If the cabin in an airplane loses pressure, and if the oxygen masks do drop down, will it do you any good?
Yes, it could help for about 12 minutes. That is the amount of oxygen in the mask, according to Bobby Laurie, a flight attendant who is now host of the show The Jet Set.
Fortunately, if the plane actually is going to recover, the pilot should be able to get the plane down to a breathable altitude in that time.
If you are going to survive, you must get that mask on because otherwise you would lose consciousness within 45 seconds and die in minutes.
Rick Good spent ten years in the newspaper business, including with The News & Observer (Raleigh, NC) and The Greenville News (Greenville, SC). He co-wrote, with Melinda Coleman, Rutledge to Riley: Governors of South Carolina, 1776–Present (Published by The Greenville News), and is the author of Mind Games Trivia #1 (Amazon). He has recently spent 15 years creating original trivia content through Sounds Good Mobile Entertainment and continues that with his new company, SGME Software. He edits The Smart Reader’s money, real estate, and business coverage.
