Oxygen
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December 24, 2020
“Unable to control Altitude”
“Unable to control Airspeed”
“Unable to control Heading”
“Other than that….everything is A-OK”The YouTube video of Kalitta 66 has been watched over 1.4 million times. Kalitta 66 was a Lear 35 that slowly lost pressurization in the Flight Levels, causing the crew to suffer from unrecognized extreme hypoxia above
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May 05, 2016
This can be a daunting task at first, I admit. I just installed a system in a Duo for a student of mine. Yes a student pilot with a new Duo, I love my job.
Start by figuring out what size bottles fits in the sailplane.
The next consideration is consumption. If you are out west and using oxygen for most of the flight the largest bottle might be important. Please click
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March 31, 2016
At the 2002 15-meter Nationals in Tonopah, Nevada, Dr. Philippe was using his new pulse oximeter to test pilots' oxygen saturation while on the grid before takeoff. I remember his comments that many were so low he would not have let them out of his office.
§ 91.211 Supplemental oxygen.(a) General. No person may operate a civil aircraft of U.S.