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Judah writes:

Does MSFS let you set whether you have oxygen in the plane?

The Baron 58 has a place for pilot oxygen, but apparently it's not
installed. In real life I would probably keep oxygen at hand on every
flight, irrespective of my planned cruising altitude.

Would you bring a parachute and life preserver too?

Steve Foley writes:

Would you bring a parachute and life preserver too?

Parachuting requires special training and there probably wouldn't be
time to put the parachute on in an emergency.

A flotation device would definitely be nice over water, or even a raft
for an extended trip over water.

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Steve Foley writes:

Would you bring a parachute and life preserver too?

Parachuting requires special training

Please cite the FAA regs.

Steve Foley writes:

Please cite the FAA regs.

It's not an FAA regulation, it's just a fact of using a parachute.
You don't just slip one on and jump.

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Steve Foley writes:

Please cite the FAA regs.

It's not an FAA regulation, it's just a fact of using a parachute.
You don't just slip one on and jump.


You do if the plane is on fire.

Steve Foley writes:

You do if the plane is on fire.

You can jump without a parachute if the plane is on fire, too; the
results will be much the same, if you have no parachute training.

This is a key reason why parachutes are not present in civilian
aircraft. Most passengers don't have the training necessary to use
them.

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Mxsmanic,

You can jump without a parachute if the plane is on fire, too; the
results will be much the same, if you have no parachute training.

And again, you go on about something you are utterly clueless about.
You are wrong.


This is a key reason why parachutes are not present in civilian
aircraft. Most passengers don't have the training necessary to use
them.

No, it is not. Parachutes are not present, because they aren't needed.
In gliders, the risk of a mid-air is much higher, so they are often
issued - to untrained passengers as well. Training consists of "pull
here". It's all that's needed.

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Thomas Borchert (EDDH)

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Judah writes:


Does MSFS let you set whether you have oxygen in the plane?

The Baron 58 has a place for pilot oxygen, but apparently it's not
installed. In real life I would probably keep oxygen at hand on every
flight, irrespective of my planned cruising altitude.


Would you bring a parachute and life preserver too?


We usually have the oxygen in the backseat even if we don't plan a high
flight. I don't think it has anything to do with being too lazy to put
it away :-)

Margy