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Old 29th Jun 2008, 21:25
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threemiles
 
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So at say 38000, with 12 minutes of O2, if decompression was explosive, pilot must get down to around 14000 where most pax can breath unaided before pilot can level off?

So that is indeed 2000fpm. Very painful to me I am sure, especially on a slight cold day.
When decompression is really explosive fpm will be much higher than 2000!
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