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are you allowed to fly above 13'000 feet for less than 30 minutes if you don't have supplemental oxygen?

MICHAEL JACKSON	1 vote - 20 %
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theantix was here	2 votes - 40 %

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Poll Answer: YES by FlightTest (2.00 / 0) #1 Sat Sep 02, 2006 at 12:51:52 AM EST

In the U.S., at least. I have no clue about other countries rules. Above 12,500 but at or below 14,000, the flight crew must use oxygen if they are above 12,500 for more than 30 minutes. Above 14,000, the flight crew must use oxygen at all times. Curiously, the passengers don't have to be provided with oxygen until the aircraft is above 15,000.

Indeed by MostlyHarmless (2.00 / 0) #2 Sat Sep 02, 2006 at 01:07:13 AM EST

In Canuckistan Flight Crew must have oxygen when flying above 10'000 for more than 30 minutes, but everyone must have oxygen when flying above 13'000 for any amount of time.

-mh (who takes the blame for the poll question. The answer, however, is 100% Certified Organic Theantix)
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[Mostly Harmless]
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: AOPA actually recommends that as well by FlightTest (2.00 / 0) #3 Sat Sep 02, 2006 at 01:11:24 AM EST

And O₂ when above I think 8,000 at night.

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Well, by ambrosen (2.00 / 0) #6 Sat Sep 02, 2006 at 08:44:30 AM EST

flight crew's more important than passengers. It's not as if there'll be any long term effects if they do pass out.

On the Helios Airways flight that crashed last year due to depressurisation, the post mortems found that everyone was alive at the time of impact, after 3 hours in an unpressurised plane.

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How does that work in La Paz by Greener (4.00 / 1) #4 Sat Sep 02, 2006 at 01:40:32 AM EST

When the airport is at 13,313ft.

glad to hear by ana (4.00 / 1) #5 Sat Sep 02, 2006 at 07:33:54 AM EST

you're not trying to fly into the eye of a cat4 hurricane. Enjoy the alternate plans.

Regular, or decaf abomination? --Kellnerin

glad to know cuz i was wondering by BuggEye (2.00 / 0) #7 Sat Sep 02, 2006 at 11:10:23 AM EST

I was a bit worried you'd get marooned somewhere inbetween. Glad you took control and found an alternative destination. Let us know how you like Whistler.

That Joh3n has terrible timing, eh?

being at home and grousing by yankeehack (4.00 / 1) #8 Sat Sep 02, 2006 at 11:28:44 AM EST

is better than being stuck at an airport and grousing or being stuck in a hotel ballroom and grousing.

Have fun on the non-tropical honeymoon.
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You know what is funny? I voted for McCain in 2000 and Obama in 2008. (And let's not forget Edwards in 1998.)

So in Mexico by blixco (4.00 / 1) #9 Sat Sep 02, 2006 at 03:54:13 PM EST

is it pronounced Juantresn?
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Taken out of context I must seem so strange - Ani DiFranco

: El tres by ana (4.00 / 1) #10 Sat Sep 02, 2006 at 06:26:59 PM EST

er es silencio.
Regular, or decaf abomination? --Kellnerin
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You! by skippy (2.00 / 0) #11 Sun Sep 03, 2006 at 03:58:40 AM EST

I saw you moments ago!

You and your supplemental oxygen. I think that's why I got altitude sickness one flight on a little Twin Otter - I didn't know that it was available. I felt really crappy and dizzy and vomity and my face went numb and I was passing in-and-out of conciousness. Oh wait.

No, it was something else. Now that I've had one (and had it diagnosed as such), that was an anxiety attack! Oh, that makes FAR MORE SENSE why it didn't go away after we landed and started driving to the mining camp! Come to think of it, I think the symptoms started around the time when we had just taken off, and were climbing above the strong gusting winds that were cutting over the mountains, and the STALL WARNING buzzer kept going off every few seconds. We weren't all that high yet...

WIPO: I blame theantix. by debacle (2.00 / 0) #12 Sun Sep 03, 2006 at 03:57:40 PM EST

"I'm very responsive to certain stimuli, and pain is pretty much at the top of that list." - BadDoggie

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