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A demonstration of the rapid cognitive decline and loss of consciousness caused by hypoxia during pilot training in an altitude chamber.
This was training offered at the FAA headquarters for all Pilots, civilian and Military alike, who wanted to further their training and become safer Pilots. In the same day we also went into a smoke chamber where we had to find our way out of a large airliner fuselage filled with breathable smoke. A water chamber where they put us in a cage and strapped in and rolled us over we had to unstrap ourselves and swim out while holding our breath as if it were a submerged cockpit. And a cold chamber where they left us in metal room in a mock cockpit at -10 degrees in groups of 4 to see how long we could last. I did best at that one since I'm from Michigan LOL even outlasted the navy pilots in the cold. 25,000ft up. I cant survive withtout oxygen. Im the second guy that has to have his mask put back on for him lolWhat people say. Recommended as a vivid demonstration of how quickly oxygen deprivation impairs cognitive function.
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