Join San Diego FAASTeam at the High Performance hangar at Gillespie Field Airport to experience the Portable Reduced Oxygen Training Enclosure (PROTE) Chamber. We are thrilled to host the FAA's Civil Aerospace Medical Institute (CAMI) and their team for this unique training experience.
Your local FAASTeam & CAMI are offering a unique opportunity for pilots to take part in Hypoxia Recognition Training in a simulated reduced oxygen environment. The experience will allow participants to discover their individual symptoms of hypoxia.
The reduced oxygen simulation will be conducted in the Portable Reduced Oxygen Training Enclosure (PROTE). The enclosure simulates the equivalent of a 25,000 ft. altitude.
Each PROTE Flight participant must meet the following requirements (documentation / proof required upon check-in):
- Must be at least 18 years old.
- Must have a valid U.S.. pilot certificate (Student, Private, Commercial, ATP, Sport, Recreational).
- Must have a current FAA Medical Certificate. NEWEST UPDATE: Basic Med Is now acceptable!
Participants MUST arrive 1 (one) hour prior to scheduled PROTE slot time.
Register here for an available 45 min PROTE flight slot:
https://prote.youcanbook.me
You may need to search for an available slot, since each slot is limited to five (5) participants. Training will be offered starting Wednesday November 20 (10:30 am-6:00 pm) through Sunday November 24th (9:00 am - Noon).
For Wed 11/20, Thurs 11/21, Fri 11/22, & Sat 11/23. Available training slots include:
1030 – 1115 1st Flight (5 people per flight)
1115 – 1200 2nd flight
1200 – 1245 3rd flight
1245 - 1330 4th flight
1130 – 1415 5th flight
1415 – 1500 6th flight
1500 – 1545 7th flight
1545 – 1630 8th flight
1630 – 1715 9th flight
1715 – 1800 10th flight
For Sunday 11/24, training is limited to 4 flights. Available training slots include:
0900 – 0945 1st flight (5 people per flight)
0945 – 1030 2st flight
1030 – 1115 3st Flight
1115 – 1200 4rd flight
Participants can only register for ONE 45 min PROTE flight. Each PROTE flight session will include a 20-minute briefing with a CAMI team member, followed by a 5-minute Hypoxia demonstration inside the Portable Reduced Oxygen Training Enclosure (PROTE) at FL250, concluded with a 20 min debrief.
Training sessions will last about 45 minutes and can accommodate up to five (5) participants per session.
Participants MUST arrive 1 (one) hour prior to scheduled PROTE slot time.
Register here for an available 45 min PROTE flight slot:
https://prote.youcanbook.me
Important Note
A student not possessing an FAA Medical Certificate may attend a morning or evening academic session of training, but will not be permitted to participate in a PROTE Flight.
Links to Academic Lectures:
Hypoxia training -- https://www.faasafety.gov/SPANS/event_details.aspx?eid=96581&caller=/SPANS/events/ModifyEventList.aspx?type=1
Impacts of Fatigue and Sleep Deprivation on Pilot Performance –https://www.faasafety.gov/SPANS/event_details.aspx?eid=96583&caller=/SPANS/events/ModifyEventList.aspx?type=1