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Forum: Medical & Health
13th Sep 2007, 20:02
Replies: 12
Views: 2,171
Posted By SRB

I think Eastern Wiseguy and his colleague were...

I think Eastern Wiseguy and his colleague were referring to the possibility of the mobile phone interfering with the ECG machine, not with the bloke's actual heart circuitry.
Forum: Tech Log
5th Dec 2006, 11:57
Replies: 4
Views: 3,471
Posted By SRB

Punkalouver is correct. The report is probably...

Punkalouver is correct. The report is probably referring to a phenomenon known as the oxygen paradox. This is well known in avmed circles.

Punkalouver’s description is slightly misleading...
Forum: Tech Log
5th Dec 2006, 11:20
Replies: 13
Views: 3,953
Posted By SRB

Some good avmed stuff here, and some not so good....

Some good avmed stuff here, and some not so good.

Alexban is correct about needing oxygen supplied at a positive pressure above about 40,000 ft. Osaka Joe gets the prize for being the first to...
Forum: Tech Log
9th Jul 2006, 15:07
Replies: 6
Views: 3,896
Posted By SRB

Don Coyote is correct. JAR 25.807 defines the...

Don Coyote is correct. JAR 25.807 defines the certification parameters for aircraft emergency exits. This document uses the term "waterline" in the way Don Coyote described. Below is an extract to...
Forum: Tech Log
10th May 2006, 16:13
Replies: 2
Views: 1,193
Posted By SRB

Thanks for that. Your answer has covered most of...

Thanks for that. Your answer has covered most of the issues we've been discussing.
Forum: Tech Log
8th May 2006, 10:03
Replies: 2
Views: 1,193
Posted By SRB

ANR Headsets and A320/B757 SOPs

We are having a discussion on our company site about the introduction of ANR headsets for all pilots and any required SOP changes that may be required on our fly by wire Airbus and B757 fleets.

If...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
31st Jan 2006, 19:39
Replies: 66
Views: 6,774
Posted By SRB

I don't remember there being infants in the...

I don't remember there being infants in the Kegworth crash.
There is a trans-Atlantic divide on the issue of child restraints for children under 2 years old. (I'm referring to the lap belt that...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
30th Jan 2006, 20:50
Replies: 66
Views: 6,774
Posted By SRB

You would have thought so but it doesn’t. I have...

You would have thought so but it doesn’t. I have seen demonstrations and numerous videos at QinetiQ’s acceleration/deceleration track over the years. They still had some of the Kegworth seats there...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
30th Jan 2006, 16:45
Replies: 66
Views: 6,774
Posted By SRB

Descend to What Height?!? Good post. I would...

Descend to What Height?!? Good post. I would only query one comment:
"The accident report from Kegworth reccomended an improved brace possition, where you tuck your legs as far back under your...
Forum: Medical & Health
4th Jan 2006, 20:52
Replies: 2
Views: 5,472
Posted By SRB

Re: Oxygen partial pressures and life support.

Genhis, when it comes to physiological gas pressures I was trained in mmHg so you'll have to do the conversions. (It's a cut 'n' paste job from an explanation I prepared for non-techy people so...
Forum: Questions
10th Sep 2005, 20:12
Replies: 11
Views: 1,689
Posted By SRB

Boeing pilots have stated on this website how the...

Boeing pilots have stated on this website how the oxygen bottle can be switched off yet residual pressure in the delivery lines can produce a convincing test of mask function. I tried a similar...
Forum: Questions
9th Sep 2005, 20:26
Replies: 11
Views: 1,689
Posted By SRB

The FL310 limitation is based on the ability of...

The FL310 limitation is based on the ability of one a/c pack to pressurise the cabin. It assumes the pressure hull and pressurisation system is intact and fully functional. This scenario assumes...
Forum: Medical & Health
22nd Feb 2005, 18:40
Replies: 2
Views: 669
Posted By SRB

The Aeromedical List is a good site to look at. ...

The Aeromedical List is a good site to look at. It has a useful mailing list and discussion forum for all aspects of aviation medicine. There are Army, and ex-Army, aviation medicine specialists on...
Forum: Tech Log
23rd Jul 2004, 16:31
Replies: 29
Views: 12,173
Posted By SRB

GD&L, Thanks for that link. I looked into...

GD&L,

Thanks for that link. I looked into it further but it doesn't support my suggestion. One of the modifications mentioned which allows the A319's altitude of 41k is to do with the placement...
Forum: Tech Log
23rd Jul 2004, 13:12
Replies: 29
Views: 12,173
Posted By SRB

It may be the limitation is not due to the...

It may be the limitation is not due to the airframe or the engine, but to the oxygen equipment fitted. Above 39,000 ft pilots' oxygen masks need a positive pressure breathing facility, below 39k...
Forum: Medical & Health
18th May 2004, 19:53
Replies: 6
Views: 1,211
Posted By SRB

Gareth The RAF recorded EEGs to be kept as a...

Gareth

The RAF recorded EEGs to be kept as a baseline reference in the pilot's files. If that pilot subsequently suffered a head injury playing sport, in a car smash, or by falling off a ladder,...
Forum: Medical & Health
21st Mar 2004, 15:32
Replies: 36
Views: 3,270
Posted By SRB

Flyhardmo You’ve provoked a very good debate...

Flyhardmo

You’ve provoked a very good debate and I tried to choose my words carefully so it didn’t appear as if I was having a personal dig at you, that’s why I referred to the, ““. . .selfish...
Forum: Medical & Health
21st Mar 2004, 12:23
Replies: 36
Views: 3,270
Posted By SRB

Flyin' Dutch Coughs and colds, whilst...

Flyin' Dutch

Coughs and colds, whilst unpleasant, do not lead to debilitating illnesses except in a few exceptional cases. Complications from exposure to chicken pox do. These include pneumonia,...
Forum: Medical & Health
20th Mar 2004, 21:16
Replies: 36
Views: 3,270
Posted By SRB

Doctors who aren’t schooled in the particulars of...

Doctors who aren’t schooled in the particulars of aviation medicine don’t always look at the big picture. Often their patient, despite being unwell, is at no risk from an aircraft journey so the...
Forum: Tech Log
12th Feb 2004, 04:37
Replies: 4
Views: 2,336
Posted By SRB

RAT Deployment

I've just seen this question posed on another aviation forum. Can anyone help?

"A BAe technical type just claimed that the Air Transat A330 which landed in the Azores is the only example of a Ram...
Forum: Questions
1st Feb 2004, 19:53
Replies: 5
Views: 1,956
Posted By SRB

Nobody has mentioned the risk from decompression...

Nobody has mentioned the risk from decompression illness (DCI) which is very real and potentially fatal. The aircraft would have to descend to at least below 18,000 ft to remove this risk, so for...
Forum: Questions
8th Apr 2003, 23:45
Replies: 11
Views: 1,478
Posted By SRB

I posed the very same questions about long term...

I posed the very same questions about long term malaria prophlaxis to a professor who specialised in these things before I started longhaul flying to East Africa. He pointed out that very long term...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
5th May 2002, 17:55
Replies: 27
Views: 5,356
Posted By SRB

Once again I agree with Mac the Knife but would...

Once again I agree with Mac the Knife but would like to add a few more points in reply to Scottie's last but one post. Many competent, and thoroughly decent doctors don’t move into the higher grades...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
4th May 2002, 20:25
Replies: 27
Views: 5,356
Posted By SRB

I have to correct you, Scottie, on a few points. ...

I have to correct you, Scottie, on a few points. A doctor's job is not for life. As Mac the Knife pointed out, the contracts for junior doctors are all short term, and making Consultant grade is...
Forum: Medical & Health
18th Mar 2002, 02:21
Replies: 12
Views: 836
Posted By SRB

Post QinetiQ, formerly DERA (Defence Evaluation and...

QinetiQ, formerly DERA (Defence Evaluation and Research Agency), can provide a hypoxia experience in their hypobaric facility at Farnborough. (They also have a facility at Boscombe Down which has...
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