Hypoxia Symptoms and Avoidance - above 12,500 feet - Mountain Flying - NorCal - ATC audio

The insidious threat that is Hypoxia, affects everyone in a unique way…
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Mountain Flying Training with Jason Miller was awesome!
This is an other of many episodes that I am happy to share from the 2015 workshop!

RELATED EPISODE LINKS:

Birth of a HUGE Wild Fire:
http://youtu.be/ZqtRNwXyMvA

Landing at 8,500 ft Density Altitude:
http://youtu.be/-0S8ymxmtwE

Survival after Forced Landing:
http://youtu.be/jdp3znbrGEU

Search and Rescue friendly Flight Plans + PLBs:
https://youtu.be/zEhrDzWNrcA

(and MORE coming, so keep an eye on the channel)

If you've ever considered doing a mountain check out, I HIGHLY recommend giving Jason a shout!
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Published since 2005 The Finer Points is Aviation's original flight training podcast. Over 25 hours of audio with expert CFI Jason Miller delivered in short bits of flying wisdom that are both charming and informative.
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Additional DETAILS from Dr. Howard Donner:

The pulse oximeter shines two beams of light through the finger. One beam is red light and the other is infrared light. The ratio of red to infrared light is used to determine the oxygen saturation.

Regarding being in good cardiovascular shape as related to avoiding altitude issues. The answer is ... being in top physical shape (or having a high level of cardiovascular fitness) helps with performance in all arenas but has no specific advantage for helping pilots adapt to altitude.

Incase the explanation of blood saturation was not clear enough: The bottom line is Oxygen saturation reflects the percentage of the total hemoglobin that is carrying oxygen.

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http://www.nonin.com/Finger-Pulse-Oximeter/Nonin-GO2-Achieve
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Jason Miller is a Certified Flight Instrument Instructor with more than 18 years of aviation experience and thousands of hours of instruction given.
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I am a "weekend warrior" private pilot, I fly for fun with no intentions of going commercial. I have had my PPL for over 15 years, but still consider each flight a learning experience - I generally take detailed notes after each flight to remind myself what went well or what I could do to improve.... Having the GoPro cameras to record flights like this is invaluable. I find these self analysis videos very helpful in my constant quest to improve, and am happy to share. Feedback is invited; however, please keep it positive.

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