The FAA Altitude Chamber Training Flight Profile: A Survey of Altitude Reactions, 1965–1989

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• Creators:
  Valdez, Charles D.
• Corporate Creators:
  Civil Aeromedical Institute
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Office of Aviation Medicine
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Test chambers
  • Altitude
  • Physiological aspects
  • Decompression
  • Motor reactions
  • Hypoxia
  • Human subject testing
  • Altitude, Influence of
  • Decompression sickness
  • Cerebral anoxial
  More +
• Publication/ Report Number:
  DOT/FAA/AM-90/12
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  Civil Aerospace Medical Institute
• Abstract:
  Reactions from 1,161 trainees out of 12,759 trainees subjected to the FAA altitude chamber training flights from 1965-1989 are annotated in this survey. Although there were some mild and expected reactions, these training profiles appear to provide a safe learning environment without compromising the student's health and safety. Inside chamber instructors did not fare as well, perhaps due to age and cumulative number of exposures, and recommendations are suggested for improved safeguards.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/21318/dot_21318_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 487.79 KB]
• Collection(s):
  FAA Civil Aerospace Medical Institute ; US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:4ef954bd90f172836bde671f2d32bdccdb5f9c086bc7dfb59a5bcc97ec69972276147152ba6f965abeba721da609c9e75ce42e80f972448da2cadb6ecfbc3e23