Who Ya Gonna Call?
Your April article on oxygen mentioned that you could only find one company who’d talk to you Well, you didn’t contact Aeromedix. We would have not only responded immediately, we would have told you that the FAA has finally acknowledged that “oxygen is oxygen” and instead of “aviator’s breathing oxygen” the FAA will be publishing a purity standard for oxygen by this fall which all modern oxygen sources meet, thus eliminating the “aviator” problem. This is largely due to Gary Eaton who has been leading a one man campaign to get the FAA to publish the new standards.
Readback: June 2013
Key Takeaways:
- The FAA is streamlining oxygen standards by moving to a general purity standard, eliminating the previous "aviator's breathing oxygen" requirement, while Aeromedix emphasizes using pulse oximetry with specific saturation guidelines for pilots.
- The article highlights the importance of critically interpreting aviation fatality statistics, acknowledging potential for misinterpretation, and corrects minor geographical and procedural details from previous issues.
- Pilots flying RNAV Standard Terminal Arrival Routes (STARs) are advised to only file if they can comply with all speed restrictions, with practical guidance on managing descents to meet these requirements.
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