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Originally Posted by Steve Carlton
Would a top shelf pilot have recognized a loss of cabin pressure and released oxygen masks?
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Hypoxia/hypoxemia dulls cognition globally. It simultaneously erodes functional capacity as well as capacity to recognize the erosion and/or critically reason toward the cause. The link below covers the angles on the issue.
Steps toward prevention of this issue seem simple but I'm sure there would be ample push back by anti-regulation sorts for which the tobacco industry is forever grateful.
https://www.faa.gov/pilots/training/airman_education/topics_of_interest/hypoxia