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• Airplane Flying Handbookp. 15-13
  Chapter 15: Transition to Turbopropeller-Powered Airplanes › Training Considerations

  this in mind. Thorough ground training should cover all aspects of high/medium altitude flight, including the flight environment, weather, flight planning and navigation, physiological aspects of high-altitude flight, oxygen and pressurization system operation, and high-altitude emergencies. Flight training ... high degree of proficiency in performing all flight maneuvers and in-flight emergency procedures. The training outline below covers information used by pilots to operate safely at high altitudes…

• Airplane Flying Handbookp. 15-14
  Chapter 15: Transition to Turbopropeller-Powered Airplanes › Training Considerations › Ground Training

  Ground Training 1. High-Altitude Flight Environment a. Airspace and Reduced Vertical Separation Minimum (RVSM) Operations b. Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 91, section 91.211, Requirements for Use of Supplemental Oxygen 2. Weather a. Atmosphere ... Winds and clear air turbulence c. Icing 3. Flight Planning and Navigation a. Flight planning b. Weather charts c. Navigation d. Navigation aids (NAVAIDs) e. High Altitude Redesign (HAR) f. RNAV/Required Navigation Performance (RNP) and Receiver Autonomous Integrity Monitoring (RAIM…

• Risk Management Handbookp. 3-4
  Chapter 3: Identifying Hazards & Associated Risks › Leading Accident Causes

  areas with a low ceiling or low visibility, flight at night, incorrect interpretation of a chart, flight at high density altitude, flight in mountainous terrain, or intentionally flying too low. 11808 3. System Component Failure Powerplant (SCF-PP)–This category…

• Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledgep. 7-37
  Chapter 7: Aircraft Systems › Oxygen Systems

  feet at night. Most high altitude aircraft come equipped with some type of fixed oxygen installation. If the aircraft does not have a fixed installation, portable oxygen equipment must be readily accessible during flight. The portable equipment usually consists ... container, regulator, mask outlet, and pressure gauge. Aircraft oxygen is usually stored in high pressure system containers of 1,800–2,200 psi. When the ambient temperature surrounding an oxygen cylinder decreases, pressure within that cylinder decreases because pressure varies…

• Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledgep. 17-3
  Chapter 17: Aeromedical Factors › Health and Physiological Factors Affecting Pilot Performance › Hypoxic Hypoxia

  enough oxygen.” Although any tissue will die if deprived of oxygen long enough, the greatest concern regarding hypoxia during flight is lack of oxygen to the brain, since it is particularly vulnerable to oxygen deprivation. Any reduction in mental function ... oxygen at high altitude is an appropriate example for pilots. Although the percentage of oxygen in the atmosphere is constant, its partial pressure decreases proportionately as atmospheric pressure decreases. As an aircraft ascends during flight, the percentage of each…

• Aeronautical Information Manualp. 5-1-16
  Chapter 5. Air Traffic Procedures › Section 1. Preflight › 5-1-10. IFR Operations to High Altitude Destinations

  Item 16 of FAA Form 7233-4 or DD Form 1801. f. Prior to beginning the IFR portion of flight, a pilot must receive an IFR clearance from the appropriate control facility. g. If the pilot does not desire further clearance ... must advise ATC to cancel the IFR clearance. 5-1-10. IFR Operations to High Altitude Destinations a. Pilots planning IFR flights to airports located in mountainous terrain are cautioned to consider the necessity for an alternate airport even when…