The hypobaric capabilities of the chamber at the Brevard Regional Hyperbaric Center allows operators to create an environment that simulates higher altitudes. As the main lock of the chamber can be depressurized at the rate of 3000 feet per minute and the transfer lock can be rapidly depressurized from 8000 to 32000 feet in less than 3 seconds, it is ideally suited to train pilots and flight crews involved in corporate, commercial or military flight. 43,000 9-12 sec AOPA High Altitude Training Article Simulating hypoxia, or oxygen deprivation in a high altitude environment, is important to a pilot or a member of a flight crew as it provides individual physiological feedback in conditions they might experience in a malfunctioning aircraft or in an aircraft that rapidly depressurizes.
Hypoxia affects every person differently.
The only assured way to determine how an individual will react under hypoxic conditions is to go through the actual experience. Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Comair Academy, FlightSafety International Training Academy, and the Florida Institute of Technology are among those training programs that take advantage of the various capabilities offered by the Center. 2001 LB Hyperbarics, Inc.