behind?
 
Aeromot said:
Good news. With today's update, your Apple Watch can finally run your robot vacuum cleaner. Can robot Aircraft hugs be far behind?
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Robot Aircraft hugs? I'm trying to conjure up a visual for that, but am coming up empty. I haven't seen an aircraft hug someone, much less a robot aircraft.

Oh, did you mean TUGS? Perhaps a little more plausible.... I'm picturing an extra strength Roomba being bossed around by a wristwatch. That may be fun.
 

Tips to Safely Use a Smartwatch While Flying​


Tips to Safely Use a Smartwatch on the Flight Deck (The Rotorcraft Collective) - YouTube
 
I just did the update and was able to test out this feature. It is pretty easy to use, though for some reason you can't see the results immediately on your watch, you have to go to the app on your phone to view it.

I also think that the reading may be off. One suggestion they give is to make sure your watch band is tight enough, so I'll try tightening it before running the test again. It measured a blood oxygen level that seemed pretty low. I have a finger pulse ox that I can compare it to, and will try that tonight.
 
I just did a side-by-side test with the Apple Watch (Series 9) and a pulse oximeter I got form Sportys ages ago. The Apple Watch consistently read 90-94% at most (mostly 90) over several tests. The Sporty's device registered 98% which is more in line with the measurements that are taken when I go to the doctor.

I'll try tightening the wristband further, but it seems pretty tight already.

Anyone else do any comparison tests yet?
 
Nope.

I'll test it after the update but, honestly, I see it as a feature that is of little use to me. I wouldn't trust it for flying and I don't have any other need for blood oxygen tests.
 
I'm thinking it might be of interest to me as I go up into the high terrain (8-10K feet) near my house and want to watch for symptoms of altitude sickness before it progresses too far. More of a curiousity than a medical need, I admit. Friends of mine who have the older watches (the ones where the feature never was turned off) do use it for that purpose when they're hiking.
 
That makes sense.

When I was at the Saratoga airport on Wednesday, waiting for the airport manager to get through his workday so I get a ride home, I ended up talking to a couple of NetJets pilots. They asked about the flight from the Cape and mentioned that I'd been at 10500 for a while.

The captain said "How did you get a 172 up that high? Usually they top out at 8000."

I said that I've actually had it up to 13000, to which he replied "You must have some good engine in there!"

When I said that I had the original 145hp engine, he was really surprised. He's around 45 I guess but did a lot of training in 172s when he was younger. He said that they never got their 172s up above about 8500. That was in SC but still...
 
With the stock engine, I could get our 172 up to 14,000 on occasion. I also got my old 150 up to 13,800, but that will require a few well placed updrafts. With the 195 hp injected engine, our 172 can probably just squeak into the Flight levels, which would be worth doing just to impress controllers.
 
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Aeromot said:
With the stock engine, I could get our 172 up to 14,000 on occasion. I also got my old 150 up to 13,800, but that will require a few well placed updrafts. With the 195 hp injected engine, our 172 can probably just squeak into the Flight levels, which would be worth doing just to impress controllers.
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But Basic Med won’t allow us to do that anyway, so we don’t have to fail to squeak
 
I'd forgotten that limitation. Phew! Saved by the Pilot's Place! :D
 
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