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Article: The 91-percent solution: the regs require oxygen at certain altitudes, but there's is a better meter that works for all pilots. The numbers might surprise you.(PRACTICALITIES)
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- IFR
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- January 1, 2006
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Imagine yourself, at the end of a 10-hour day and a two-hour flight, descending through 12,000 feet for an instrument approach at night. You have multiple course and frequency changes by ATC, you're dodging weather patterns in turbulence, the airport is just above minimums, and passengers asking, "Are we there yet?" It's enough to pucker anyone's oxygen molecules.
Fast, cross-country, turbocharged singles are tempting more general aviation (GA) pilots into the flight levels. Survival in this oxygen-thin air requires common sense, the ability to detect hypoxemia, and the knowledge of how to handle it. Luckily, all you need to remember is one number.
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