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I am grasping at straws about, the information I need know. I have been
looking on the Internet, regarding the the ceiling level of the flying
altitude of a Cessna.

I am needing to know the information because, my fiance n' I may have to
utilitize 'Angel Flight' for, her to get to Baltimore from our home in
Duluth(Minnesota). Angel Flight, is a non-profit flight service that
utilizes the personal Cessna planes of individual pilots.

She has a 'shunt'(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brain_shunt) as a result
of a condition called Hydrocephalus. Because of this, we are concerned
about cabin pressure. I know that Cessnas' are not pressurized and, the
ceiling level could cause her to have a bad headache.

While she has never flown in one(with a shunt), I have(I have
Hydrocephalus too, knock on wood). When I was 9yrs.-old(1976), I flew
from LAX(Los Angeles International Airport), to the airport in the Grand
Canyon, in a Cessna-style aircraft.

Thankyou for your time.

Christopher

I have been looking on the Internet, regarding the the ceiling level of the flying altitude of a Cessna.

Cessna makes many aircraft, from trainers to jets. They have different
ceilings. Most can go above 10,000 feet (although some may take a while
to get there!).

I know that Cessnas' are not pressurized and, the ceiling level could cause her to have a bad headache.

Some are, actually. Voice your concern to angel flight, and to the
pilot. If there are no mountains to get over, and the weather is good,
then the flight can be made at a low altitude. In your case, you will
need to cross the Appelatian Mountains, which can get up to several
thousand feet, but there are (longer) routes that can take you around
them if necessary. The northerly route looks promising and can be done
below four thousand feet. Airplanes don't have to be operated at their
service ceiling.

Pressurized aircraft are often pressurized to about an 8000 foot equivalent.

Take a look at
http://www.runwayfinder.com/
and put the airport codes for the airports you wish to use, separated by
commas, and hit RETURN. You can plot a route that zig zags by listing
more than two airports, separated by commas. Once that's done, you can
even switch to other google views (the site is powered by google maps).

Jose
--
"Never trust anything that can think for itself, if you can't see where
it keeps its brain." (chapter 10 of book 3 - Harry Potter).
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"Jose" wrote in message
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I have been looking on the Internet, regarding the the ceiling level of the
flying altitude of a Cessna.

I know that Cessnas' are not pressurized and, the ceiling level could cause
her to have a bad headache.

Some are, actually. Voice your concern to angel flight, and to the pilot.

But first of course, talk to your doctor; since it is unlikely that your
pilot will be qualified to make medical decisions.

Vaughn

Vaughn Simon wrote:

I know that Cessnas' are not pressurized and, the ceiling level could cause
her to have a bad headache.

Some are, actually. Voice your concern to angel flight, and to the pilot.


But first of course, talk to your doctor; since it is unlikely that your
pilot will be qualified to make medical decisions.

Vaughn

Regardless of whether, a respective pilot was qualified, we still plan
to talk with the doctor.

Christopher

In article ,
Jose wrote:

In your case, you will need to cross the Appelatian Mountains,

Hmmm! :-))

"john smith" wrote in message
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In article ,
Jose wrote:

In your case, you will need to cross the Appelatian Mountains,

Hmmm! :-))

those are not mountains.. those are just short hills..

BT

BTIZ wrote:

"john smith" wrote in message
...

In article ,
Jose wrote:


In your case, you will need to cross the Appelatian Mountains,

Hmmm! :-))


those are not mountains.. those are just short hills..

BT

Oh, ok.

Christopher

john smith wrote:

In article ,
Jose wrote:


In your case, you will need to cross the Appelatian Mountains,


Hmmm! :-))

Is there a concern, I am missing?

Christopher

"Jose" wrote:

you will need to cross the Appelatian Mountains,

Named for their many names, of course.

Dan Luke wrote:

"Jose" wrote:


you will need to cross the Appelatian Mountains,


Named for their many names, of course.

I forgot about the numerous names. Thankyou for the reminder.

Christopher