altitude chamber hypoxia training guy passes out
Why Hacker News recommends it
Linked as a vivid demonstration of how fast hypoxia incapacitates people, often without them noticing.
What it is
Footage of FAA altitude chamber hypoxia training for pilots in which a participant passes out from oxygen deprivation. It shows how quickly and subtly cognition fails at altitude.
Recommended by 2 HN commenters across 2 different months, 2014 to 2020.
What Hacker News said
Recommends kyuudou · 2020-05 · on “The effects on cognition of sleeping 4 hours per night for 12-14 days”
I did a flight safety training course and the video clips of people right before they pass out from anoxia are entertaining and educational. Here's one from the FAA: [this video]
Recommends pmoriarty · 2020-09 · on “American Airlines Bans Wearing Too Much Personal Protection Equipment on Board”
Watch this video[1] of pilot training in an FAA altitude chamber to see the effects of oxygen deprivation. [1] - [this video]
Cites omegant · 2014-03 · on “Lost Jet’s Path Seen as Altered via Computer”
Commercial pilot here, while possible (almost everything is possible at this moment), I don´t think it was a suicide, they even say at the article that if this is a suicide it´s inconsistent with previous cases where the pilot just pushed the controls and dived to the ground. Why it´s too complicated?: -To kill everybody via hypoxia you don´t need to climb to Flight Level 450 (45k feet). FL350 works just as good, the difference in the time of useful consciousness is 10 to 15 secs (from 35' at 350 to 15' at 450), not worth the trouble of climbing and possibly stalling the plane. After that time you either pass out or you start not knowing what you are doing. -You don´t need to turn and fly fo