By Parvez Dara MD, FACP, ATP, CFII, and MEI OXYGEN AND FLIGHT As humans we depend on energy. Our energy is created in little biological machinery present in the cells called mitochondria. these tiny powerhouses generate phosphates from converting (Adenosine Triphosphate or ATP) to Adenosine Diphosphate or ADP). phosphate groups are needed to move cells…
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By Parvez Dara MD, FACP, ATP, CFII, and MEI (Previously published on-line by Aviation Safety and SAFE) I was barely a pilot, quite private in my actions and decisions on that February afternoon. I was armed with the littlest of experience that comes with the fewest of hours and the largesse of ego. Flying was…
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By Parvez Dara
MD, FACP, ATP, CFII, and MEI
(Reprinted with permission of "FAA Aviation News". This article originally appeared in the Fall 2002 Federal Air Surgeon’s Bulletin.)
By Bruce Jaeger
MAPA Safety Foundation, Board Member
(Previously published in MAPA Log, Dec. 2009)
