jnmeade
Cleared for Takeoff
DOT approved the use of Portable Oxygen Concentrator (POC) on commercial airlines unless it does not meet FAA requirements for a medical portable electronic device (M-PED).
http://www.faa.gov/about/initiatives/cabin_safety/portable_oxygen/
The URL includes some devices that have been tested. Some POC will run off a battery.
I was just curious if any of you have had a passenger use a POC while flying with you? Maybe some of you who fly medical assistance flights?
(No, it doesn't sound like a way to get around your own oxygen tank for when you want to be on O2 yourself: "POCs typically will not continue to meet the oxygen needs of the user at cabin pressure altitudes above 8,000-10,000 feet. This is because the lower ambient air pressure at higher altitudes makes the concentration of the oxygen output of the POC too low to meet the POC user’s oxygen needs.") This quote is from AC 120-95.
http://www.faa.gov/about/initiatives/cabin_safety/portable_oxygen/
The URL includes some devices that have been tested. Some POC will run off a battery.
I was just curious if any of you have had a passenger use a POC while flying with you? Maybe some of you who fly medical assistance flights?
(No, it doesn't sound like a way to get around your own oxygen tank for when you want to be on O2 yourself: "POCs typically will not continue to meet the oxygen needs of the user at cabin pressure altitudes above 8,000-10,000 feet. This is because the lower ambient air pressure at higher altitudes makes the concentration of the oxygen output of the POC too low to meet the POC user’s oxygen needs.") This quote is from AC 120-95.