RDRINK25
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Going away for the weekend. Diving 2 days then hoping on a plane to head home but once I land I have a 2hr dive scheduled. Is there something I am missing or is this perfectly ok?
Diving then flying then diving
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Diving after flying is generally not a problem, but you have given far too little information about the specific details of your schedule for anyone to give a good answer.
DogDiver
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Bad idea. Check with DAN. [emoji41]
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Flying after diving - wait 18-24 hrs after last dive to fly.
Diving after flying - generally not an issue but dehydration and fatigue could be higher than normal so don't push the limits.
But this is generic answer to generic question. The devil is always in the details.
Diving after flying - generally not an issue but dehydration and fatigue could be higher than normal so don't push the limits.
But this is generic answer to generic question. The devil is always in the details.
EFX
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I'm assuming the 2 hours above refers to the time elapsed after you land and when the dive starts. There might be an issue flying to a higher altitude. I think if the dive starts within 24 hours after landing and you are using tables you need to add 2 groups for every 1000 ft of higher altitude to your ending group just before the flight. For exmple if you wait the suggested 24 hours before flying and you're starting the dive at 5000 ft, you're new starting group will be A + (2 x 5000/1000) or K using the PADI tables. If you use a computer and it's turned on and with you on the plane it (might) continuously update your N2 loading throughout the flight. I say might because I don't know for sure. I have a Mares Puck and the documentation is silent on this scenario. However, it remains on in surface mode for 24 hours and then automatically turns off. So, I don't see any reason why it can't continue to read pressure and update the N2 status other than the algorithm not updating because it assumes no change in surface pressure after ending the dive. Any thoughts?
This response is wrong; do not follow this advice. The info given is for diving AT ALTITUDE after being at sea level.....it is completely wrong to apply it to diving at sea level after being at altitude. The reason the Puck does not address this issue is because there is no issue to address.
EFX
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I meant a dive starting at higher altitude from an assumed flight starting at sea level but I see I wasn't clear in my post. I talked to a Mares technical rep and he couldn't answer my question regarding the above scenario. It was either he didn't know or wanted to stay safe legally. When I pressed him all he could say was that I needed to follow the recommendation of the computer which displays "No fly" for 24 hours.
iamrushman
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good luck...keep us informed of any side effects.. you know what they are: numbness, weakness, paralysis..
No one can give any advice on the above scenario, because there is not enough information to give any advice o the above scenario. The OP asked for information a week ago. He was immediately told more information was needed, but he did not provide any more information.
One clue is that he said he was going "to head home but once I land I have a 2hr dive scheduled." According to his profile, home is Covington, Georgia, elevation 768 feet.
He said he is diving for the weekend and then flying home, but he does not say how long after his last weekend dive he will be flying. That is the key piece of missing information.
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