Possible Hypoxia at Altitude

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1. 0:00 NARRATOR: Chapter 142. Here is the scenario: You feel unwell and have trouble
2. 0:04 concentrating at altitude. Practice reporting the symptoms and asking for help.
3. 0:10 NARRATOR: Your starting details: You are flying Evektor, registration N827EV. Your
4. 0:15 position is 12 miles east of Paine Field, indicated altitude 3500 feet. You are tuned
5. 0:22 to Seattle Approach. Your planned destination is Arlington.
6. 0:28 NARRATOR: Play the pilot. At each prompt, use the ten-second pause to respond aloud or
7. 0:34 decide whether to transmit. Then compare with the example. This is simulated radio
8. 0:39 practice.
9. 0:41 NARRATOR: Scenario update: While cruising at altitude, you notice difficulty
10. 0:45 concentrating and blurred vision. You remain able to control the airplane and
11. 0:50 communicate, but continued flight at this altitude feels unsafe. The cause is
12. 0:54 unconfirmed. This is a communications-only exercise, not an aircraft emergency
13. 0:58 checklist. Aviate first.
14. 1:02 NARRATOR: Your task: State your problem, position and requested assistance. Keep
15. 1:06 flying the airplane; the practice pause is not operational delay.
16. 1:20 PILOT: Mayday, mayday, mayday, Seattle Approach, Evektor 827EV, 12 miles east of
17. 1:25 Paine Field, pilot having difficulty concentrating and blurred vision, suspect
18. 1:29 hypoxia. Need immediate descent and assistance to land.
19. 1:34 APPROACH: Evektor 827EV, roger, say persons on board and fuel remaining when able
20. 1:40 NARRATOR: Your task: For this exercise, there are 2 people on board and estimated
21. 1:46 usable fuel is 45 minutes. Your indicated altitude is 3500 feet and heading is 360.
22. 1:51 Give only what workload permits; these are scenario facts, not a checklist.
23. 2:06 PILOT: fuel remaining 45 minutes. At 3500, 2 people on board. I can still control the
24. 2:13 aircraft, but my concentration and vision are affected. Keep instructions brief,
25. 2:17 Evektor 827EV
26. 2:20 NARRATOR: End of this exercise: End of the radio decision exercise. The stated
27. 2:24 condition remains unresolved; no landing, rescue, repair or medical outcome is
28. 2:28 assumed. Continue the appropriate aircraft-specific procedures and assistance
29. 2:31 coordination.
30. 2:33 NARRATOR: Chapter debrief: Communications exercise ends with the stated condition
31. 2:37 unresolved; subsequent aircraft handling is outside scope.
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