Steamhead said....
posted 8th October 2003 21:38 ___ _ _ __ _
I have had DVT in 1998.
When asked, My consultant was of the opinion that it was much more prevalent in aircraft for the following reasons.
1) low oxygen level (7000 ft cabin altitude)
Aviate says....
If you take an altimeter into the cabin and set it at sea level/0ft then it is not uncommon to see it reach towards 10,000 feet on some flights. Saves A/C fuel use and so helps costs.
Why can't we have airliners with reasonable humidity and higher cabin pressure? We would all feel a lot better - pilots included. [ + less dandruff!] And we would probably fly a lot more long sector journeys and so make airlines more money.
Aviate 1138