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EatSleepFly · November 4th, 2007, 17:21

Whatever the reason for not wearing the mask, do not forget the "Payne Stewart crash."

Climbing through 23,000 they acknowledged an ATC transmission and gave no indication of anything out of the ordinary. When ATC called them for something else a little over six minutes later (I believe it was to tell them they had missed the turn to go around the Gulf of Mexico), they never replied.

Both pilots were pretty young and they were at a relatively low altitude, yet they were still both out in presumably under six minutes. It's a strange crash full of questions that no one will ever know the answers to, but it goes to show you how quickly you could both become incapacitated. Less than six minutes. That's a tune or two on your ipod, a page in the newspaper, or a trip to the lav.

I'm not sure, but I suspect oxygen requirements is one of those regs that was written in blood.

November 4th, 2007, 17:21	#17
EatSleepFly Old Skool Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: ?? Posts: 4,600	Re: Oxygen, how many of you ? Whatever the reason for not wearing the mask, do not forget the "Payne Stewart crash." Climbing through 23,000 they acknowledged an ATC transmission and gave no indication of anything out of the ordinary. When ATC called them for something else a little over six minutes later (I believe it was to tell them they had missed the turn to go around the Gulf of Mexico), they never replied. Both pilots were pretty young and they were at a relatively low altitude, yet they were still both out in presumably under six minutes. It's a strange crash full of questions that no one will ever know the answers to, but it goes to show you how quickly you could both become incapacitated. Less than six minutes. That's a tune or two on your ipod, a page in the newspaper, or a trip to the lav. I'm not sure, but I suspect oxygen requirements is one of those regs that was written in blood.