"John Gilmer" wrote in message ...
"Bob Gardner" wrote in message
news:QODIb.85072$VB2.187788@attbi_s51...
No way. You start off at sea level, of course, and they pump the chamber
pressure down to 25000 feet with masks on...then they do some experiments
with a few of the pilots taking their masks off, just to show how severely
their abilities are affected. Then comes the explosive decompression,
which
takes the chamber from 25K back down to sea level in a second or two.

SIlly question but ...

Why would "they" pressurize the aircraft to sea level? Why not some
compromise "pressure" like that equivalent to, say, 6,000 or 8,000 feet?


EMWTK

"they" dont. cabin pressurization is normally at 8000ft though crew
may elect to use different cabin pressures under certain circumstances
(eg medevac operations where pressurization is a factor)