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Jess Armantrout wrote: > > Just curious...when those funny little masks drop down to deliver o2, where > does the o2 come from. I always figured it would have come from compressed > gas cylinders. > > At 10:56 AM 4/20/96 -0500, mkravit@ga*.ne* wrote: > >Just got off the phone with my brother. He is a 767 Captain for United, > >amnd a Scuba diver. I asked him why the airlines require that the tanks be > >emptied and told him a little of the discussion going on here. He said that > >although he is not an expert, the airlines are concerned with tank failure. > >It is not impossible for a tank to failure for stricktly structural reasons. > >The resulting explosion could damage control systems, the airplanes > >structure, etc. > > > >More importantly, he could not understand why anyone would violate the > >safety rules. Bringing a full tank on board is considered an explosive > >device and a federal offense and a felony. > > > >Better yet, the airlines announced to all personnel this week that due to > >the middle east situation, all baggage that is brought or checked onto all > >domestic and international flights would be x-rayed beginning immediately. > > > >I am sure, and hope that our fellow divers would understand that although > >tank failure is unlikely, the airlines do not take chances. If you carry or > >check or sneak full cylinders on any commercial airline and get caught, you > >are in a ton of shit. > > > >Be safe, and pay the vip fee. It is not worth getting arrested or worse. > > > >Regards > >Mike > >-- > >Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@terra.net'. > >Send subscription/archive requests to `techdiver-request@terra.net'. > > Jess: Difference is, the airline can maintain, inspect and control "their" equipment.
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