Unresponsive 208 above BNE, RFDS intercept
Some strange logic there, Checkboard...
Interesting to note that oxygen on private flights in the USA is not required below 12500 AMSL
https://www.skybrary.aero/index.php/...20.2C000_ft.29
Isn’t the usual cabin altitude for a passenger jet around 8,000’? That includes the chunk that encapsulates the pilots.
What’s the point in comparing civvy pilots in civvy operations with military pilots in military operations? If you reckon the latter operations bear much semblance with the former, maybe a reality check is required.
What’s the point in comparing civvy pilots in civvy operations with military pilots in military operations? If you reckon the latter operations bear much semblance with the former, maybe a reality check is required.
Having flown around PNG above 10,000 for long periods of time and not being on the Mickie gas, it never effected me. Even had an ex Chief Pilot who done a check flight on me at 18,000 ft without oxygen in a Twin Otter to determine if I was susceptible to hypoxia! I passed the test😀
Even had an ex Chief Pilot who done a check flight on me at 18,000 ft without oxygen in a Twin Otter to determine if I was susceptible to hypoxia! I passed the test
The Chief Pilot was a unique character and he is no longer alive. PNG is the land of the unexpected….
It’s also not uncommon for unpressurised aircraft to be operating at 14,000ft or above in PNG due to the high LSALTs and grid heights throughout the highlands. All the aircraft that I flew had supplemental oxygen and I carried my own mask, however most pilots seldom used the oxygen as they weren’t above 10,000ft for long periods of time.
Unique country, with its unique operational challenges that most pilots wouldn’t understand if they hadn’t flown in the country.
It’s also not uncommon for unpressurised aircraft to be operating at 14,000ft or above in PNG due to the high LSALTs and grid heights throughout the highlands. All the aircraft that I flew had supplemental oxygen and I carried my own mask, however most pilots seldom used the oxygen as they weren’t above 10,000ft for long periods of time.
Unique country, with its unique operational challenges that most pilots wouldn’t understand if they hadn’t flown in the country.
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What’s the point in comparing civvy pilots in civvy operations with military pilots in military operations? If you reckon the latter operations bear much semblance with the former, maybe a reality check is required
One ex PNG MAF chap told the story of being trapped in a valley in a C206 and having to climb to 20,000 to get on top, no idea of a 206's capabilities, perhaps too many pints.
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It’s also not uncommon for unpressurised aircraft to be operating at 14,000ft or above in PNG due to the high LSALTs and grid heights throughout the highlands.
Still remember sitting at 16,500' in an A mod C402 for about two and a half hours on one trip. The a/c did have an O2 bottle but it was empty! And I had previously asked for it to be refilled.
Landed back at Moresby with an 'altitude headache'.
Genuine question: why did he have to climb to 20,000 when the highest mountain in PNG is less than 15,000? Do you mean to get on top of clouds?
my first hand experience is that the pilot who flew me through the sound barrier and gave me tunnel vision on the way to 9 ‘gs’ in various air-to-air combat manoeuvres in a RAAF fighter jet was under a little more ‘stress and strain’ than the bloke sipping coffee at the front of my Generic Airways Flight 737
Do you mean to get on top of clouds
having to climb to 20,000 to get on top
