Re: 2005-03-28 12:55 * PROBE INTO GAGARIN'S DEATH MAY RESUME

From: Pat Flannery (flanner_at_daktel.com)
Date: 03/29/05 

Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2005 02:37:53 -0600

Peter Stickney wrote:

>The 4200m altitude he mentions is about 13,800'. A climb to the top
>of Pike's Peak reaches a higher altitude. You're certainly _not_, if
>you're in physical shape to fly, going to pass out at 14,000', even
>without supplemental Oxygen.
>
 The FAA doesn't even require that pilots use supplemental oxygen till
they get beyond 10,000 ft. IIRC.

Pat

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