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360GUY

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Puerto Vallarta / Los Angeles
# of dives
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I'm an idiot and didn't think when I planned my dive. LoL

Here are my stats:

*** TODAY ***
- ONE DIVE
- Avg 32 feet
- Dive lasted 42 minutes
- DIVE ENDED: 11:51am


*** TOMORROW ***
FLIGHT TIME: 9:35 am (Probably take off at 10:00am

Can I fly? Thanks
 
You can fly in a pressurized aircraft.
In a not-pressurized aircraft only if the flight is below 3000 feet...
Well if most commercial aircraft maintain a cabin pressure equivalent to 8000 ft of altitude, although some have a cabin pressure of 6000 ft of altitude, why would unpressurized aircraft travel not be limited to 6000 or 8000 ft of altitude?

 
Well if most commercial aircraft maintain a cabin pressure equivalent to 8000 ft of altitude, although some have a cabin pressure of 6000 ft of altitude, why would unpressurized aircraft travel not be limited to 6000 or 8000 ft of altitude?


It’s not.
 
Well if most commercial aircraft maintain a cabin pressure equivalent to 8000 ft of altitude, although some have a cabin pressure of 6000 ft of altitude, why would unpressurized aircraft travel not be limited to 6000 or 8000 ft of altitude?

I agree. The limit should be the same.
However I did fly on a coast guard helicopter carrying a diver to the deco chamber and the pilot told md he was not allowed to exceed 3000 feet, as the cabin was not pressurised.
Of course a quite different situation...
 
For non-transport category airplanes (aka smaller planes) it requires supplementary oxygen to be supplied above 12,500ft for passengers.
 
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