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Old 25th Mar 2015, 20:45
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Hypoxia for pilots and for passengers.

Time of useful consciousness is only an immediate issue for the flight crew member, especially the pilot.

Exceeding that time without adequate O2 pressure is not necessarily fatal or terribly dangerous to a passenger strapped in a cabin seat with no responsibilities.

For the pilot though, the ability to control the airplane and make timely and correct decisions is immediately affected ...with serious consequences, of course.
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