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 updating oxygen purity standards, eliminating the "aviator's breathing oxygen" distinction, with Aeromedix advocating for pulse oximeter-guided oxygen use based on saturation levels.
- The article addresses the interpretation of general aviation fatality statistics, emphasizing that the sobering results are more important than specific numbers, and corrects minor factual and procedural errors.
- Practical IFR advice includes a debate on the usage of RNAV approaches at major airports and a strong recommendation for pilots not to file RNAV STARs if they cannot comply with associated speed restrictions.
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