Mountain Flying author down

As far as I know, a few days before his crash he departed helena for billings, and had requested a block altitude of way up there (nobody knows why).. He was using a cannula and became hypoxic.

As far as his crash, he crashed very close to a highway kindof in the middle of a valley. Not very mountainous at the site.

Regardless of whatever happened, it's a sads loss. :(
 
juxtapilot said:
As far as I know, a few days before his crash he departed helena for billings, and had requested a block altitude of way up there (nobody knows why).. He was using a cannula and became hypoxic.

As far as his crash, he crashed very close to a highway kindof in the middle of a valley. Not very mountainous at the site.

Regardless of whatever happened, it's a sads loss. :(
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Cannula is a max of about 4 to 6 lpm.....could be of very little help depending on someone's O2 sat level.

....I suppose, as we see here.
 
I just started his book. From what i herd, he was going to find the his crash site from before to photograph it. I never got to meet him though. I would of liked to. He seemed like a great pilot. He was not just a mountain flyer though i guess he had almost 2000 hours in the Citation X. After this happened our school issued mandatory Spot tracker use no mater where you fly, even in the pattern. Any way it is a sad loss. Then that is topped off by the PC-12 crash in Butte. also very sad. not a good month for aviation in Montana.

-Matt
 
aloft said:
I thought cannulas were only legal to 18,000 ft or so...?
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AFAIK, under Part 91 it's up to you to take care of yourself, as long you abide by 12,500, 14,000, and 15,000 foot rules.
 
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