At 09:09 PM 25/08/04 +0930, you wrote:
>
> This is yet another interesting discussion.
>
> It needs to be prefaced by an introduction.
>
> :-o
>
> There have been times when I have heard them climb to levels in excess of
>the magic 10,000 feet - I seem to recall FL120 or higher being heard on
>occasions.
>
> What oxygen regime is used by:
>
> a) the parachutists,
>
> and
>
> The pilot of the aeroplane.
>
> If you've got answers to both, that's even better.
>
> ....... ;-)
>
> Regards,
> Terry
Same here. Come to think of it I once took my parachute to Toogoolawah to
have it repacked and saw heaps of people get in to a Cessna Caravan and go
to 13000 feet. I didn't see any sign of any oxygen equipment. Maybe it was
in the Cessna?
Come to think of it when we go to Caloundra there is a LET 410 that people
routinely fall out of at 14000 feet. I haven't seen any oxy there either.
Has anyone ever been prosecuted for going above 10,000 without oxygen?
Same for the glider below cloud.
That last should tell us something important about the traffic density in
our airspace.
Mike
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