Several years ago, I went through the altitude chamber at Tyndall AFB (the one in the video that Darren linked to). It was eye opening. As pilots, we are given the opportunity to use these chambers through an agreement with the military and the FAA. All that is required is that you contact the FAA they will let you know of dates that the cambers are available. There are no fees and you use their equipment. The one in Dayton, OH was supposed to be usable sometime this year. There are about 8 throughout the country. I drove almost 1000 miles and made a mini vacation out of it. The training started at 8:00 am and lasted all day (5:00 pm). The wife enjoyed Panama City's beach, while I was learning my hypoxia symptoms. If you are going to fly over 10000' I recommend going through this training. IT'S FREE!!! and you get the high altitude endorsement. And if I didn't mention it, it is very affordable.
Tony Wright ----- Original Message ----- From: "Darren Crompton" <kr.2s.dar...@gmail.com> To: "KRnet" <kr...@mylist.net> Sent: Friday, August 07, 2009 9:07 PM Subject: Re: Fw: Re: KR> O2 Requirements As a former flight attendant for 15 years, our annual emergency revalidation instructors drilled into us to recognise the onset of mild, moderate and sever hypoxia. There are many videos on youtube which show these symptoms in controlled environments and while some have an element of humor about them, there are those that also demonstrate real life tragic outcomes http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXdxFT6lINw&feature=fvsr Be careful friends. -- Darren Crompton AUSTRALIA My web site: www.kr-2s.com _______________________________________ Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html
