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Breathe the Thin Air Pressure chamber training can help prevent the hazards of high-altitude flight. Hint: Hypoxia is just part of the problem.
We were at 23,000 feet, and had been there for about 10 minutes. Jake was in the left seat for this leg. He had his mask off, but hanging ready, if needed, as did I. The bird had suffered a loss of cabin pressurization, and 23,000 feet seemed to be OK for a while, even without oxygen. We were pretty sure one or the other of us had somehow missed setting the cabin pressure controller, perhaps by not programming it for high-altitude cruise. We started running through the checklist, item by item. Then we got a call from San Antonio departure control: … Subscriber Login Purchase selection, or begin your subscription to www.aviationsafetymagazine.com. Click Here to download Adobe Acrobat |
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