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X400-Originator: /dd.id=1041896/g=joe/i=jj/s=mierwa/@bnr.ca X400-MTS-Identifier: [/PRMD=BNR/ADMD=TELECOM.CANADA/C=CA/;bcars735.b.496:29.10.93.16.28.54] X400-Content-Type: P2-1984 (2) Content-Identifier: re:diving/fly... From: "joe (j.j.) mierwa" <joemama@bn*.ca*> Sender: "joe (j.j.) mierwa" <joemama@bn*.ca*> Message-ID: <"18498 Mon Nov 29 11:28:57 1993"@bnr.ca> To: techdiver@opal.com Subject: re:diving/flying With reference to the comments about pilots and spacewalks: The typical space suit is pressurized to the equivalent of 30K feet. The typical protocol for getting into the suit consists of at least 1 hour of O2 with light exercise (treadmill, bicycle, etc). I don't don't know what the decompression rate is to get to that altitude, but I'm guessing that it's about 5000 feet/min. I would suspect that pilots are more susceptible to DCI hits if their "profile" falls outside the NASA protocol, especially if the time spent at altitude is longer than a "bounce". Any comments or corrections? Joe
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